I must be the only idiot out here. Every body speaks of cranking the torsion bar. Well i think i understand that it gives your front end a minor lift. But as for the rest i am confused.
What are the benifits of cranking?
What do the darn things actually do?
How might I crank them?(is it easy)?
What is bad about cranking?

Thanks for any reply.

 

where the hell is the torsion bar?? and can I lower the truck, hehe.

 

Send me $10 and I'll tell you Joe... bunghole.

mudcat...

Greetings fellow Kentuckian... I'm not sure about all of your questions but, I've always heard that cranking it up basically would aid in 'leveling' out the truck. I know this has been done frequently by the 4X2 owners to give the truck a little different stance rather than the 'nose down' look.

RP

 

I know this has been done frequently by the 4X2 owners to give the truck a little different stance rather than the 'nose down' look.

Not trying to bust your bubble but 4X2s dont have torsion bars RP. They have coil springs up front.

Mudcat1985, you can crank them up a little bit but too much will probably require a realignment of the front end.

Good luck.

 

Whoops...

Not bursting my bubble at all and I'm sorry I communicated the incorrect information...

I have, however, heard of 4X2 owners doing something to level out the truck... what was that item?

Sorry about that...

That's what I love about this board... always learning something.

RP

 

I think that most 4X2 guys use coil spring spacers to level out their front end because of they are relatively inexpensive. I'd venture a guess that lift spindles are probably the second most popular (and probably the best) way to lift the front end of a 2X4. Oversized springs are also an option.

More and more companies are offering lift kits for 2X4s these days and DIYers are using a combo of the aforementioned options to get the lift they want.

BTW RP, not intended as a snipe, just trying to inform is all.

Good luck.

 

I think a lot of 2wd guys install drop shackles to level out the truck.

 

If you crank the torsion bars, you will probably need the front end alignment. Also, it puts greater stress on the cv joints, I have heard. Don't know much else about them.

 

Before I put a 3" PA lift I looked into having my torsion bars raised, but when we put my truck on the rack, there wasn't much turning room left on the drivers side but the was over an inch of thread that could be tightened on the passenger side. What I don't understand is why it was like that, and the truck rides great so I didn't touch it. There is suppose to be a piece called a "key" (this is the actual piece that is around the torsion bar that the bolt you tighten pushes on). You can get this for about $20 from the Ford place I think? Just learned about this last week, so don't quote me on this.