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I have a '62 C20 with torsion bar suspension. I'm worry that because of age that the bars could fail. I'm thinking of rebuilding the whole frontend, but I can't find any replacement parts for the torsion bars. I know someone out there has had to repair this type of front end. All input is welcome.

I also have the torsion bar setup. The general consensus seems to be that it is immensely strong and you dont have to worry except if the truck has been in an accident or there is any physical damage to the suspension.

I have a 1962 C-10 with Torsion Bars that I just rebuild with 600,000 miles on the Chassie. The Bars were completely disasembled. I soaked each one in Diesel to free them up for about a week them used a can of WD-40 and let them set for two days. I soaked both ends with the WD-40 but only the A-Frame end in the Diesel It took a Porta-Power to remove the A-Frames from the bars and used the same for the rear Arm assemblies. I bought a complete front end rebuild kit for the A Frames new Bushing Arm assys., bushings,zerks,new nuts for the arms and seals came with it for the upper and lower assembly. One word of caution when removing the Torsion Bars! MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE WEIGHT IS OFF THE FRONT END AND THE A-ARMS ARE HANGING DOWN AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO! THEN YOU CAN REMOVE THE REAR ARM NUTS, BOLTS AND BLOCKS SAFELY as they will have very little pressure against them. I also marked each side L-R. I also had them Magna Fluxed for cracks after I media blasted them to remove all the rust build up then painted them with Semi Gloss Chassie Black. Upon reassembly I used a product called Never-Sieze to coat the front and rear A-Arms and Bars. I am sure that the Early Classic Enterprises will have them for you. Ph# 1-888-777-0395 or 559-291-1611 they are in Fresno Calif. The parts they carry are made in the USA. too.
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