Torsion Leveling

[clm7214]

Soo i finally got around to playing with the torsion bars last night. I put 8 turns into both of them to level out the truck. I counted the exposed threads on the bolts then i measured from the bottom of the framerails to ensure it was level on both axis. I have got to say, it looks alot better now. I was afraid of the ride being too stiff but its actually better. Before it was very squishy feeling and now it feels just right, like a 3/4 ton should be. After i drove it around on the road for a while i took it to some small dunes and whoops to see how the travel and ride offroad had changed. Ive got to say, i can go alot faster over the trails now and with more control. Im a believer in the torsion leveling. It leveled it out, improved the ride and now ill be able to fit 285's on it when my 265's wear out. I know alot of you say its murder on the frontend but for a 2500HD it works just fine.

 

Just wanted to put some positive comments about torsion lifting out there.

[Sunoco]

As long as you don't go too crazy on the torsion bar cranking and your CV angles are not too bad I don't think it's murder but front end parts will wear a little faster. Where are the pictures?

[SV Silverado]

Did you jack up the truck to take some of the load off the bars or crank them with the front tires on the ground? Did the 8 turns crank the bolts in all the way and how much down travel is left?

Thanks for any info you can give.

[kssooner]

When I did mine I went to a buddy's shop and put it on the lift cranked them up a little, set it back down I drove it around so it could settle and repeated that process several times to get it just right and level...the next day I went and had it alligned...some will say you dont have to do that but I figure better safe than sorry

[clm7214]

Here are the pictures. It got a little dark, but you get the idea.

 

 

 

[ZZebes]

Cool Pics man, nice lookin truck