Torsion Bars Shot?
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Torsion Bars Shot?
Well, I am usually over in the T100 section, but I recently picked up a 1990 regular cab 2WD pickup as a project. I needed (and still needs) a lot of work, but there is one thing that has me stumped.
The truck was lowered when i got it...blocks in the rear and what i thought was de-crancked torsion bars. After getting new adjusting bolts for the torsion bars, and cranking them up, it was still on the front bumpstops.
I then realized there were spacers on the front upper and lower ball joints. "Success" I thought. Took them off, and I even pulled one t-bar to ensure it was aligned correctly (toothless spline matched up with the tick mark on the anchor arm and torque arm).
Well, after pulling the spacers, ensuring the t-bars were correctly aligned, and adjusting the t-bar bolt almost all the way to the bottom threads...Bam...still on the bumpstops!
Are my torsion bars goners from being on a lowered truck? Any suggestions? Any help is appreciated.
Pics of the truck when it was still lowered at all four corners:
The truck was lowered when i got it...blocks in the rear and what i thought was de-crancked torsion bars. After getting new adjusting bolts for the torsion bars, and cranking them up, it was still on the front bumpstops.
I then realized there were spacers on the front upper and lower ball joints. "Success" I thought. Took them off, and I even pulled one t-bar to ensure it was aligned correctly (toothless spline matched up with the tick mark on the anchor arm and torque arm).
Well, after pulling the spacers, ensuring the t-bars were correctly aligned, and adjusting the t-bar bolt almost all the way to the bottom threads...Bam...still on the bumpstops!
Are my torsion bars goners from being on a lowered truck? Any suggestions? Any help is appreciated.
Pics of the truck when it was still lowered at all four corners:
Last edited by SC T100; 03-13-2012 at 05:22 AM.
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Forgot to update this thread. I went back to the bars and just continued tightening them (front end off the ground). It turns out I had a lot more threads than I thought, and the truck is back at stock height.
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