Cranking F-150 Torsion bars

Jake1 · 09-20-2009, 06:37 PM

I was reading in the tech center about cranking the bolts on the torsion bars To level the suspension a little bit. I tried turning them clockwise maybe about 1 full turn maybe a little less. But it didnt really seem like it did muchI think I got maybe like 1/2 an inch higher in the front. Do I need to turn them more or is that the highest I will get?

Viva*the*Ranger · 09-21-2009, 08:23 AM

You can turn them until they bottom the keys out. I don't suggest you do that, but you should be able to get more then a half inch from them. Be careful! If you over do it you will put too much stress on your CV's and they will wear out much faster then you would like.

85_Ranger4x4 · 09-21-2009, 11:33 AM

If you level your truck, when you tow or haul it will make your truck look very stupid, very fast.

My brother leveled his '97, it takes nothing to look pathetic now. My truck sits level with my tractor on the trailer while his is far from it.

09-20-2009, 06:37 PM	#1
Jake1 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 8	Cranking F-150 Torsion bars I was reading in the tech center about cranking the bolts on the torsion bars To level the suspension a little bit. I tried turning them clockwise maybe about 1 full turn maybe a little less. But it didnt really seem like it did muchI think I got maybe like 1/2 an inch higher in the front. Do I need to turn them more or is that the highest I will get?

09-21-2009, 08:23 AM	#2
VivatheRanger Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Covington, Wa. Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 19	You can turn them until they bottom the keys out. I don't suggest you do that, but you should be able to get more then a half inch from them. Be careful! If you over do it you will put too much stress on your CV's and they will wear out much faster then you would like. __________________ 1987 Ranger, D35 swap, sploder 8.8 Build thread>> http://therangerstation.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=97183 (sold) 1997 F150 Lariat 4x4:RIP 2006 Ranger 4.0, 4x4, all stock... for the time being

09-21-2009, 11:33 AM	#3
85_Ranger4x4 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Between Omaha & Des Moines Posts: 11,273 Rep Power: 52	If you level your truck, when you tow or haul it will make your truck look very stupid, very fast. My brother leveled his '97, it takes nothing to look pathetic now. My truck sits level with my tractor on the trailer while his is far from it. __________________ 1985 Ford Ranger Custom, 4x4, PA 3" BL, 5.0 HO wannabe, C5 Transmixer, 31 spline T/L 8.8 w/ disc brakes. Build Thread My Ranger is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine truck: weatherly, stiff and fast... very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime.

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