RE: Torsion bars

From: Jon Smith (jdsmith4@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 05 1999 - 12:41:36 EST


You don't want to go more than an inch or an inch&half, or you'd wear
out cv joints and ball joints. And yes, only in the front.

Jon Smith

>How much height can you get from raising the torsion bars? Also can
you
>only do it in the front?
>
>Mike Stepka
>98 CC Sport 4x4 V6
>with all the chrome accessories
>www.genesisdj.com/truck.html
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net] On Behalf Of
>HKUSP40578@aol.com
>Sent: Monday, January 04, 1999 11:38 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Torsion bars
>
>Remember that the stock bars are not 'really' going to hold the lift.
Also
>remember to bounce on the front bumper 5-6 times after cranking them up
to
>desired height and recheck the height, as the front end will settle
some.
>After market tbars are available for $200 from Sway-A-Way and are said
to
>hold
>the height once cranked up. I have to readjust mine about once every
month
>using stock tbars. A pipe might also help you out to slide over the
>ratchet(monkey bar) along with some penetrant lube whe cranking them
up. It
>is
>a very easy to do lift, I would say if you want more height in the
front do
>it, I did and like it alot more.
>Kyle
>
>

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