Thread: rear suspension

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I was wondering how it would handle on the road with one side stiffer than the other but my mind doesn't wonder for long before it starts coming up with answers. My thoghts went to my 56 Packard that had torsion bars on all four corners. It would adjust the ride height automatically when you added or removed weight. It had electric motors that would load or unload the bars. If you could find a rear set of bars and motors from an old Packard and wired them seperatley you could change the load on each side from the drivers seat. You could experiment with different amounts of preload by counting how many seconds the switch is on. It would also allow you to lower both sides for cruising.

I just looked up a diagram I have of the Packard system and there's only one motor that loads and unloads all four bars. You would have to find two "levelizer" motors to make it work and it's hard enough to find one. Maybe there's a modern version of this technology available that could be adapted.