Torsion bar question
Greeting all, what’s the story with torsion bars – the broom-handle length ones that run longitudinally along the chassis rails (not sure if there is another type)?
Is it OK to just notch them up one spline to raise the chassis, assuming this is possible at one end of the bar or the other?
I understand the wheel’s wishbone/parallelogram business is not altered which is handy but is there some drawback? I imagine if the wheel has further to travel before hitting the stops, the bar will be twisted more than normal and so could snap – or is one spline’s worth (about 10°) within the limit?
I suppose shock compression/extension and driveshaft angles would have to be looked at too.
Thanks
Ch
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