Are my torsion bars worn out?
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Are my torsion bars worn out?
I have a 94 p/up truck. I was going to lift the front a little by cranking my t bars. When I did so and put it back on the ground, I had only a little over 14" tire-fender on my pass side, and about a 15" gap on my driver side. The adjuster bolt is almost to the max. I read that the cranking of the bar all the way should yield a much higher lift than this, so does this mean that the springs in the bars are worn out. I have 140K miles, nothing heany on my front, the PO didn't wheel the truck, and it was never ridden on fullcrank before. Thanks for the help.
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I would imagine based on the fact that your truck has been sitting on it's torsion bars for 12 years could be reason enough for them to be worn out, but mind you I don't think my are worn out/started to sag yet. Mine is 1 year older than yours and I think mine are fine. If/when mine do decide to go/sag a bit, I'll be putting some OME 23.4 MM torsion bars in.
Can you crank the passenger side more to even it out? Did you turn the bolts the exat same number of times each? Was the fender trim to top of the wheel equal before hand?
Can you crank the passenger side more to even it out? Did you turn the bolts the exat same number of times each? Was the fender trim to top of the wheel equal before hand?
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No it wasn't equal, that's why I was going to level it out. The pass side was lower to begin with. I haven't heard of anyone whos bars were worn out, let alone on a DD. Don't know if its worn out or what. Thanks for the response though.
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Originally Posted by wailukutoy
No it wasn't equal, that's why I was going to level it out. The pass side was lower to begin with. I haven't heard of anyone whos bars were worn out, let alone on a DD. Don't know if its worn out or what. Thanks for the response though.
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The spings on my 95 were almost worn out when I bout in, 6 years old, and 90K. They did alright until I put a 3" rancho on, I lost lift. The rancho does put a different stress on it, but they were week. I know have the 25mm Powerbarz. The stock bars on the 92 were in much better shape when I removed them at 150K, and 13 years old.
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The clicking is constant while I drive straight, and also after I come to a stop, it continues to click for a couple of seconds. There is also a loud knocking sound when I drive past 15mph, which I think is my cv shaft but not positive.
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Originally Posted by wailukutoy
The clicking is constant while I drive straight, and also after I come to a stop, it continues to click for a couple of seconds. There is also a loud knocking sound when I drive past 15mph, which I think is my cv shaft but not positive.
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Originally Posted by mt_goat
Check and see if one of your driveshafts is rubbing on it's dust cover.
I was thinking it might be the added strain on the tbars, creaking more than clicking???
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Originally Posted by Robinhood150
If you're running out of adjustment, simply re-index the tbars. That is, take them out and rotated them 1 or two splines over.
I dont believe this is possible, There is a fat spline that keeps them in the same spot.
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Originally Posted by 4x4nala
I dont believe this is possible, There is a fat spline that keeps them in the same spot.
Last edited by mt_goat; 04-10-2006 at 04:28 AM.
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I am planning to get some bj spacers, but was just wondering if I needed to replace my T bars? Will these be ok if I crank them down after putting in the spacers. Thanks for all the help
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