still shy on torsion bar

[pastor scott.com]

I to be a wimp , but I really do get weak in the knees about messing with the t-bar. I know you all are doing it. I really want a level burb but dam its brand new and my new revo tires will they burn. Really just that easy, turn a bolt and go. I thought that the suspension was made to rest on those bump stops. Wont it become springy with out that stop?

 

set me straight guys

 

Scott

[dogdays]

This is a mechanical engineering problem. That's what I do for a living.

 

Unless you are changing the length of a lever arm, adjusting the torsion bar bolts WILL NOT change the spring rate of the system. It just moves the zero point up or down. Think about it, the spring rate of the torsion bar system depends entirely on the bar material, diameter of the bar, the length of the bar, and the lever arm the bar acts on. If you adjust the bolt you are not changing the bar diameter, length or material. You are not, in my mind at least, changing the length of the lever arm the bar acts on. Therefore you CANNOT be changing the spring rate.

If you change the height and also change the shocks to stiffer shocks, or if you put the shocks out of a "comfort zone" built into the shick, the suspension will be stiffer because of the increased damping but not because of any bar changes!

 

R.

PS: Change the bars and get it realigned and your tires won't burn as if they were in Hell!

[Cool Zr2]

Its not turn and go, you need to turn them both evenly, then get an alignment, and when you tighten up the bolts you WILL get a harder ride.

[BBSilverado]

I          to be a wimp , but I really do get weak in the knees about messing with the t-bar. I know you all are doing it. I really want a level burb but dam its brand new and my new revo tires will they burn. Really just that easy, turn a bolt and go. I thought that the suspension was made to rest on those bump stops. Wont it become springy with out that stop?

 

set me straight guys

 

Scott

 

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Pastor, cranking the t-bars will not hurt your tires if you get an alignment done right afterwards. You will notice a stiffer ride (the more you crank them the stiffer it gets, but its not that bad) I cranked mine 4 full turns on each side and it still had a little rake look to it, I then took it in for an alignment and the mechanic ended up cranking them a little more. He told me he had to crank them a little more to get the truck within the ride heigth specs. That was cool with me, it sits level now and the ride is still very nice on the highway, but it is definatley stiffer on rough roads.

[BBSilverado]

I           to be a wimp , but I really do get weak in the knees about messing with the t-bar. I know you all are doing it. I really want a level burb but dam its brand new and my new revo tires will they burn. Really just that easy, turn a bolt and go. I thought that the suspension was made to rest on those bump stops. Wont it become springy with out that stop?

 

set me straight guys

 

Scott

 

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Pastor, cranking the t-bars will not hurt your tires if you get an alignment done right afterwards. You will notice a stiffer ride (the more you crank them the stiffer it gets, but its not that bad) I cranked mine 4 full turns on each side and it still had a little rake look to it, I then took it in for an alignment and the mechanic ended up cranking them a little more. He told me he had to crank them a little more to get the truck within the ride heigth specs. That was cool with me, it sits level now and the ride is still very nice on the highway, but it is definatley stiffer on rough roads.

 

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Forgot to say, it is just cranking the adjuster bolts, so if you don't like the end result you can always undo it with no damage done.