torsion bars
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I leveled mine out and they ended up about all the way cranked. The ride quality was a little stiffer but not to bad but I did have to align the front end. It was not far off but just enough to wear the tires a little faster.
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Lift your front tires off ground, tighten torsion bars all the way and then back them out about 2 full turns...this is the best way that will not have them over tightened and is a good rule of thumb to follow with your torsion bars.
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Originally Posted by code_red
Just out of curiousity how much would ya say it raised the front end? 1", 2" . I was thinking on doing the same with my issue, but if its not gonna raise it no more than and inch than i will scrap the idea.
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thats probably good advice bvoncannon, considering the truck has 129,000 on it. Wasnt really sure how the torsion bars would handle beeing cranked up, for i have never done this before and with that much mileage on the truck. I have heard people say that they can become weak over time, but was not sure of this. If i get an inch outta em than good, but if not better safe than sorry.
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As a matter of fack I had mine almost all the way up, then someone told me they knew of someone that broke one of theirs b/c they had it too far cranked up. So I backed mine off.
They look like a pain to change also.
They look like a pain to change also.