Torsion bar cranking problems....
#1
Torsion bar cranking problems....
Hey everyone, on my old f150 i had my torsion bars turned a few times to lift up the front and i had a bigger block in the back. i just got some bigger tires for my current f150 and im wanting to crank the torsion bars a few turns to level my truck out. So when i got under my truck to take a look, it appeared that one of the torsion keys is cranked a hell of a lot more than the other. Is this ok? can i still tighten them up? the truck rides great right now and doesnt pull in any way.
#4
Senior Member
First I backed out the one that was cranked more and measured to make sure it matched the other. I found a level spot in a parking lot and used a tape measure in a few spots to make sure the truck was even. Then went back home and cranked them both up the same number of turns, measured how much bolt was sticking out. Then I went back to the same level spot and measured again to make sure it was level side to side.
#5
To my knowledge they are preset differently from the factory. And you have to think, there is always going to be more weight on the drivers side so maybe they compensated for that (think of extra 500lbs with a driver and a full tank of gas). I'm pretty sure you have to turn the bolts the same amount of turns not try to crank the bolts to the same length. Hope someone elses chimes in..
Last edited by jferg92; 01-01-2012 at 01:28 PM.
#7
F150 Manic
Originally Posted by jferg92
To my knowledge they are preset differently from the factory. And you have to think, there is always going to be more weight on the drivers side so maybe they compensated for that (think of extra 500lbs with a driver and a full tank of gas). I'm pretty sure you have to turn the bolts the same amount of turns not try to crank the bolts to the same length. Hope someone elses chimes in..
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#8
Seen some interesting old Buicks running down the 2 lane with a 400Lb driver, looked like it would roll over to the left at any minute LOL.