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One of the options under review for the 57 low line cars was a non interconnected torsion bar suspension. That way they could use the same basic suspension on the cheaper and more expensive cars, but do away with the leveler on the low line. The four short bars would have just been anchored in the center of the chassis.
The beauty of the TL implementation on the 55-56 cars was that interconnecting the front and rear wheel (on same side) with one long main bar greatly reduced the upward movement of the car over bumps. While this arrangement necessitated a levelizer, that equipment yields additional benefits.
I've driven/owned other vehicles with torsion bars for only the front suspension (RWD, FWD, and 4WD), and they can't hold a candle to the TL-equipped 55-56 Packards. The ride of those other vehicles seems rather pitchy to me.
I can only imagine how bad the ride would be with four independent, non-interconnected bars.
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