Nick - You are, of course, quite correct. I hadn't really paid that much attention to the configuration, but what you said made total sense to me. I looked at my car this morning, and there it was - exactly as you suggested. Good catch. Also, I read the post regarding the patents on the bars, and the patent describing the bar detail says "austenitic stainless steels", which is good news from a corrosion standpoint. I think that if we continue a useful dialog on this subject, a solution will present itself. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, njp548@xxxx wrote: > I believe that the forward end of the drivers side torsion bar is hex and the forward side of the passenger door is squared, so you don't confuse them. > If I'm wrong please let me know. > Nick Pitello