Rust on my Torsion bar, Paper weight? Options

[Jaiden]

So My saga continues. I go to clean up my torsion bars and find that one has ALLOT of rust pitting and the other has just one small rust spot.

So they have to be replaced right? I definitly have to replace the one that is pitting but aren't they matched? I guess after 30+ years they may not be any more?

If I have to replace them what size is the best for a Street/ AX car NOT a daily driver?

Thanks!

[Eric_Shea]

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Why so harsh?

REALLY didn't mean to come across as harsh. Sorry. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)

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If 21mm is too much for 95% of the owners out there then what do they use the 22mm, 23mm, 24mm bars for? and if stockers are so good why doesn't the majority of the vendors have the stockers? PP and AA say that they are NLA you would think that if the right bar for street/ax (95% of what the 914 is used for)is stock they would sell a 18mm and 19mm bar.

Why do people sell 'Flow-Bees' when they give you shitty haircuts? They make money selling 'bigger' bars. Do some searching here. Some of the best minds on the board have recently supported the bigger sway bar, lighter t-bar theory, especially for autocrossing. I like a supple suspension that works with you in that situation. Awesome shocks and a killer anti-sway bar would be my ticket for a nice autox machine. I would save the big bars for serious high speed circuits. Maybe if there's a demand these mfgs. will make a decent 18mm bar... $240 can go a long way toward finding you a good anti-sway bar.

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So what would you recommend? hunt through the classifieds for some stockers that are 30+ years old? Do you know of a vender that sells NEW stockers or upgraded?

I've inserted my 'opinion' too much here and it comes across as harsh. Again, sorry about that. It's your car. But... that's exactly what I would do. I'd be willing to bet Rich Bontempi has a 'ton' of stock bars that are in excellent shape. When this thread got started I went out to look at my stash but I only had one good one and the other looked like yours. I would have 'given' them to you for the cost of shipping. I'll bet there's a handfull of people here that would ship you good stock bars for the cost of freight.

Bottom line... the 21's will probably hurt your wallet more than your ride. Keep in mind, you'll want a balanced car for any type of racing. What you do up front, you should also do in the back.

Good luck with the project. Keep us posted.