Torsion Bar Questions...

[ICrushedAPrius]

I've been reading up on cranking my torsion bars to get some lift, but just have a few questions maybe you guys can help me with.
Once I can find someone to do the job, I'm going to put on a 3in. Performance Accessories lift. Will cranking the torsion bars before doing the lift be a bad idea?
Also the constant velocity shafts are positioned in a way designed to operate straight from the manufacturer, and I've heard altering torsion bars can be risky. Don't want to hurt my baby in the long-run.

 

[panda24619]

wait... so your getting a PA body lift? then just do the torsion crank. and you can do it your self. SUPER DUPER easy! but make sure you get a rear coil spacer other wise itll be sitting like mine for now. with the cali lift.

 

[KWT2000]

yeah the torsion twist is easy just need a 18mm socket and and a long rachet or breaker bar... crank both sides evenly then take it for a drive and then measure the lift you got and adjust to make it even... as Panda said get the spacers also so you don't have the cali lean, but he is in cali so it works lol... then the body lift is not the difficult we can guide you through it if you wanna tackle it and save 600-800 bucks good luck

 

[Lane24]

Yeah, do the torsion crank and spacer install before you get the body lift, and then go straight for the 35's!!!! Cranking the stock torsion bars don't put as severe an angle on your Cv's as after market keys would. I think that's where the problem lays in the CV angle. Stock keys will give you 2-2.5 inches max. I've been runnning that way for years with no problems. i didn't even get an alignment after i cranked mine.

 

[aiizee]

does the cali lean mean the front sits higher?

 

[KWT2000]

yes that is a cali lean

 

[panda24619]

oo since im in cali its okay! what ever! haha i just dont have the money for the spacers. but my gf got a job so shes going to get them for me. then i need bigger tires. but yes its when the front sits higher. but you cant really tell on mine since my tires are so small. the bigger the tires the easier it is to see the cali lift.

 

[BAX318]

To any one looking to get the coil spacers way cheeper than 4wheelparts price and dont want aluminum ones from ebay, i ordered the Poly set of 2" for $69.95. and other parts as well a 2" BL is 160 and a 3" is 170. my spacers got here today and will be in today... ive had the "cali lean" ( we call it BullDoggin here in florida) for 3 months and finally found fat bobs garage. check it out. just think spacer and 3" BL for only 250. thats 5" lift for cheap.

http://store.fatbobsgarage.com/54l-v8-fi-c5917.aspx

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[walnuts4x4]

fatbobs is a good place... thats were DGray69 ordered all his stuff from

 

[BAX318]

My spacers went in with ease. Simple tools and a hour or two of ur time. Ill load pics wen its daylight.

 

[HFFH]

i want 2 do the tortion twist but have no idea on what to crank down. can someone put a cpl pictures of how to do it or walk me through it. ive never looked at or seen tortion bars.

 

[BAX318]

Very simple 18mm socket a breaker bar and muscle... look at the seem between front n back doors, follow that to under the truck. Look for a single bolt with the torsion bar going into it. That's wat u tighten. First measure fender height both sides, record it so u don't forget. Lol. Jack the truck up off the ground and set it on jackstands.tighten the two bolts all the way downand then back the bolt out 1 or 2 full turns. Set the truck on the ground drive it to the gas station and back then measure in the same spot as before to make sure you gain the same on both sides. Adjust accordingly and wala

 

[walnuts4x4]

another trick is make a mark on the bolt head and across the torsion bars so that you can count how many turns you do to both sides that way you can keep truck level

 

[HFFH]

sounds easy enough, i order some spring spacers off ebay so ill do the two together so it doesnt look funny. lol

 

[panda24619]

your in cali. so a cali lift is okay. haha

 

[KWT2000]

the metal spacers work just fine and they don't give you the extra squishy feeling the coil springs already give you enough of that

 

[BAX318]

Sittin in front of the shop. its rubs slightly on my front flare, my sawzall will fix that. and if u have an X with no flares there wont be any rub. im gonna add a 2" BL just for that lil extra.

 

[ICrushedAPrius]

Thanks for the help, got the coil spacers ordered from FatBobs. Hoping I can do this stuff myself, way too pricey otherwise. I would love to find a walkthrough and tool list for the torsion crank/spacers and the BL install...anyone know of where to look? the ones I have found are pretty vague. Finally found a warm shop I can work in for a couple days. No hydraulic lift or anything, but a lot of 3 ton floor jacks and an air compressor, so I'm getting there....

 

[nvycrmn]

there should be a "how-to" somewhere on here for the torsion bars. just use the search function on here and you should be able to find it. as for spacers and body lift, somebody will chime in. the spacers and torsion twist will be easy. the body lift will be a little bit of a PITA so make sure you have some help so you dont torch your truck when you get angry! hahha use some PB on the body mounts for at least a few days before you attempt the body lift.

 

[paul_smith_347]

What kind of rear spacer do you need for the rear? Basically just a block to lift up the rear end of the truck? Basically I'm looking for an official name for the rear spacer, if that makes any sense.