I cant get the torsion bars to budge. I took all the bolts out of the x-member and ive been pounding the crap out of them from the front. Also, the x-member looks like its been hit by a big rock and its bent pretty bad at the drivers side key. I have tried a wrecking bar and a 2000lb tow strap to straighten in but i just cant do it by hand. Any ideas guys?

To compound the issue, my 2.5Ton jack just exploded and slammed the truck to the ground, thankfully i wasnt under it at the time. Im heading out to get a new jack and a small portable torch to see if that will work.

Oh, my truck is a 98 f150 ex-cab 4x4 flareside, canada truck. almost no rust.