First question - are both rear trunk torsion bars supposed to be identical to each other, or are they two distinct bent shapes? I recently bought a pair on eBay and what arrived are two bars, but each with a distinct difference in how they are shaped.

Second question - If the bars I received are correct, which is for the right hinge and which is for the left hinge?

Third question - Do some carb linkage setups prevent the use of rear trunk torsion bars due to the downlinks being in the way?

Would love to figure this out as I am tired of holding up my trunk with a pole and do not really want to go the gas shock routine.

Thanks all,

Ansbacher
'74 2.0

Yes there are left and right bars. I would have to look at a car to tell which is left or right. Linkage should not interfere with trunk in in form or fashion.

ed lit

Uh, he said trunk torsion bars, not engine lid.

ah, well.... whoops

Edit post

Yes, I seen the bars bent or cable tied to make clearance

Maybe a pic will help. Do these bars look correct for rear trunk torsion bars? See how wildly different they are from one to the other? Click to view attachment

I just put mine back on. The top one in the pic is correct, the bottom on is not.

OK, we're getting closer. Looks like I got ripped off by 1/2. So, if the top bar in the pic is correct, can I assume it is for the LEFT hinge?

Ansbacher

The lower one looks like an engine cover torsion bar - at least in it's shape but those are much smaller in ID versus the rear trunk bars