Cranking Torsion Bars
07-29-2008, 02:48 PM
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I wanna say I paid like $16 at the dealer for the long ass Adjuster bolts and new nuts. Not a massively expensive item.
Still not actually put them on yet tho! lol. The nuts on both of mine turn with the bolt too, but the ride is awesome right now, so I decided to leave them alone. But will eventually mount a heavy ass front bumper / winch, at which time I plan on going to a heavier duty T-Bar and will use em.
Still not actually put them on yet tho! lol. The nuts on both of mine turn with the bolt too, but the ride is awesome right now, so I decided to leave them alone. But will eventually mount a heavy ass front bumper / winch, at which time I plan on going to a heavier duty T-Bar and will use em.
07-30-2008, 03:31 AM
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I am bringing my truck into the auto hobby shop here on base this sunday, so i will let you know after that how easy it was or not...
OK so I cant get mine to crank. I guess I need a new bolt and nut but this doesnt really make sense to me. How would the nut not want to turn with the bolt unless it was welded to the frame or something? Apparently its supposed to not turn as you crank the bolt. Can one of you guys let me know if you are able to crank yours fine and if the nut turns or stays fixed when u turn the bolt? Also how hard is it to crank yours? Maybe im still not giving it enough guff but Im cranking pretty damn hard. Maybe my nut is just rusted to the bolt and I need to buy new ones. Hope not...
08-03-2008, 08:42 AM
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Well i put in the new springs and my truck looks good, actually after i put in the brake line extension and changed out the springs i decided it looked good so i didnt even touch the torsion bars. I was even able to leave my stock shocks in(thats how bad my old springs were sagging). Overall it gave me 2.5 inches in the rear and now i like how it sits so i won't be cranking the torsion bars at all unless i get really bored one day...here are some pics..
Before(notice the Saggy A$$ Syndrome)
After
Before(notice the Saggy A$$ Syndrome)
After
08-09-2008, 02:24 PM
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Looks very nice. I agree that you dont really need to crank your torsion bars. Mine looks similar to that only looks a little bit higher in the back and im not really liking it. I just bought some new bolts so im gonna put them in and give it a little crank. What type of springs did you put in btw?
08-09-2008, 10:24 PM
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Thanks for the comment...i actually only put springs in from my buddy's truck(he has a 95 Toyota surf) which were in way better shape than mine, he thinks that they are land cruiser springs, but i dont know. He got new springs that included the 2" where as his old ones had spacers on them, so i guess i have LC Coils with Spacers.
Looks very nice. I agree that you dont really need to crank your torsion bars. Mine looks similar to that only looks a little bit higher in the back and im not really liking it. I just bought some new bolts so im gonna put them in and give it a little crank. What type of springs did you put in btw?
08-10-2008, 05:39 AM
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As stated above: The top nut should never spin. If the bolts have proper lube they should be easy to rotate. I could turn mine in either direction with one hand - and I am not a buff dude 
I don't have diagrams of the assembly so I cannot speak up on why yours isn't working.
I don't have diagrams of the assembly so I cannot speak up on why yours isn't working.
I put a wrench on the nut to keep it from moving.
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