Help Quick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boggin-B-Series]

As Most Of You Know, i Am working On Cranking My Torsions This Very Minute..


May Be A Dumb Question, But Learning From My Questions... Where Is My Torsion Bar In These Pics?

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3163/dsc00990ej7.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6260/dsc00991lh8.jpg

please help!

[Boggin-B-Series]

i think its the bar that you see going across, but just wondering!?

[metalmacguyver]

That bar that goes across in the picture is the sway bar.

Torsion bars are usually behind the front suspension. Both those pics were taken from the front. You are going to need to take some pics from laying under the truck, behind the front wheels, looking forward at the front suspension.

The torsion bars should be connected to the lower control arm and extend lengthwise back to some point on the frame or to a crossmember.

[Loanranger]

That bar you see going across is your swaybar, look behind the front wheels, they will be two bars inline with the frame, going from your lower control arms, to a crossmember.

[kennykenny]

That is a sway bar, I dont see torsion bars.

[Mac]

If your are talking about the '93, torson bars didn't get used until '98'. You should have coil spring suspension. Can just see them in one picture.
Dave

[Boggin-B-Series]

Im Pretty Sure I Found Them Mother F***er's!!!

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1534/mymazdatorsionbarlift00pb3.jpg
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2996/mymazdatorsionbarlift00tu0.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8956/mymazdatorsionbarlift00nc4.jpg
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9506/mymazdatorsionbarlift00za7.jpg

These Blackish Bars Them?

[Dusty_Ranger]

yup thats them im pretty sure

[Boggin-B-Series]

ok guys thanks for all, now the truck is currently up on blocks, tires three inches off of the ground, so now what end of the torsion bar do i unscrew the nuts, the end at the front susp. or the end back on the frame??
Thanks


Jeff

[Boggin-B-Series]

opps sorry i meant screw in nuts..

[ford_2.8]

the bolt you see at the end crank it but youll most likey strip the block the bolt goes in to thats what i did on mine.

[Boggin-B-Series]

yes but what end?

[High Desert Ranger]

You adjust the bolt in the 3rd picture, the one on the right side of the picture (The threads of the bolt are sticking up on the top left corner of the forth picture)


http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g128/avizzini888/mymazdatorsionbarlift00nc4.jpg

[Woods-Rider]

Find the torsion bar at the suspension end then follow it back until it ends in a box looking thing. look up from the bottom in that box and you will see a bolt, that is the bolt you tighten.

Here's a link for more clarification if you need it.
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/TorsionBar.html

[Boggin-B-Series]

ok man, cant tell u how much i can thank u, been waitin for this for soooo long, so i jus screw the bolt in tighter?

[Boggin-B-Series]

ok, got it,.. back to the truck to check it out againnnn. (yea im jus goin back and forth to my truck to the laptop)

[srteach]

If you have springs on the front suspension, you do not have torsion bars.

That being said, you crank on a bolt inside the mounting (third pic shows the mounting best) at the rear of the bar. The bolt is offset from the centerline of the bar (to the outside, I think), and the bolt changes the position of a key attached to the bar. Some key bolts have a lock nut on them. You have to look into one of the holes in the mounting. Use lots of lube, and make sure the tires are off the ground when you crank.

Cranking them will cause toe out, and camber change. You will need an alignment after you crank them.

[Boggin-B-Series]

k thanks, damn those bolts are tight

[mini_monster]

yes them bolts just remeber to count the turns and do the same amount on both sides

[skippy]

post pics when you get done.i want to see the lift,and a picture from the front so we can see the camber.

[Boggin-B-Series]

man, the impact gun cant even tighten them bolts
but i jus realized, if i use a impact gun i wont know how ,many turns it make?

o well, try the ratchet again

[mini_monster]

u might have to heat them to get them lose but i would use that as a last resort try penatraiting oil first and as long as ur within a 1/4 of a turn u will be all set also sometimes u can also use a big clamp and take some pressure off the bars it helps a bit sometimes

[Boggin-B-Series]

k, thanks, and ive already heated it a bit with the torch, but wat are you talking about with the clamps?

[Boggin-B-Series]

anybody?

[Boggin-B-Series]

ok, just put 4 different oils and the torch on it, still cant budge it, i think its rusted on there pretty good

[Boggin-B-Series]

ok now would be a good time for some handy adviceeeee,

[Boggin-B-Series]

k guys seriously. i want to get this done by dark, and the sun is setting, i need this done quick, and i got school tomorrow

Please Helppppp!!!!!!!

[mini_monster]

nvm about the clamp it only works on GM trucks sorry just rememberd that sorry again the only thing u can do is heat it till it's glowing and try that or soak it with pen oil and let it sit over night if u break the bolt or strip the thingy the bolt screws into most of the time the dealer has them on the shelf and the're pretty cheap

[Boggin-B-Series]

alrite thats pissin me off im heatin up the bolt like a b!+ch and its not attempting to glow, sparks and shit but no glow, its only about -10 degrees here , i dont think thats too too cold

[skippy]

:annoyed:k guys seriously. i want to get this done by dark, and the sun is setting, i need this done quick, and i got school tomorrow

Please Helppppp!!!!!!!

wish i had school tomorrow.i have to clean tubes on 40 ton self contained water cooled air conditioners,5 total.

[mini_monster]

try and see if u can get the flame on the bar that the bolt is threaded into laws of heating metal it exspans u get it so by heating up the bolt ur actually making it tighter

[Boggin-B-Series]

k. tried everything, im callin it a night, its pitch dark here now, come back tomorrow :)