[DML] Re: Driver Side Torsion Unit

["daveswingle2" <swingle_dmc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't specifically, but after seeing cracked hinges I don't believe a stronger bar is a good thing. Also more pressure on one and and less on the other will change how the door fits as it closes. 

To take it to an extreme, why not turn the bar up so hot you can eliminate the strut (i.e. just use a shock absorber) altogether? 

dave s


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daniel Plakosh <dplakosh2@...> wrote:
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> How do you know what the factory intended? 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> > ________________________________
> From: daveswingle2 <swingle_dmc@...>
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:22:10 PM
> Subject: [DML] Re: Driver Side Torsion Unit
> 
>   
> I'd be a bit scared of a design that puts more torsion on the front hinge than the original bar. The hinges can crack where the bar is inserted, and are not



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