hey guys I am getting ready to order my torsion bars, my car is a 68 dart 440, the car will be street driven what would be a good size of bar? I was thinking of 0.890 thanks
.890 is what I bought for my small block. I also have a 1-1/8 anti sway bar.
.890 was the size that was used in the 383 cars. If I were you, I would consider larger bars. A lot of guys with big blocks like the .920 bars, and even bigger.
We have run .890" in my son's Dart convertible and my old hardtop (440/4sp) with a factory big block sway bar. I am happy with the way the car handles, but.......
My other son's Barracuda (383/4sp) had .990" and now has 1.14" bars. He went from stock big block sway bar to bigger front and a rear bar. I never drove the car much with the 1.14's, but .990's were not objectionable and the car handled really well.
I will with something from .920" to .990" in my Barracuda convertible.
When I got mine the .890's were intergalactic back order from ma mopar. I when with the .990's and freeking lover them with the big block and four speed. Truly the best bar i have run for a big block A body.
i went to the .990 with just the 6er in there now and i loved them, pretty stiff at first, but after about a year of break in, they softened up alot, they are still alittle stiff for my taste but after the 512 gets droped in there, i think it will be perfect, i would go with the .990
I'm running the .920 bars in my Dart with a 440 in it. I think it rides perfect. No sway bars on it and body roll isn't bad either. I wish my Ram 1500 4x4 rode as nice as the Dart does.
Have a 1972 demon with 512, alum, heads,intake water pump housing, pump. glass hood. I went with 890. bars, 1.25 sway bar, rear bar .750 . and car weight 3100 it rides and handles great. <:>
.920's here too. With the 440 (which my car has), I wouldn't go w/ any smaller diameter.
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