black_yota

I need help, i have to replace both front lower control arms, all tie rod ends, idler arm, pitman arm and all balls joints. When im doing this do i need to adjust the torsion bar? What certain things will i have to take off to do this? What do i need to adjust and do a certain way.

mightymouse

iTrader: (6)

I'll be the first to say it. SAS! You're already tearing every thing up. If you don't go that route when replacing all the front end components obviously you'll need an allignment. Your truck is going to sit a little differently after all the suspension work so when you're done measure to see if you'll need the torsions adjusted. P.S. why you doing all of this? I'll bet there's a good story behind it all. It's either that or some hack mechanic tried to tell you that your front end is out of whack and the whole thing needs to be replaced. He will then shortly after telling you this offer to buy your truck to just get it off your hands. Just kidding happened to me a few years back when i was a bit of a novice. Pickle forks and a puller is your friend.

black_yota

Well my lower control arms snapped from rust ( no surprise) and when it did it bent other parts with it and the ball joints just need replaced because there worn. Also id do it SAS if i had the money to do it

mightymouse

iTrader: (6)

Ooooh! hope it didn't happen when you were driving. I feel your pain living in the rust belt sucks. Rust tends to eat our trucks like a fat kid at a buffet!

black_yota

Haha yea but im happy with mine cause my frame and floor pans etc are clean

fireman1559

so far youve already got a good plan just be careful when takin off the lower control arms off i had to cut mine off and i dont live in the rust belt. and for the ball joints of course you will need a pickle fork to get them off

black_yota

Im still wondering since im gonna do my Upper control arm ball joints and bushings if i have to adjust the torsion bar because im new to IFS

MaK92-4RnR

Im going to be doing parts on my IFS... but Im doing Idler arm, Tie rods, CV joints, and upper and lower ball joints

black_yota

im just afraid ill screw something up doing evrything upper cause its all pretty connected right to the torsion bar

RMA

you might want to loosen the torsion bars just so it makes things easier .

wait but then again the adjusters may break.

black_yota

im probably going to try to check a toyota truck book hopefully itll be in there

abecedarian

Count the turns as you release the t-bars, then tighten them up the same. You might also want to take rim-to-fender measurements too.

peow130

Lift the truck off the ground, and begin dismantling.
You won't have to do anything with the torsion bars.

abecedarian

True.

I re-read the OP and if you're not affecting the upper control arm, jacking the truck off the ground will put the UCA on the bump stop and you won't have to do anything to the t-bars.

/me hides

fireman1559

if you do feel the need to loosen the Tbars not just count the turns but mark where they are so you can get them back in the correct place.