Pics Of Trucks With Torsion Crank

[kewl_guy33]

i am looking for some pics of trucks that have tightened there torsion bars to level it out.. i am just trying to determine if this is all i need...i am looking just for that little extra stance and room for some bigger tires... i have a stock 2002 gmc sierra 1500 EC SB.......just looks like the back sits so much higher and was wondering if i can level the front and exactly how much safely.. i know that u can run into CV probs and Ball joint probs but i am sure there is a safe amount that i can lift it without hurting anything.. and yes i will go get it aligned after..

 

so if you have pics or some info for me it would be appreciated.....

[seadoons]

See my signature...I got the bars cranked up around 40,000 miles and I now have 110,000 miles with no front end problems. Is your truck 4WD? I don't think the 2WD trucks have torsion bars. It made a huge difference. One thing to note - right after you get the bars cranked up you will have to have your front end re-aligned.

 

Good luck.

[cambo]

[kewl_guy33]

wow it does make a mean looking difference eh.. yes mine is 4wheel drive.. i would never go with anything else.....keep the pics coming... umm how far can i crank them before running into trouble... like i know to measure from fender to ground and make each side equal but wheres the limit.. how far can u lift??

[cambo]

Mine is maxed out which is supposedly a no no. But it's a truck, you can fix them if they break.

[kewl_guy33]

hey cambo? is that all you have in front is torsion bars cranked? is the back stock still? what size of tires do you have on and rims? i really like that stance..

 

same with you seadoons - - what size of tire do u have and what kind and what size of rim and what kind?

[Lincoln30]

Here are some OLD pics of my truck (from 2001). I know I have some newer pics with the 17" wheels and the Trailboss rear bumper but I can't find them.

 

[2000DV4.8]

Don't crank more than 1.5". If you go further than that, you'll run into trouble. (parts wearing very fast, and a very harsh ride)

[strafingmoose]

Hmm. Nice. So if I understand correctly, this is just a tune of existing parts. It doesn't require new parts or kits installed right ?

 

How much lifting it up of 1.5 inch could cost ?

[Lincoln30]

It cost nothing if you have a jack, two jack stands, a wrench, and some kind of paint/marker. I don't remember the exact procedure (it was 9 years ago) but it went something like...jack the truck until the wheels have no weight on the them (just like changing a tire), place stands, crawl under truck and make a "story" mark on each torsion bolt so you can keep track of each turn and do the exact amount of turns to the other side. I think we cranked mine 4 full turns and then lowered the truck to check it. It was good so we left it at 4 turns.

 

I guess mine is only cranked about 1.5" since after 125K miles I don't have any suspension issues.