How do you unload torsion bars without tools?
Registered. yep its just that easy, as long as you lift your truck by the frame and have the control arms fully hanging with no weight on them, just remove the adjuster bolt at the cam and everything should be unloaded enough to remove. if they are still tight then the torsion bars are still loaded.
Do you need a tool to remove torsion keys?
No you do not need a torsion bar tool. First place the truck on stands securely. The safest way to accomplish this is to remove the tire, take a floor jack and place it on the lower control arm to where it raises the control arm up about half inch or so, jus enough so that all of the suspension pressure is on the jack.
How do you preload a torsion bar?
Use a pry bar on the left rear torsion arm to slide the torsion bar and arm out enough to slide torsion stop into place. Make sure the stop is rotated as close to the adjustment pad as possible. 5- Adjust the stop bolts until they just touch the adjustment pad and you feel a slight amount of tension starting.
What are torsion keys?
A torsion key lift is a technique that increases the ride height of vehicles with torsion bar front suspensions. You can perform a torsion key lift by simply turning up the vehicle’s existing adjusters or by replacing the stock keys with a set designed to increase ride height.
How far can you tighten torsion bars?
You can go as high as long as you maintain at least 5/8’s of a inch between the UCA and frame stop and that also includes needing to fix the OE shock due to being to short. Either a lower mount or longer shock.
What is a torsion bar key?
Torsion keys are used to alter the suspension of a vehicle, which may make it easier to travel through difficult terrain. Torsion keys allow adjustment to increase or decrease the load on the torsion bars in a car, thereby raising or lowering the vehicle and making the suspension much stiffer or softer.
Do you need an alignment after adjusting torsion bars?
Yeah, the cranking will require an alignment. If the bumper shows significant sag then it may be contributing too to an alignment. It’s not an immediate need but something you should not let go too long without addressing. Give the truck time to settle with the addition of the bumper and the new crank.
What’s the difference between stock and aftermarket torsion keys?
Sometimes your stock keys aren’t indexed enough to give you the amount of lift you would like before you run out of adjusting bolt so an aftermarket key, which has more indexing, will get your front end higher. That being said, all aftermarket keys are not created equal and some are more indexed than others.
Why are Aftermarket torsion keys better?
Sometimes your stock keys aren’t indexed enough to give you the amount of lift you would like before you run out of adjusting bolt so an aftermarket key, which has more indexing, will get your front end higher.