What does one turn on the torsion bolt equal?

[Narco]

Ive read 1/8" and also read 1/4" of lift/drop. Does anyone know for sure what one full turn of that torsion bolt will net you on the suspension?

 

[BlackDenali]

Not a clue but with my groundforce keys my bolts are half way out and my truck is about an inch off my tire.

Measure it, give it one full turn, measure again, post so we all know

 

[brucebruce45]

it shouldn't matter. just turn em till u get the height u want

 

[Narco]

ohhhh, so you want me to do alllll the work? lol. im thinking that i have the keys way too low and thats why it rides like shit. im gonna tru lifting the front an inch and see if it rides any better. just need this damn rain to let up.

 

[MOBmentality]

ohhhh, so you want me to do alllll the work? lol. im thinking that i have the keys way too low and thats why it rides like shit. im gonna tru lifting the front an inch and see if it rides any better. just need this damn rain to let up.

did you ever pull the shocks?

 

[Narco]

its been too wet. the plan is to get under it, pull the shocks, and check that. if i need to go further than that ill **** with the keys. i hate to do that b/c i just got it aligned.

 

[MOBmentality]

its been too wet. the plan is to get under it, pull the shocks, and check that. if i need to go further than that ill **** with the keys. i hate to do that b/c i just got it aligned.

I think youre bottomed out on the shock.. honestly..

 

[thehoe92]

 

[BlackDenali]

I think youre bottomed out on the shock.. honestly..

Or riding on the front bump stops...

 

[puckhead]

Not to thread jack, but where is this bolt that we need to turn? Is it easy to get to?

 

[ballsie]

The bolt is just right under the front seats in the that crossmember under the truck. You will see the torsion bar going from the lower control arm to the cross member under the seat. I got about 1/4 inch per turn on my truck(4 revolutions = 1 inch). Make sure you have the front wheels off the ground before you mess with the bolts. You can break the head off of the bolt and that is no fun.

 

[puckhead]

The bolt is just right under the front seats in the that crossmember under the truck. You will see the torsion bar going from the lower control arm to the cross member under the seat. I got about 1/4 inch per turn on my truck(4 revolutions = 1 inch). Make sure you have the front wheels off the ground before you mess with the bolts. You can break the head off of the bolt and that is no fun.

Sweet, thanks for the info bud! if i knew where it was I would have done it with the tires on the ground. Good to know thats a bad idea! lol Heard some people have a change in ride. ANyone notice if its too bad? And what about on a autoride truck?

 

[Narco]

Mob, you have to be right. its still wet and ive bene out of town so i havent crawled under there yet, but my front end is as low as thehoe92's and he's got 24s...i have 22's. i dont think the keys in there have any real tension on them at all, and so its sitting on top of the shocks. due to my unrelated remote start debachale, i hope to know something by wed afternoon.

 

[Eagle]

Make sure you have the front wheels off the ground before you mess with the bolts. You can break the head off of the bolt and that is no fun.

It makes no difference unless the threads are seized. If they are siezed, you'll probably break the head either way. For the record, I never lift mine off the ground.

 

[Narco]

i prob will just so i can squeeze under easier. or drive it up on some ramps

 

[Narco]

I think youre bottomed out on the shock.. honestly..

and Mob guessed it FTW...i knew you would!

ok, so the install shop is closed today so i couldnt get the remote start fixed. its in the low 40s but sunny so i went out to mess with the keys.

i had a sneaking suspision that this was the issue...it was slammed in the front...lower that youre supposed to be on just 22s w/ these keys. the keys were almost resting on the stop block things (dont recall their name). i lifted each side up almost 1.25 inches. its back to riding smooth again. doesnt look as good but holy shit it rides better. its worth the trade off.

i might go out and lower it again to take the .25 off and just leave it at 1 inch above total shit ride but thats another day. the front was so low that the front shocks could only go up. there was no give for them to go down.

thanks to Mob and the others for the advice. ill run it in for an alignment check this weekend.

 

[Young28]

how did you get ur big ass under there lol

j/k glad you got it taken care if.

 

[Narco]

i know right! i drove it up on ramps. the final tweaks i just laid down and stretched my arm underneath.

---------- Post added at 12:36 AM ---------- Previous post was Yesterday at 11:26 PM ----------

when i was at the car stereo shop last week a dodge ram parked next to me with some 6's...it made my shit look like tonka wheels! they looked soooo small, trick, your shit is gonna be like a wagon wheel when youre done.

 

[Young28]

i know right! i drove it up on ramps. the final tweaks i just laid down and stretched my arm underneath.

---------- Post added at 12:36 AM ---------- Previous post was Yesterday at 11:26 PM ----------

when i was at the car stereo shop last week a dodge ram parked next to me with some 6's...it made my shit look like tonka wheels! they looked soooo small, trick, your shit is gonna be like a wagon wheel when youre done.

yup lol

I stand like a foot taller than my truck now haha