Has anyone ever snapped a torsion bar?

[ShadowRejects]

I had an idea of rotating/flipping mine so they are cranked and torqued in the opposite direction they were to begin to to kinda re-new them to a certain extent..

but i was reading online (mainly on FORD forums) that torsion bars have the tendency to snap and break, so flipping them would in turn change their 'memory' and weaken them. and the last thing i was to do is be driving down the road and have one snap and force my tires into my fender and bumper ripping the tire to shreds and causing me to lose control,

I've yet to find any information or pictures of gmt400 bars snapped, i figured since theyre so thick it would be hard, but then again, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link..

any input would be appreciated

 

[dirtyhick42]

IIRC when people put 3/4 ton bars in half tons they have to flip and reverse them side to side so I don't see what the problem would be.

 

[ShadowRejects]

IIRC when people put 3/4 ton bars in half tons they have to flip and reverse them side to side so I don't see what the problem would be.

That is such a relief. I might look into that more, if so, i can flip mine and level my front end out. My biggest fear is snapping something while driving down the tollway

 

[oohunter04oo]

Man I forgot the pics!!! I'll get them tomorrow when I wake up!!!

 

[ShadowRejects]

Man I forgot the pics!!! I'll get them tomorrow when I wake up!!!

take your time my friend!

 

[aarolar]

In my interweb ramblings I rember seeing pics of a snaped GM torsion bar, I don't remember where or the body style or the circumstances but I can distinctly recall the images in my head.

 

[Kyle97GMC]

IIRC when people put 3/4 ton bars in half tons they have to flip and reverse them side to side so I don't see what the problem would be.

That is such a relief. I might look into that more, if so, i can flip mine and level my front end out. My biggest fear is snapping something while driving down the tollway

I didn't flip mine when I did it. I pulled them out marked them Driver/Passenger and Front/Back then put them in the exact same way they came out

 

[88GMCtruck]

It would take a good amount of force to snap one. They are under a tremendous amount of stress.

 

[ShadowRejects]

In my interweb ramblings I rember seeing pics of a snaped GM torsion bar, I don't remember where or the body style or the circumstances but I can distinctly recall the images in my head.

ive only seen one picture and it was snapped torwards the end. it almost looked like it was a defected t-bar.

I didn't flip mine when I did it. I pulled them out marked them Driver/Passenger and Front/Back then put them in the exact same way they came out

i keep forgetting you have 2500 bars. Send em my way! ha

It would take a good amount of force to snap one. They are under a tremendous amount of stress.

thats what i was thinking. my truck doesnt weight a whole lot in the front since i have no beefy bumpers or anything. im going to flip them this weekend. wish me luck and hopefully they dont snap on me

 

[dirtyhick42]

I'm sorry if I'm missing it but how would flipping them around renew them?