anybody crank up the torsion bars? how many turns? i know you cant go too far or theyll break. i have an 01 scab 5.4 fx4

 

i didnt do mine, but there cranked. ill go count threads later today.

but here it is leveled.

 

mine isnt really too far off level, do you need to jack the front end up then crank them up? or can it stay on the ground?

 

I cranked mine up to level. You should jack up the front end while doing it, this puts less pressure on the bars. You should measure the distance between the top of the tires and the wheel well. Good luck.

 

any difference in tire wear? handleing? ride? or anything in that matter?

 

a rougher ride, and more body roll. but that always happens with lift.

 

you cant break them by going too far. all your doing is raising the truck body. It does not get heavier or put more load on the springs, all it does it raise it up, which tilts the tires out slightly at the top... you may need to have alignment checked if you go all the way with the jack screws... you could put a level on the tire before and after and see how much it actually changes the level.

 

i plan to do it this weekend. i didnt think they would break if you turned them up too far..ill try to post a pic afterwords

 

Crank them all the way, and back off about 1 turn. You will wear out CV's and BJ's quicker, especially with bigger tires.

 

I cranked mine all the way and put a 2"AAL in the back....33" MT's btw

 

I turned mine, then got the truck aligned.

There is a point at which you can turn them too far and not be able to align for camber or castor - or something (I forget), but you can get an inch or so out of them.