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Originally Posted by Hillbilly_Delux
Not trying to flame anyone.......but ya got it backwards SouthernStyle. "Cranking" your bars has no effect what so ever on "pressure". The "pressure" on the bar is the same, no matter what keys, and no matter what height.
When you "crank" your bars, the "up-travel" stays the same. What you loose, is DOWN-travel. And THAT'S what kills the ride.
But back to FRod....you can go down until the rubber bumpstop hits the lower control arm.......with no loss in ride quality.
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ok, well first off, i never claimed to be a suspension mechanic, i know im not.
secondly, i really am always interested to learn.
not necesarily rubuting what you said, just asking for clarification because apparently i missunderstand how it works.
this is what i thought... with the re-indexed lift keys(in this case, ford keys) the "spring pressure" is increased. and there has to be pressure on these bars or else the front end would fall to the ground. And mechainicly, the adjustment bolts get harder and harder to turn the higher you crank them, thats got to be some kind of pressure. The bars are literally twisted farther at the keys than they were stock, thus creating greater "spring pressure" resulting in increased ride height. Basicly the tortion bars are trying to un-twist their "spring pressure" at the front a-arm downward thus creating the lift. The pressure is actually so great that up-travel almost doesn't exist(put a jack under a-arm and very very little flex before lifting) which makes perfect sense since the suspension pressure has been increased exponentialy.
ok well i wasnt trying to say "this is how it works", just trying to let you know what im thinking abd give you a firm base off which to tell me how it does work.
thanks man,
SouthernStyle