Rekeying/ Indexing the Torsion Bar suspension

Posted by danzboys On 2013/12/17 10:14:12

Packard Crew-

I have been doing A TON of reading regarding our beloved torsion bar suspension and what can and can't be done to modify it. As with a few other folks that I have seen on here and various boards, I want to lower my Packard just a bit as I try and customize it. I don't want to destroy the handling, just want to settle her down a bit. With that said, I have a decent understanding, I think, of how the suspension functions. I have found a place that makes the adjustable links which would probably get me the desired 1-2" drop all around I'm looking for. However, for the other folks that want to go lower, I have considered today's modern torsion bars suspensions in trucks and how various systems use different "keys" or "reindexing" the torsion bars to get lift or lowering. Would it be possible to "rekey/ reindex" the main torsion bars? This would perserve the function of the suspension, but by doing this the whole car would essentially drop or raise accordingly, right? I may have missed something in my theory, which is why I'm asking here, what do you think?

CDR D