The old notches on torsion bar adjustment row.

1. roosie L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 37

   #1 19th October 2018, 06:07

   I have read through so many post say this best way to fit new bars and adjust the back is the pull bars out and leave the trailing arm in place,otherwise its called doing the notches method which is 3 stages
   
   
   that's all good but what if you have oversized torsion bars ie 24,25,26mm and that means the trailing arm has to come off to fit them as you cant slide them through.
   
   so my question is, whats the proper way when taking the trailing arm off but not to do the notches method with oversize bars?
2. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #2 19th October 2018, 19:03

   proper oversized bars are waisted next to the splines to allow them to be adjusted without pulling the arms off, however they do indeed need to be fitted with the arms off.
   
   Personally I would never go that high on torsion bars with a car so light, really not needed!
3. roosie L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 37

   #3 19th October 2018, 19:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by welshpug proper oversized bars are waisted next to the splines to allow them to be adjusted without pulling the arms off, however they do indeed need to be fitted with the arms off. Personally I would never go that high on torsion bars with a car so light, really not needed!

   Its a race car Welshpug i come out of stock hatch now going into hot hatch, it was proven the quickest cars all had the 25/26mm torsion bars, all lap records are done with the thickest bar, its the only way you can make saxo handle well and quickest is having back end loose, ideally you would have a satchell beam but thats not in regs.
4. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #4 27th October 2018, 14:26

   23mm bars in mine.