i have a 02 f150 u need a special tool to remove the tosion rods any info

 

They make a special tool to unload the bars so you can remove the keys. A lot of people use a gear jaw puller or a c-clamp instead. Just be careful.

 

no, i have done this with an iron stake and a sledgehammer. remove the adjuster bolts/nuts, and unbolt the crossmember entirely. look inside the lower a arm, and you'll see an access "hole" where the torsion bar is in. Take an iron stake, hold it on the bar, and pound it forward and out.

 

what abot the tension on the bars and do they go back in easily

 

jacking the truck off the ground releases most of the tension caused by gravity. with the weight of the truck on jack stands, and not on the ground, the tension is off the suspension. putting them back in usually requires some pounding too, but nearly as much as it takes to get them off. whatever you do, DO NOT heat the bars, you will destroy them by doing so.

 

i have completely loaded and unloaded the torsion bars by just twisting the bolt.

probably not the safest but im still here. i cracked a c-clamp trying to load them back up and that scared me more than the thought of turning the bolt.

 

how you get them back in and preload them with just the adjusting bolt

 

I just did my torsion bars last weekend along with my ball joints. I used a jack to compress the arm up into the wheel well and used a pickle fork and sledge hammer to break it free. PIA but it worked. Putting the new arm, lower ball joints, and torsion bar back together was much easier, the new moog parts slide right into place and I tightened them up (I did a final tighten on the A-arms once the wheels were back on the ground)

 

is adjusting the stock torsion bars better than getting an aftermarket leveling kit

 

its the same thing just aftermarket torsion keys allow you to "overcrank".

Just crank up the stock ones enough to level the truck. It will be free besides the 40 bucks to go get an alignment.

 

May I ask how one could go about cranking up the stock torsion bars? And this may sound foolish but are the hints referring to a 4wd or 2wd. I have a 2000 f150 supercab 2wd. i tow a 20ft boat and would like alevel ride when it is off the trailer hitch.