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Brad54 · 12-31-2012, 06:07 PM

I just cranked the t-bars on my '61 Suburban, and installed lowering springs in the rear. It's not REAL low, but it's got a nice stance to it.

The RIGHT way would be to put drop spindles up front, but they didn't have '60-62 drop spindles when I did it a few years ago.

Just cranking down the T-bars has been hard on shocks--they end up dying within 10-15K miles, and the suspension bottoms-out on hard bumps--fortunately, the rubber bump stops are VERY soft and spongy, so it's not breaking or bending anything.
The T-bars ride GREAT on the road. That's why I want to keep them.
Drop spindles and disk brakes are coming, and then I'm going to be manufacturing sway bars for the '60-'62 trucks as well.

-Brad

12-31-2012, 06:07 PM	#10
Brad54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,458	Re: What is the best way to lower a torsion bar suspension. I just cranked the t-bars on my '61 Suburban, and installed lowering springs in the rear. It's not REAL low, but it's got a nice stance to it. The RIGHT way would be to put drop spindles up front, but they didn't have '60-62 drop spindles when I did it a few years ago. Just cranking down the T-bars has been hard on shocks--they end up dying within 10-15K miles, and the suspension bottoms-out on hard bumps--fortunately, the rubber bump stops are VERY soft and spongy, so it's not breaking or bending anything. The T-bars ride GREAT on the road. That's why I want to keep them. Drop spindles and disk brakes are coming, and then I'm going to be manufacturing sway bars for the '60-'62 trucks as well. -Brad Attached Images __________________ '61 Suburban daily driver: off the road due to 180-pound 8-pt buck! '62 K-10 long-step project '61 C30 Camper, aka "Valdez" There's no cool like Old School