Torsion Bars Picture?

Musial-6 · February 9, 2004

Is there any way that someone who knows how to tighten the tortion bars could take a picture of it and show some of us. I think I know where it is, but I would like to make sure. Thanks in advance.

Cool Zr2 · February 9, 2004

How come you wanna do that?

MountaineerTom · February 9, 2004

The torsion bar is the rod on the left side of the pic that is going into the lower control arm. At the other end (out of the pic) it goes through a crossmember. It has a "key" on it with an adjustment bolt. Turn the bolt clockwise to tighten the bar (to raise the front end) or counter clockwise to loosen it (lower the front end).

Tightening will make the ride a little stiffer.

Hopt that helps.

MrQuadrasteer · February 10, 2004

Here you go, the other end of that torsion bar. Only attached to my truck !!

Follow the bar back, inside that crossmemeber you can see the rusty ( ) key, and the rusty bolt (wtf- don't they believe in plating ?!!?) is the bolt you turn to adjust the spring preload and ride height.

(drivers side as seen from passenger side )

blue2kzr2 · February 10, 2004

I never did understand why GM put the ABS controller UNDER the truck instead of in the engine bay like on most others. Only thought of this after seeing it in the last pic.