torsion keys vs. cranking

[07rangerfx4lv2]

i just recently installed the torsion keys in my ranger, im thinkin of ditching them is cranking the bars any different?

 

[Toms01PSD]

Horrible mistake...read the 4x4 section for torsion key information...

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

which is the mistake haha

 

[Toms01PSD]

And to answer your question, cranking the bars won't hurt so bad, and it does the same thing...

 

[Toms01PSD]

The torsion keys were the mistake.

As Bill Ayers would say, you did the Wallet Weight Reduction mod.

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

yea thought so, probably wasnt a coincedence the next day they told me my balljoints were shot

 

[Toms01PSD]

yea thought so, probably wasnt a coincedence the next day they told me my balljoints were shot

Yes and no. They MAY have been shot before they put them in, but that's a common problem with torsion keys. Ball joints tend to wear out faster with them installed.

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

do you just have the bars cranked in your truck? i know it stiffens the ride, and they would sag over time

 

[Toms01PSD]

I haven't cranked them in this truck. I had them cranked on my old 99 4x4 though. I turned them up about 1" and did an alignment afterwards.

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

yea these keys are messing things up i think, ive had them in for maybe 2 months, and the ball joints have bin replaced and its still pulling me to the left

 

[Toms01PSD]

Did you have the alignment redone?

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

yes, it all got done, its not an aggresive pull like it was before the balljoints were replaced, but its still drifting

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

well i think im gunna ditch the keys, try to sell them and crank the bars. good waste of a few hundred bucks,

 

[Toms01PSD]

That's exactly what they are. Did you search on here before you bought them or did you already have them when you found the site?

I go to school with a boy who has some in his truck and he claims it "doesn't ride rough". I laughed and told him he should have cranked the torsion bars.

 

[07rangerfx4lv2]

i researched them a bit, im more concerned about destroying parts then the comfort of the ride anyway