91 yota

mine is stripped on the frame not the a arm.

abecedarian

http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...29torsionb.pdf
Is this what you're looking at?

iamsuperbleeder

I know we've ventured away from the original thread pupose , but please, if it's just your daily driver and you care about the longevity of your Toyota, DO NOT adjust them just to get a few inches of lift...

I speak from experience. When I first bought my 91 it was bone stock. My first oil change, I look at those adjuster bolts and thought, "Well well, I've got a wrench that'll fit those!". I cranked them as far as they would go, threw a set of cheap shackles under the back to level it out, and I was ride'n pretty and high, grinnin from ear to ear... for the first 2 weeks or so... then the STUPIDLY stiff ride got to me, DESTROYED my tires because it just completely annihilated the alignment, and both of my CV axles have shreaded boots (although that really wouldn't have happened if a hub hadn't have failed and stayed locked for 8 months ).

I have since loosened them WAAAAYYY down, not quite back to stock, but enough to get a comfortable ride, and so my old tires don't quite wear so quickly.

I've already got BJ-spacers sitting here at my house to install, and when they get thrown on, I'll loosen them a little more, put some taller springs in the back to level things out, and let's not forget, get a proper alignment

scuba

I think troy has a chance to make his own BJ spacers and was lookin for someone with some lyin around for measurements...

iamsuperbleeder

well buddy, it you're read'n this, hit me up; I'll bust out the micrometer, install my copy of AutoCAD I got ahold of back in HS, and draw it up!

scuba

Its not delivery, Its digiorno

iamsuperbleeder

lol, ummm, what?


ooooook.....

abecedarian

And I thought I went on tangents....

91 yota

abe, i'm i freakin idiot. i'm sorry. i been talkin bout the sway bar. is there a hole i can go get in?

iamsuperbleeder

oh, a frame mount for the sway bar? I've seen so many of those rust and break away...

I'd be willing to bet you can pick one up at any parts store... they're all just about the same...



I completely removed my front sway bar today depending on how you drive your truck, maybe you could do the same?


I'm not recommending it or saying go do it, I'm just throwing the option out there...

abecedarian

so one of the blind-nuts in the frame is stripped for the sway bar mount?
probably the best thing would be to drill and tap it to the next larger size bolt. there isn't any easy access to those areas in the frame. you might even consider just going to a sae fasterner (non-metric) so you don't have to drill too much out.

91 yota

yea it looks like this one was rusted then broke.

iamsuperbleeder

wait, is the strap-portion over where the rubber bushing goes rusted and broke, or is it broke at where the bolts go through?

I'm so confused 91... I say show some pics, lol

scuba

TOGTFO !!

mmm...pizzaa...

91 yota

your right, it's the threaded part in the frame that holds the strap thats rusted out.(that goes around rubber bushin) of course the sway bar goes thru the bushin.

Matt16

That's weird. This is what mine looks like, I only have one nut. Wow that didn't exactly sound clean either.

scuba

No abe, My torsion bar adjuster is normal...One nut on top...

Matt16

One nut is enough. Ask Lance Armstrong.

scuba

I know matt, Thanks for reminding me...

22redub

Do all of these torsion bar cranking tips still apply if you where to upgrade your torsion bars to Sway-a-way bars or Downey torsion bars? Can aftermarket torsion bars handle the crank-in lift?