was using a family members truck to haul some wood (wont say what kind but it wasnt a ford) and it had torsion bar suspension. the first thing i noticed with a shortbox full of wood is that the steering was really light on pavement and downright scary on gravel. this is much different than how my f150 handles the longbox and a trailer full of wood (small 5 by 8 trailer) and my f150 has coils. my question is how do you guys like towing with torsion bars and how do they compare to coil springs or even leaf springs

 

Too much weight in the box.... simple lever action. You needed a REAL truck! Torsion bars = a Durge truck, right?

 

i have had it happen to me in a dodge dakota ( i know i know) and a chevy 2500 "heavy duty". they both had bars underneath and i hated towing with them which is why i am glad my 92 f150 has coil springs and the factory overloads to help from taking weight off the front