too much rust (torsion bar)

[L8apex32]

My rear torsion bar is rusty. I've used a wire brush to scrub off some of it, but there is still plenty more. What do you think?



My first thought is to clean it up a little bit more, then paint it with a rust protection paint.

[bkreigsr]

That looks borderline between tossing or refinshing. Your reference to 'late apexing' in you handle suggests that you use your car for purposes other than commuting, groceries, and cars & coffee.
If it were me and I depended on these parts on the track, I'd replace. You can also re-use it and wait for a FS ad for the bars that you need. Who knows, maybe even upgrade/upsize while you're in there.
Bill K

[blucille]

I''ve got a pair of 31mm hollow tarret bars that were used once, literally, before the car was swapped over to coil-overs, email me, and I'll send you some photos.

[L8apex32]

This is a 31mm hollow bar. The car is used only for club racing. I haven't taken the one out from the other side yet.

I have 23mm front, 31mm rear. If I replace, what would be the upgrade?

[wayner]

I wouldn't get aggressive with its surface. I'd just oil it

I don't know about torsion bars but I have seen more than one guy with good intentions sand blast a set of coil springs- inadvertently relieving them of their tension

[Flat6pac]

And you have to remember the torsion is on the outside of the bar.
Bruce