Does anyone have any direct experience with either or both of these?
I'm planning on swapping a diesel motor into my '87 D50 and likely a front bumper/winch eventually.
In addition to that extra weight, I would like to crank the torsion bars a bit, along with longer UCAs and possibly a small (1"-2") body lift, to fit 31"-32" A/T tires comfortably.
I'm planning on running HD Old Man Emu leafs in the rear, # CS023R - http://store.arbusa.com/Old-Man-Emu-Leaf-Spring-CS023R-P21006.aspx, to compensate for heavy loads/camper/hitch mounted dirtbike tray/etc
Old Man Emu # 303006 / $225 USD - http://store.arbusa.com/Old-Man-Emu-Torsion-Bar-303006-P20916.aspx
Sway Away / $389 USD - https://swayaway.com/product/torsion-bar-set-1982-1989-4wd-dodge-raider-4wd-mitsubishi-montero/
Old Man Emu stuff has a solid reputation, and are 42% cheaper, but the Sway Away bars are US made and claim to "offer a 20-30% increase in spring rate over stock".
That 20-30% increase sounds desirable, but I wonder if it will result in the front suspension being too stiff?
Does anyone know if the Old Man Emu torsion bars are rated higher than the stock bars?
I'm planning on swapping a diesel motor into my '87 D50 and likely a front bumper/winch eventually.
In addition to that extra weight, I would like to crank the torsion bars a bit, along with longer UCAs and possibly a small (1"-2") body lift, to fit 31"-32" A/T tires comfortably.
I'm planning on running HD Old Man Emu leafs in the rear, # CS023R - http://store.arbusa.com/Old-Man-Emu-Leaf-Spring-CS023R-P21006.aspx, to compensate for heavy loads/camper/hitch mounted dirtbike tray/etc
Old Man Emu # 303006 / $225 USD - http://store.arbusa.com/Old-Man-Emu-Torsion-Bar-303006-P20916.aspx
Sway Away / $389 USD - https://swayaway.com/product/torsion-bar-set-1982-1989-4wd-dodge-raider-4wd-mitsubishi-montero/
Old Man Emu stuff has a solid reputation, and are 42% cheaper, but the Sway Away bars are US made and claim to "offer a 20-30% increase in spring rate over stock".
That 20-30% increase sounds desirable, but I wonder if it will result in the front suspension being too stiff?
Does anyone know if the Old Man Emu torsion bars are rated higher than the stock bars?