Torsion Keys Different Lengths, Bad Bars? or Control Arms?

jonstreet · December 21, 2014

Now I've been searching and some people say its normal to see. Yet When I crank them up the drivers side bottoms out and the passagers side will go up about an inch taller and not bottom out, This does not seem normal at all.

kstruckcountry · December 21, 2014

What to you mean by bottoming out? The control arms normally rest on the jounce bumpers.

jonstreet · December 21, 2014

Lol sry the torsion key bolt on the drivers side bottoms out ie can't crank on it anymore and the truck sets lower than the pass side and the pass key bolt isn't turned in alol the way.

kstruckcountry · December 21, 2014

Could be a torsion bar going bad I guess?

jonstreet · December 22, 2014

Could be a torsion bar going bad I guess?

LOL yeah, i just don't know, bar or the bar may have stripped the control arm? silly lil 4x4

kstruckcountry · December 22, 2014

I would back the bolts out and see what kind of play the bars have in the keys and arms then.

jonstreet · January 3, 2015

Ok sry Holidays and works crazy, I put 305/60R18 on the truck now and IT LOOKS MEAN! I rub on the drivers side on the inner fender well by the door ??? what the hell? The tires come to a 32.4

I've seen and been told we can fit 33x10.50 's on our truck with just cranking the keys, so I guess thats what I mean by my post, what could be worn out if the keys is turned all the way and the bolt stops and touchs the retainer block that hold the key. I know its weird tonite I'm heading to a buddies shop after hours to see what I can do? Thx guys

kstruckcountry · January 3, 2015

I'd definitely have him check it out... Sounds like a bar could be bad.

kmborland · January 4, 2015

I have rough country 1.5-2" leveling kit on mine and have no issues running 315/70r17 on mine. With just the keys in, and no crank. The torsion key adjustment bolts are all the way backed out. The keys actually rest on what the adjustment bolts thread into. How many miles on your truck? How do you drive it? Are you the only owner?

jonstreet · January 4, 2015

I have rough country 1.5-2" leveling kit on mine and have no issues running 315/70r17 on mine. With just the keys in, and no crank. The torsion key adjustment bolts are all the way backed out. The keys actually rest on what the adjustment bolts thread into. How many miles on your truck? How do you drive it? Are you the only owner?

I'm maybe the 3rd owner I street drive it but I found hunting tickets from an area that is for 4x4 ing, I noticed the drivers bar isn't in all the way or basiclly the bars don't look them same from pass to driver. someone has put keys in it b/c the keys I got off Ebay are the same index, so they sent me F3 keys for a 2500HD and those bottomed out the upper control arms, Maybe the guys who put the keys in before me didn't get the index right when putting the keys back in. I'm going to pull the keys out Monday and mark the index of each. I'm able to crank on these with a 3/8th ratchet too. I judt don't think the index is correct on the drivers side, will update Monday nite, Thx again!!!

kmborland · January 4, 2015

That's a problem right there. 3/4 ton torsion keys will actually lower the ride hit on a 1/2 ton truck. Try to get stock ford keys or aftermarket lift keys and see what happens. This may get the lift you want but might not fix the height difference between driver and passenger sides

jonstreet · January 5, 2015

No the 2500HD lifted the truck soooo much that it bottomed out on the upper control arms but was the most lift on the truck had to limp home after puttting them on and I never cranked on them either was a huge differenace between the C3 keys and the F3 ( C3 3in lift 1500 & F3 being 3in lift 2500 ).