Ebay Torsion Bars

[dino20vt 3]

I'm after some chunkier TB's and ARB and just wondered if anyone has tried any of these:?

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Torsion-Bars-Anti-Ro...24#ht_500wt_948

 

Is the seller anyone off here?

Edited February 23, 2010 by dino20vt

[Saveit 0]

Ive ordered a set yesterday. Guy seems quite knowledgeable and promised good quality.

[Cameron 16]

That's bloody cheap, would be interesting what 309PUG (the bloke who makes them on here) thinks of the quality of them, and how it's possible the eBay seller could undercut his prices by almost £130! Something has to be a bit iffy somewhere, unless he just doesn't mind making jack s*it out of them.

[Baz 421]

They were talked about in a previous topic, and the general consensus were that they were too cheap to be trusted as good. Who knows though!

[petert 578]

Given they're still shiny on the splines, I'd say they haven't been heat treated.

[dino20vt 3]

That's bloody cheap, would be interesting what 309PUG (the bloke who makes them on here) thinks of the quality of them, and how it's possible the eBay seller could undercut his prices by almost £130! Something has to be a bit iffy somewhere, unless he just doesn't mind making jack s*it out of them.

 

 

Seems the eBay ones have been about for a while, this is PUG309s opinion:

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...=103269&hl=

[Rippthrough 98]

Given they're still shiny on the splines, I'd say they haven't been heat treated.

 

 

That's what I was thinking last time, but it's hard to tell from the pictures.

Edited February 23, 2010 by Rippthrough

[Cameron 16]

Saveit can you let us all know what you think of them when they arrive, and how well they fit? Also some better pics wouldn't go amiss!

[Saveit 0]

Yeah no problem mate. Ill check them against another set of bars, and take som closer photos of them. He insured me they were good quality, but i wouldnt know whether that will be true or not. But i possibly will when i recieve them.

[petert 578]

I had some 21mm bars made once, that weren't heat treated, and they sagged and went dead. Had to recall the batch for heat treating. You can do it without, but you need to use a larger diameter to stay within the elastic limit of the material. Sort of defeats the purpose of a spring.

Edited February 23, 2010 by petert

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Never seen them or anything but as said at that price and knowing what proper bar's cost I cannot see it personally, He will of course say they are fine to get your money and when or if they go wrong I doubt you'll have any comeback with I guess him not being a company

[petert 578]

If done correctly, hardness should measure approx 42 RC. Easy enough to check. Otherwise, they'll just be spaghetti.

[Saveit 0]

How could i check that peter? And is there a way of heat treating them myself?

[petert 578]

You need a portable Rockwell hardness tester. Or, take the bar to a heat treatment place and/or metallurgist. They'll have one.

 

Another method is to try hitting a small centre punch into the end of a standard bar. Bar standing vertical on concrete floor. Have the new one along side, and try to repeat the same force with the hammer. Not exactly technical, but if there is a considerable difference.....................

 

From my experience, heat treatment costs the same as machining.

[205turbo 32 2 Cars]

They have been tested as they are made by the engineering company that made them for me

[dino20vt 3]

So there's a good chance they're decent?

[205turbo 32 2 Cars]

i would think 35% of the forum run them

[Alastairh 47]

I use to run them and didn't have any problems. Intact I was one of the first 3 on the forum to run them as I had one of the prototypes!

 

Al

[Baz 421]

Haha! Good to know, and in fact i ahev some too then!

[Saveit 0]

Ive got mine a week ago or so. They seem good quality. Precision work. And seller is very easy to communicate with, so just ask him if anything.

 

Havent tried the PeterT-hammer test yet, but i will when i get my exisiting torsion bars off

[Cameron 16]

Sounds promising then.

[TurboSam 5]

"Good discounts for bulk purchases!!!!!!"

 

... sounds he might do a decent deal for a group buy? I might be after some 24mm bars if they're any good.

[Pugnut 9 1 Cars]

I use to run them and didn't have any problems. Intact I was one of the first 3 on the forum to run them as I had one of the prototypes!

 

Al

 

Al, didn't i buy one off you about 100 years ago? a 309 one, 24mm iirc ? its still in the garage with everything elese if thats the case, and i've had no bother with mine

[205turbo 32 2 Cars]

if anyone wants any let me know as i can get them cheaper than anybody will do on here even with a massive group buy lol