Front bump-stops less than 1" from LC arms!

[fixizin]

Got a bone-stock XL 4x4 with "Sport" package, 15-inch wheels. Getting ready to tackle ball joints and other front-end issues, and I was underneath, scoping things out, and trying to get in the mood, lol.

Anyway, I noticed my rubber bump-stops, on the frame cross-member (which determine when you "bottom out", right?), are less than an inch from the lower control arms... and I haven't been off-roading for a LONG time... and I'm thinking "I don't remember what that gap was when new, but that's not a lot of wheel travel there..."

SO... time for a click or three on the torsion bars? New shocks too?

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

there isnt a lot of wheel up-travel on an IFS front end from the factory, if yours has settled, it hasnt settled much. but its possible your t-bars have settled a little with use. worn shocks will also cause sagging.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

How would worn shocks cause sagging? The torsion bar is the 'spring', the shock as nothing to do with it.

Sounds about normal for clearance between the bumpstops.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

gas charged shocks want to be uncompressed, thus they are trying to hold the truck up when fresh. its not a lot of force, but then it doesnt take a lot of force to lift the front of a truck. you can change the ride height of a truck just by tugging up on the front bumper with one hand.

 

[racinranger]

i will say i've seen a fresh set of shocks lift a vehicle .25-.40in when changed. the whole gas charged thing add's to the "spring rate" of your t bars. alternatly if its time for balljoints im sure its time for shocks as there worn out with the balljoints. i know at work i'd rec both