Jack 'em up all the way!!? (Torsion Bars)
#1
Jack 'em up all the way!!? (Torsion Bars)
Ok, i've been told dont do it by several people on this board and a couple in real life...and i understand why...BUT, all my new Ford F150 owning friends have jacked there's up almost all the way, if not all the way, and they ARENT blowing cv joints. i want mine all the way!!! what do yall think? why aren't they blowing their joints?
thanks in advance.
thanks in advance.
#2
You can jack them up pretty far with no real problems. I wouldn't tighten them all the way or go more than 2" above stock because your truck would ride like a lumber wagon. If you want 3-4" you will be much better off with a lift kit.
I raised the front of this crappy old 4runner I used to have by cranking up the torsion bars. That POS would go through CV joint boots every 45 freaking days, and CV joints every year. I got pretty good at changing them but it got ridiculous.
My F-150 has 20k on the original joints and boots since I raised the front 2" and I am having no problems whatsoever. the ride is definitely stiffer and that is a good thing for the most part. Long term the joints may wear faster but it is hard to say.
I raised the front of this crappy old 4runner I used to have by cranking up the torsion bars. That POS would go through CV joint boots every 45 freaking days, and CV joints every year. I got pretty good at changing them but it got ridiculous.
My F-150 has 20k on the original joints and boots since I raised the front 2" and I am having no problems whatsoever. the ride is definitely stiffer and that is a good thing for the most part. Long term the joints may wear faster but it is hard to say.