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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by InternetRoadkill
If the bar broke, it was probably pitted with heavy rust.
Yeah, I'm guessing anyone with surfer in their user name is probably close to the ocean and salt damage can be bad. A pic of the break can reveal a lot of info (I had a semester of metalurgy)
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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I think someone swapped bars left/right...

But we wont know until we see pics...

I running "300M" bars of unknown diameter.
Very stiff - set up for "pre running" rather than rock crawling
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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I had 25mm SAWs. Way too stiff unless you have a big bumper and a winch.
Stay with used stockers. I gave mine away when I did the solid axle swap. Gotta be others out there. The install is a piece of cake.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Removal and installation is pretty basic but the passenger side on the V6's is a PITA. I have the SAW torsion bars and like 'em a lot but the majority of my wheeling is running down the National Seashore so no real slow crawling and flexing.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by InternetRoadkill


You can see the torsion bar clearly here. It's that orange thing. The one thing that might cause you difficulty is if the splines are rusted in place. Be sure to put some grease on the new ones.
I have those same bars in mine and I feel they are too stiff. way too stiff
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 10:30 AM
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Downey

I ran the Downey with Bilsteins...way to harsh of a ride over bumps and on the freeway. Went back to OEM for now.

I keep the H&R spring for the rear...nice ride for now. I hope the t-bar don't fade and go soft in the future.

One note my 93 T4R is an auto...and I had a heck of a time trying to remove the passenger side t-bar. I removed the screws that hold the trans ATF cooler in place and then removed the passenger side t-bar with no issue at all. Made the job much much easier... I was stuck for an hour trying to figure how I installed the DOR T-bar.
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Nice bump to an almost 6 year old thread....
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 11:19 AM
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I forgot how I installed the DOR bars (as that was a while ago). So when I tried to remove them yesterday...I forgot how to take out the passengers side (I remembered it was tight fit...but not like this). I was stuck and tried to search the web...with no solutions and the FSM was not helpful at all....basically loosen bolt and slide the t-bar out...no kidding.

So I posted what helped me...hoping it would help some poor DIY guy down the road.
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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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idk if the torsion bar is the same as the drag link but i was pulling out of my parking lot and the bish snapped like nothing. good thing i wasnt on a major street lol
i also had 35'' tires and about a 4" body lift
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