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Which part of the torsion bars needs to be greased up good? The torsion bar ends? The insert on the LCA? The boot? All the above?

A new acid dipped 66 charger.

So I am trying to reinstall my front suspension on my 1968 Super Bee. I purchased a rebuild kit, and so far it’s been…..confusing. It’s a kit that covers 1965 thru 1969, so far the lower control arm bushings fit great in the arm, but wasn’t even close for fitting the control arm bolt (wayyyy...

I somewhat recently installed a TKX in a 71 Charger and an E body TKX into a 70 Roadrunner (shifter in front of the torsion bar cross member). The install in the 71 was easy and without drama, shifter landed where it was supposed to. The install on the 70 did require some floor and cross...

...finger is way out of normal adjustment range. I think that is hitting frame and crushed your LCA bushing. You are off a hex on the torsion bar install or it was part of a run of aftermarket ones that didn't have the hex in the right place or the torsion bar is so weak it's not loading...

Thanks for sharing your installation pics, Kern Dog. I bought one of these for my Charger. It's still in body & paint and I'm having mine painted body color (Jet Green Metallic). I couldn't care less what make of car it's intended for; I just like that it looks and fits good, hides the torsion...

do yourself a favor and use this website's search function first. There are numerous threads sharing other's opinions. It will help you make the best informed decision. That how I started my suspension upgrade journey. To answer one of your original questions: Sway bars don't replace torsion...

Thank you all for the helpful info! When I first bought the car, I noticed the front end alignment was horrible. The ride height was so bad, that when I installed the engine/trans, the car still looked like it didn't have an engine in it. I had a bad feeling about it. My next step was to install...

was wondering what size of tubing did you use ? And if you had pics of your install ?

Hi Guys, I think I have all my electrical gremlins sorted out thankfully. Now, things that are supposed to light do light when they are supposed to! Those #%$#$#&( LEDs that were in the dash; 5 of 8 were defective. I did find and install a new circuit board and checked all continuity to a...

Spent several hours yesterday trying to re-install the drivers side header and starter. Very frustrating experience. The starter location is now bolted to the bellhousing farther out board because of the 11 inch flywheel. Looks like about 1/2 inch or so. The ring gear on the torque convertor has...

Hey, What rims are those on the Jigsaw Charger? My 70 R/T is black and I like the look of blacked out wheels with a dish.

That is very helpful. What about conversion to rack pinion steering?

Well for anyone that cares to know or is following along the post, the final results of these (Summit?) Headers, I could not remove the starter in one piece. I disassembled it inside the header into 3 pieces. I couldn’t install the new 440 Source mini starter either. Tried from below, tried...

Not alot done after the engine and K-member install. I did install the torsion bars and today I did install the Z-bar for the clutch. I bought this kit some time ago. But then remembered that I had this kit too. So using the Mopar Performance kit, the Z-bar went in nicely. For the sharp eyed...

Torsion bars are inherently superior to coil springs due to unsprung weight. The rest is just geometry. Chrysler engineers (most likely the best in the industry at the time) did really well figuring out the geometry at the time and never intended the shock mounts in the front or the rear to...

This topic is a good read, thanks to all the contributors. I'll be going through this next spring. My '70 Charger had 195-75-14's on it when I bought it in 1986, and upgrading to 255-60-15's in the rear and 205-70-14's in the front made a very noticeable difference. I now have Cooper Cobra...

I don't do the weld the washer, i get the rubber out then use a sawzall and cut the outer shell enough length wise in 2-3 spots then collapse it with a hammer/chisel.. doesn't take long. And i trust the old stamped arms more than aftermarket ones.. i'm paranoid though :) clean those holes well...

I've been modifying cars since the 60's. Did a tri carb manifold install on my buddies '56 Chevy when I was 15. Helped my brother with a SBC install into a Pagan Gold '52 MGTD before that. My last project was a '56 F100. 4" chop, shortened 100" wheelbase, B body torsion bar suspension, blown...

The key is the orientation of the tab which the adjuster screw pushes upwards against. When you back off the screw make sure the tab with the counter sink hole rotates downward. If it doesn't then with the torsion bar removed pry it down it should never go below the lowest surface of the stamped...