Truxx torsion keys

[95offroadx]

ok ive read threw alot of old thread about this, but who actually has them installed on there truck, i would love to hear the views people have on them who actually used them.

Do they add 2" of lift and not the harsh ride?

before i crank my tbars up and hated the harsh ride, since then i lowered my truck 2" by loosening them and got a nice soft ride. But id like to jack it back up, maybe even get a small body lift, and then a rcd

 

[99stepside]

Okay lots of people have several oppinions on torsion bar set ups. In my oppinion, i felt the same way. did a body lift and realized that my front end looked wighed down, so i tightened the torsion bars and hated it. i could feel every little crack in the road. too rough. so i talked to one of my buddies who works on all the Navy seal and EOD trucks and told me about torsion keys, ended up buying a set, had him put them in and now the front end is kinda baja and looks great. the best thing is it rides great. thats my oppinion. others may tell you differently but i have done it both ways and i say get the torsion keys. oh one thing i forgot, you will need to get new shocks as well. apparrently the stock ones werent long enough, and when your done with the keys install get an allignment.

Hope my post helped you
Bryan

 

[95offroadx]

well i was noticing how the others who have bad views on them probably never used torsion keys...i never did so that why im wonderin

 

[99iowa4x4ranger]

what brand of keys did you use, and how did you do it? a local 4x4 shop said they would charge me 90 to install them, and they carry truxx brand and they want 227 for the keys and 75 for the alignment. i know i can find keys cheaper, and i know the guy, so he said he would still do them if i brought them in. i was just wondering if it is worth the 90 for them to do it, i priced a unloader tool at around 80-100 so im almost considering it, unless there is a way to not use them, and doesnt require too much extra work. thanks

 

[rangertoy]

I just put my on about 2 months ago and upgraded to #1 t bars. The keys I got are from summit and I think it rides good for a lifted truck, and looks alot better, i ended up getting almost 3 inches out of it and my adjuster bolts are only tightened about half way

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I've installed a couple sets of TRUXX keys at work, last set was on an 09 ranger fx4. When I test drove it afterwards it rode like a tank, wayyy worse than my sport trac with a 2" torsion twist. I didn't like it at all.

 

[Chris.S.]

Extended shocks are your friend when you lift a torsion bar front end. There is no down travel left whether you torsion twist or use the keys-they both accomplish the EXACT same thing-more preload on your bars (aka: springs).

Skip the keys, extend the shocks.



IMO

 

[JDanger]

I have a new to me ranger and just went through some of this myself and am still not sure. I just did the t-bar crank and I can't really get my truck perfectly level without it riding like a buckboard. I can go higher but it begins to really hit hard and I just can't take it. I went back down about 2 turns and it softened back up but I did gain about 1 1/2" before the ride went to crap. I have heard guys say that if you go with the keys it doesn't hurt the ride as bad but I guess I don't see how. In my mind, wether you use keys or crank it up you are still applying the same amount of pressure to the bar to get comparable ride heights. Essentially, they keys preload the t-bars before you crank em up. Maybe someone else can clarify but do the keys give a softer ride than cranking the t-bars?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

No, they are both doing the exact same thing, adding preload to the t-bar and killing any down travel that the IFS has.

 

[JohnnyO]

In my mind, wether you use keys or crank it up you are still applying the same amount of pressure to the bar to get comparable ride heights. Essentially, they keys preload the t-bars before you crank em up.

Now you're gettin' it.
Step to the head of the class.

 

[JDanger]

Just went to Fat Bobs web site and read the description for the keys. It says the keys allows you to maintain the stock soft ride. Care to comment, cuz I don't see how in my opinion. But?

 

[Chris.S.]

Just went to Fat Bobs web site and read the description for the keys. It says the keys allows you to maintain the stock soft ride. Care to comment, cuz I don't see how in my opinion. But?

Marketing lies.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Just went to Fat Bobs web site and read the description for the keys. It says the keys allows you to maintain the stock soft ride. Care to comment, cuz I don't see how in my opinion. But?

And a K&N will add 10-15HP too

 

[jggtjr]

I just finished putting keys and blocks on my 2004 Edge. It will stiffen the ride some (I like it stiffer personally) and bounce like CRAZY if you keep the stock shocks. On my Ranger, though, I tried a set of Ranchos and the CV's hit on them. I ended up getting a stock Monroe Sense-A-Trac and I made some custom extensions. I love the truck now and it still has plenty of travel. So I would reccomend the keys after having done both a T-bar crank and now keys. Good Luck!!

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

You should only do a crank or keys, not both. Thats adding way too much angle to the CV's, balljoints and such.