How To Crank Up Torsion Bars?

chevelless502 · April 15, 2004

A friend of mine just got a 2002 chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 silverado. He is wanting to raise the front of the truck just enough to level it out. I know the torsion bars can be cranked but I dont know the right way of doing it. ANy help? Thanks,

Andy

REDZ-71 · April 15, 2004

Begin by jacking the front end off the ground, let the tires lift off the ground to take a lot of the stress off the torsion bars. You may want to place jack stands under it too.

Crank your bars, by tighten adjusting bolts with an 18mm socket. (count the turns so you can return it to the stock height, if you ever decided to)

You will also need to do an alignment.

hope that helps

Soleau · April 15, 2004

By the way the tortion bar adjusters are near the cross member and don't lift 'em too hight because I heard that stock tortion bars can snap if they are too tight and get a lot of stress by hitting something (hole in the street)

You can by some custom TB and the adjuster so you ca lift it higher and be more secure in the same time.

I hear that someone lift his truck with stock TB and put some 31' tires.

then one TB snap and the body fetl down on his tire and blowed it.

piratebaseball · April 17, 2004

on average, how much does having an allignment cost? I know it probably depends on which shop you take it too but are we roughly talking something like 30-50 or close to hundred or even more?

REDZ-71 · April 18, 2004

4 wheel parts out here in Dallas charged me $75 for an alignment

tdub88 · April 18, 2004

I just paid $45.00 for a thrust angle alignment. Check at a couple of reputable shops near you and pick one. My truck was in serious need for alignment before I installed the Ford keys and cranked 'em up a little. I t actually drove better after the cranking, but drives GREAT now after the alignment and new tires.