Re: Lower a 4x4

From: Andy Levy (andy.levy@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Aug 24 2005 - 09:56:16 EDT


On 8/24/05, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
> > > You can lower the front end ride height by cranking the torsion bars
> > > down... and if you wanted you could mount the axles [above] the spring
> > > packs in the rear by either doing an axle swap with one from a 2wd truck
> > > - or rewelding the perches
> >
> > Don't forget that the torsion bar "adjustment" to lower the front
> > suspension will also mess with your spring rate horribly
>
> If you're using the same spring, and just changing the rotation of it (as
> you do when you crank a torsion bar up or down) the spring rate will not
> change, only the amount of availible jounce and droop.

I thought the "twist" on the torsion bar was what gave it the spring
rate but according to
http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/3303/index1.html that may
only be true if you raise the ride height by cranking the bars "up."



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