Hello NM, I have 3 cars now & I leave the doors open or remove torsion bars for the winter or if it's to be restored ( I do Quite offen Just leave the doors open W/ a support prop on the door). Lawrence 0538m/0915a/1025m/4873a --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ctdmc83" <nmastrocinque@xxxx> wrote: > Gentlemen, forgive me, but another owner told me that he routinely > leaves his door open (he has a master battery disconnect switch) to > relieve the stress in the torsion bars. He believes that this will > prolong their life (and "springiness"). > Does anyone else do this? Do you think that there is any physical > basis to support this? > Thanks, > NM To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/