if the movement looks fluid and tight then most likely you're okay. If you
see a little jerking or extra play as you let the suspension extend fully,
you'll notice.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html"Phillip Batson" <pbatson68@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20031216201606.69158.qmail@web21107.mail.yahoo.com... > > Can you guys define "extraneous movement" for me? I'm > not quite sure I'd know it if I saw it. I haven't > worked with suspensions much, so I'm a noob. > Thanks! > > > --- Wayne Allewelt <wallewelt@mai-aec.com> wrote: > > > > IMO, I believe that Josh is right, and this being my > > third truck with > > torsion bars I have to side with Josh. > > > > The only time that the torsions bars are putting a > > load on the front > > suspension is when the lower control arm is being > > pushed up from below, as > > in sitting on the ground or ramps. When you jack up > > the truck and let the > > suspension hang clear of the ground you do not have > > any tension load on the > > ball joints except the gravity load put on them by > > the hub, brakes and > > tire/rim, and you are actually putting a load back > > onto the torsion bars. > > The idea behind jack up the truck and letting the > > suspension hang is to take > > the bigger load off of the ball joints, that way > > they are easier to > > move/check. You do not have to jack up the truck to > > check the upper ball > > joint. If it is bad it will move with or without a > > load on it, but jacking > > up the truck does make it easier. I hope this helps. > > > > Wayne > > 01 QC Sport 4x4 V8 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <david.clement@verizon.net> > > > In article <brnapu$k2q$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, > > jbattles@bankfinancial.com > > > ("Josh Battles") writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > "Phillip Batson" <pbatson68@yahoo.com> wrote in > > message > > > > > > > > > > Hmm. Ok, silly question: How would I know if > > they are > > > > > going out? > > > > > > > > Okay, this is what you do... > > > > > > > > jack vehicle and support by frame with front > > wheels about 4 - 5 inches > > off > > > > the ground. take a LONG pry bar (i use a 4 > > footer) and move the > > suspension > > > > (wheel) up and down (loading/unloading) while > > having someone look at the > > > > joints. If any sort of extraneous movement is > > observed, then it's time > > for > > > > new ones. > > > > > > Actually you would want to jack the truck up by > > the lower control arm so > > that > > > the spring/torsion bar is not loading the > > suspension. > > > > > > Dave Clement > > > 99 SLT+ CC 4x4 > > >
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