Torsion Bar, Light or Heavy?

[Virg464]

Question for the racing guru's. Putting a 66 coronet together for the 1/4" mile track only. The car was a 318 car, and now has a 400 in it. Is there any advantage or disadvantage to running the original T-bars versus installing a heavier set? The car is just a weekend fun at the track type of build, doubt if it will be pulling the wheels off the ground, so I don't think it will be smashing things after leaving the line. Just curious if it will allow the front end to come up any faster (weight transfer), or am I all bass-ackwards on this? Thanks.

 

[Aron Gleason]

I run slant 6 torsion bars on my 67 coronet. It allows the front to rise up and transfer the weight to the back.

 

[Budnicks]

it should work good, you want the smaller bars
for drag racing & the lift/weight transfer

don't need a front swaybar either, it will free up the front some too

In my experience, a rear sway bar actually won't hurt it
& helps to launch it straight,
of course, depends on what type of suspension
mostly stock leaf types, it helps
a cheap version of an anti-roll bar

 

[dvw]

Start with the 318 bars. If it hooks well your good. If not the 6 cylinder bars will help transfer weight better. Depends on how it hooks. I run 6 cylinder bars in my 64. With good shocks it comes down smooth off wheelstands.
Doug

 

[Plumcrazybee]

Finding small block or even worse, slant 6 bars for my 70 Bee is just not as easy as it once was. Anyone have a source I haven't thought of?

Thanks!