| Huber torsion bar [message #371423] |
Sat, 01 July 2023 20:49  |
Bill Van Vlack
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Registered: September 2015
Location: Guemes Island, Washington
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I recently purchased a pair of torsion bars that the seller stated were the heavier Huber ones. They measure 1.26 in diameter, have a 'Sway-A-Way' sticker and are painted (probably powder-coated) RED. I measured my OEM ones and they ar 1.21" diameter. From some research on this forum, I learned that the first run of Huber bars were WHITE. One end of these bars have a longer hex than the other; 1-3/4" vs 1-1/8" (Approximately - the ends have a rubber cover that I didn't remove.
I suspect these are the second batch that Bill Huber had made. Can anyone confirm that the second batch was RED?
Thanks!
Bill Van Vlack
Bill Van Vlack
'76 Royale; Guemes Island, Washington; Twin bed, full (DS) side bath, Brazilian Redwood counter and settee tops,455, 6KW generator; new owner a/o mid November 2015.
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| Re: Huber torsion bar [message #371427 is a reply to message #371423] |
Sun, 02 July 2023 13:42  |
JohnS
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Registered: December 2014
Location: Vacaville, CA
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My Huber bars are also red & 1.26 inch diameter. I think the hex ends that go into the control arms are longer, but these went in in 2015, so my memory is... well you know how it is. I got them from Manny & think he said these were from the third batch. I believe it is Peter Huber, he is still around but without a GMC. His Royale came to a terrible end when the truck it was riding on rolled over onto the coach while taking an off-ramp too fast on the way to Mondello's.
Just what I remember, John Shutzbaugh
John Shutzbaugh, Vacaville, CA, ncserv@aol.com;
78 Buskirk stretch, "What were we thinking?"
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