H1LLB1LLDLX

I have a 2002 f150 s-crew fx4 an was researching a torsion key lift from daystar. I have a local 4wheel drive specialty shop which is the local dealer of daystar torsion keys. I am planning to go up in size from a 265-70-r17 to a 285-70-r17. I assume I would only need a two inch lift to pull this tire size off so i thought new keys would be the way to go. While talking to them they informed me that a customer had my model year and that the new torsion keys put so much strain on the front shafts that they broke twice. So they had to get with Fabtech to fab up a two inch drop bracket for the front drivetrain to fix this problem. Now I will admit I am not a full blown automotive mechanic but i do know my way around my truck. I have never heard about this problem from any other dealer. Has anyone else heard of this , or is this shop owner just trying to pull my chain . Thanks for all the reaplys

rampage12

never heard of it but you can fit those tires under thr truck now sitting stock..and if you want just crank your stock keys up some

Ty

I have 285's on my truck with the stock bars cranked and they fit fine

Mike

i havent heard of them breaking either... i have mine cranked all the way and i've had the front tires half a foot to a foot off the ground and they havent snapped lol. that was when i had my stock 31's tho. you should be fine even if u crank em all the way

H1LLB1LLDLX

Thanks , ya i think with only goin to a 285 i am just goin to crank the torsion bars a little. I mean all i want to do is get rid of the tail in the air look an run a slighty bigger tire , i need new tires but i dont need to drop almost four grand on a lift wheels and tires . I have plans to have a sport bike by next summer an with this route I can still do that , so thank ya'll for your input

004Heritage

The more you crank your bars up the more stress you put on your front end as a whole. A common problem with cranking them to the max is your cv joints going bad. Recording your stock measuremants (from level surface to wheel well, and the measurements of your adjusting bolts at stock position) makes it easy to reverse. Its one of those things that some people have good luck with, and some people dont.

Troupe

yeah i have my stock keys turnt to the max i had 35 nittos on 20s till they wore out never had a problem with anything breaking and belive me my truck goes trew heck and i have 33 nittos on stock rims now and dont have a problem with them if i turnt them up i would have the alingment checked on it

ROONEY

that guy was probably just hella thrashin his truck when he broke them. you should be fine