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Topic: torsion bar crossmember (Read 441 times)
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MyCreation68
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Anyone replaced theirs with a solid piece of steel tubing. My crossmember is all rusted up and the one mount is rusted away so I'm doing a coil over suspension up front so I don't need my torsion bar mounts. Anyone ever done it? I can buy a piece of 2"x3" .083" wall tubing with a 3.5 inch drop crossmember from competition engineering off summit for about 60 bucks but I'm unsure if that would give me enough bend around the trans and clear my floorpans.
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Teach a child to be polite and courteous and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto the freeway.  -84 Dodge Ramcharger 318 auto 4x4 atc stock beast -68 Dodge Dart GT 6cyl auto buckets console work in progress -46 Fargo |
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cu440da
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If you are switching to coilovers you really wouldn't need to replace it, from a structural standpoint that is. If it were my car I'd take this opportunity to make a nice floor hugging driveshaft loop to replace it with.
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'67 Notchback- 12.85 @ 109mph
440, M1, modified 750 Holley, .509 cam, template ported 906's, ProParts, 3" x-piped mandrel bent exhaust, Spintech's, 4.10 Sure Grip, 3200 stall, CalTracs and mono's, RR hood bulge fresh air system
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MyCreation68
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But the torsion bar crossmember also is a transmission mount isn't it?
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Teach a child to be polite and courteous and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto the freeway. -84 Dodge Ramcharger 318 auto 4x4 atc stock beast -68 Dodge Dart GT 6cyl auto buckets console work in progress -46 Fargo |
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68_Val_Sedan
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yes it is the tranny mount as well ... the prebent 3X2 cross member is a good idea but i think it may still be to big to fit the tranny ... they also make a round one out of 1 5/8 tubing that might give you more clearance.
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67 dart 270 presently a /6 but destined to be a  ,68 Chrysler 300 Convertible 440 auto |
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MyCreation68
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yes it is the tranny mount as well ... the prebent 3X2 cross member is a good idea but i think it may still be to big to fit the tranny ... they also make a round one out of 1 5/8 tubing that might give you more clearance.
Would that be enough support tho for my floors and my trans? |
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doug 371
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i would just make my own 2 x 3 crossmember and tie it in with frame connecters at the same time  |
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68_Val_Sedan
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yes it is the tranny mount as well ... the prebent 3X2 cross member is a good idea but i think it may still be to big to fit the tranny ... they also make a round one out of 1 5/8 tubing that might give you more clearance.
Would that be enough support tho for my floors and my trans? sure, it is desigend to hold the rear end in place with 4 link or ladder bars ... some floors and the weight of the back of the tranny should be no problem ... |
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67 dart 270 presently a /6 but destined to be a ,68 Chrysler 300 Convertible 440 auto |
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MyCreation68
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i would just make my own 2 x 3 crossmember and tie it in with frame connecters at the same time hmm I wonder if I could do 2x3" square tube up to the trans tunnel and bend some tube to go u around the tunnel for clearence for the trans. |
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ski
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Perfect time for a 518.
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MyCreation68
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Perfect time for a 518.
518??? |
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ski
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An automatic overdrive trans.
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cu440da
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But the torsion bar crossmember also is a transmission mount isn't it?
 What the hell was I thinking?! |
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'67 Notchback- 12.85 @ 109mph
440, M1, modified 750 Holley, .509 cam, template ported 906's, ProParts, 3" x-piped mandrel bent exhaust, Spintech's, 4.10 Sure Grip, 3200 stall, CalTracs and mono's, RR hood bulge fresh air system
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MyCreation68
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An automatic overdrive trans.
 right forget that I have one in my 98. No way am I spending 2500 ever again to rebuild an electronically controlled 727. |
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bOb shingler
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just cut out the rusted crap and torsion bar thingy and weld the correct thickness sheet metal back in and use the stock trans mount. cost a few bucks.
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"bOb Built" (no matter how many times it takes) |
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