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12/23/14, 2:13 AM   #7
Re: Where do you guys buy your torsion bars?
Bill84
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If you're running new bars, Chalk Stix and Schroeder are the two sources I use. I actually prefer Chalk Stix, but they don't make midget bars, only micro midget and sprint.

In regards to your question, the direction the bar is twisted is critical to know, and it's not a good plan to twist them the opposite direction. Used bars are almost impossible to sell, so the $15 price sounds about right. Unless they know for sure which corner of the car they were in, I wouldn't even spend that much on a used bar. If your source can't say for sure which corner of the car they were in, you might want to mention on here, or in Classifieds, what size bar you are looking for, and you could probably get some decent used bars at a similar price.

You can get by on used bars for a while when you are starting out, but you might not get consistent results until you spring for new steel.

Bill