>question is..... Can the bars be painted with anything to cover up this >discoloration? >Tom Watkins >#5732 Hey Tom, I work for a company that builds off road vehicles for the military and we use torsion bars for are rear suspension. Before we install the bars we send them out for powder coating (splines taped). I've worked with rusting bars many times before. I put them on the lathe and spin one slow. As it turns, I use a scotch brite pad (blue) on an air sander and remove as much rust as I can. Then I use a corrosion inhibitor and let it sit for a day then its re-powder coated. I know this sounds like a rude process but custom bars can be very expensive and we've never had an old set of bars snap. You can also do this by hand with a mild scotch brite pad. Remove the rust before your bars start to pit, if you let it go or paint over the rust you'll have a problem. Mike Vin#1113