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Yes but the flex of the rubber would be equal wether the dogbones were modified or not. It would be figuring out about the affects of modifying the dogbones or fabricated dogbones comparied to stock.

oops... my bad, That was in a different thread prior to me starting this one.

In the beginning of the thread I mentioned that due to the 53" wheels they had to relocate the rear axle about 8" further to the rear. That's why the dogbones were lengthened. I don't know if the I-beam style can be pushed out or not. That would be helpful to know. I dont have a H-press so...

That link is amazing with the parts they fabricated.

That dosnt sound like a bad idea. But all the stress would be at the ends where the shaft would be welded to the other parts where the bushings go thru.

Funny, mine need replacing. You cant remove the bushings from the I-beam type?

Squirt-Truck, Your lab can with out a doubt flood me with so much information i would never be able to understand it all. I don't think I need to waste your time asking for a massive amount of info that isn't necessary. If i was making them for production to sell to the military I would. I...

No i haven't. I was only going off looking at the molded look of the dogbone.

Its just the axle seals, they should dry up when I get more miles on it.

So after some thought and discussion about modifying the torsion bars, I think I need some advanced knowledge about metallurgy. I have been a welder for over 20 years working mostly in aerospace and medical equipment and have a lot of geeky knowledge but i don't know everything. My existing...