torsion bar mod, stiffer

[xhelion]

Hey all,

I want to lower my 306 dturbo and wondered if you can replace the torsion bar for a firmer one because if i lower it i don't want it to be impracticle with body rub etc?

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Found out the biggest is 25mm if anyone needs to know

[Grant]

There was a group buy a little while ago that went to 28/30 mm iirc

[cwspellowe]

Nah, thickest torsion bars we got were 25mm. ARB's went up to 30mm.

You can fit thicker than 25mm torsion bars but you need to dismanltle the beam to fit them.

[Rippthrough]

25mm are pretty damned stiff though

Xsara VTS should have stiffer bars in the back than your dtub, fit some of those.

[cwspellowe]

I have 25's in mine, raised the ride heiight about 2" with the same damper bolt distances

[Jonny81191]

23.5 is just nice on mine, corners so flat but stays comfy

[puglove]

Gti bars would be enough in a DT IMO. You wouldnt get any rub

[xhelion]

All right thats great so gti or 23's should be okay to strait swap in and out?

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and also will i have to change anything else to accompany it?

[Tom]

After a certain size they dont fit without modification, but up to that size its easy in and out. Although thats easier said than done.

[Ben]

After a certain size they dont fit without modification, but up to that size its easy in and out. Although thats easier said than done.

And that certain size is 23.5

[puglove]

After a certain size they dont fit without modification, but up to that size its easy in and out. Although thats easier said than done.

Stop kidding yourself therr is no easy in & out when it comes to PCG rear beams that are 11-18 years old lol

[Jonny81191]

Yeah , 23.5 fits, but keep the paint thin I'm being serious, they are CLOSE!!

[cwspellowe]

Aw wait, yeah I have 23.5's in mine, i forgot aha. But yes it's awful snug. The splines are thicker than 23.5mm but the grooves between the splines aren't.

[Jonny81191]

Yeh if you look at mine there's grooves in the paint

[puglove]

Yeh if you look at mine there's grooves in the paint

See this is why you have to be sensible like me and mask up and spray them after fitting

[cwspellowe]

Yeh if you look at mine there's grooves in the paint

See this is why you have to be sensible like me and mask up and spray them after fitting

OR.. the finished bars still get the paint scraped off them because for some reason they painted the ends too when they made them

I adjusted the height of mine on Sunday and they were an absolute ballache to get out

[puglove]

Yeh if you look at mine there's grooves in the paint

See this is why you have to be sensible like me and mask up and spray them after fitting

OR.. the finished bars still get the paint scraped off them because for some reason they painted the ends too when they made them

I adjusted the height of mine on Sunday and they were an absolute ballache to get out

Was that greased aswell?

[cwspellowe]

Mmhmm, i had to use an impact gun and a high tensile bolt and spacers to pull the bars out. Also needed to cut the thread again for the end bolts. Machining work really wasnt up to much tbh, maybe it was just mine

[Jonny81191]

Really Chris? That's a ballache, might pull mine just to keep them free then.

[cwspellowe]

Yeah, when I unscrewed the torx headed end bolts i noticed the threads had been flattened, so had to re-cut the threads in the bars or I couldn't wind an M8 bolt in to pull them out...

[Jonny81191]

Hmm, did you fit them?