TORSION BAR ADJUSTMENT - Page 4

Here is a better link to the torsion keys on ebay.

Trying again to get the link right. Hope that the 3rd time does the trick.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-2005-chevy-colorado-canyon-2-lift-leveling-kit_W0QQitemZ280002028692QQcategoryZ33585QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

those are them i have them they are great same company well worth it. Trust me

a lot of people here have adjusted the torsion bars and done some hardcore offroading and I still havent heard of negative results of doing this. I've read on either this forum or the other, and heard the dealer actully turn the torsion for the owner, I think if it really added that much stress we would of heard some negative post by now.

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ORIGINAL: dilo2001gt

how much did it raise the front

About 1.2 inches
It sits pretty level!

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ORIGINAL: Raffi76

Is this something you did on your own or at the dealer?

I did this myself, very easy!

1. Anyone ask a dealer if turning the T-Bars voids the warranty?

2. Can the dealer tell if you've done it?

3. Will 2.5 turns give you an inch at least?

4. Theoretically, this increases your approach angle as well right?

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ORIGINAL: BirdEye

1. Anyone ask a dealer if turning the T-Bars voids the warranty?

2. Can the dealer tell if you've done it?

3. Will 2.5 turns give you an inch at least?

4. Theoretically, this increases your approach angle as well right?

1. depends on dealer I'm sure. Also, turning the T-Bars wouldn't affect unrelated parts of the car under warranty (example: if your stereo shorts out, they can't blame it on the T-bars)

2. if they look at the height of the truck, yes, just as you and I could. But what is stopping you from turning the T-Bars back?

3. maybe? I just eyed mine up

4. yes. it will also increase front ground clearance. I'd also speculate that it will decrease rear departure angle, since the truck's rear isn't angled up as high relative to the rest of the truck, lowering the rear overhang (but I think that this would be minimal at best. an inch rise in the front that is essentially the entire wheel base of the truck compared to a very small fraction of an inch drop on the other side of the rear axle)

I asked my dealer, and he said it has no effect on warranty, and all they have to do is measure or look at the unsold vehicles on thier lot to see that yours is different. 2.5 turns will give you some where around an inch.

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ORIGINAL: Linus Gump

I asked my dealer, and he said it has no effect on warranty, and all they have to do is measure or look at the unsold vehicles on thier lot to see that yours is different.

Yeah if you look at the ones on the lots some of them will be off by an inch or more from the right and left side.. Mine was and when I took it in and asked them to fix it the bastiches wanted to lower the high side rather than raise the low side.. Glad we got that straight before they did it..

I gave mine two and a half turns this morning and from the ground to the bottom of the fender (centered on the wheel) I have 38 1/2 inches.. I was at 36 3/4 before I started.. Ride's the same... Alignment shouldn't have changed enough to worry about.. If it has, it just means I get larger tires quicker..

Rob

I have been reading about this on and off for a bit and finally decided to do it today.  For me the steps did not go as straight forward and easily as everyone has posted here.  Actually, the process was easy, but the amount of turn on one side compared to the other, measuring and remeasuring took quite a bit of doing.
 
The driver side measured 36 1/2 inches before starting and the passenger side measured 36 7/8 inches at the start.   I finished with 38 inches ground to  bottom edge of fender, but it took about 5-6 rounds on the drivers side and about 3 rounds on the other.  To be honest, I really lost count of each as I was doing it to get both sides to the even measurement. 
 
I evened the measurements, drove the vehicle several kilometers (I live in Muscat, Oman so we don't use miles here) measured at a point on my drive then would remeasure at the same point where doing the initial adjustment.  It took me about 3 times driving adjusting and measuring to get the sides even. 
 
I don't know now if because there were so many turns on one side compared to the other if this will be a problem.  Does anyone have any input for the seemingly vast differences in turns in from one side to the other?  I would really appreciate it.  I would like to know if I may need to readjust before I put it in for an alignment.

Go back and read Importkiller's post with Torsion bar Mfger info.  The torsin bar has a fixed stiffnes, just like a spring or a leaf, you just leveled the front and should not have anything to worry about.  My truck was a like 7/16" low on the driver side.  I turned the driver side appx 1.5 + turns, and the pssgr side appx .3.  I made the R & L side even and lifted the front a little.  Drove it for several days and rechecked, so far so good.  Even that much mad a big difference.  I'm gonna remeasure this weekend and maybey tweek just a bit if it needs it.
 

good post doc.....people make the whole tortion bar discussion a lot more difficult than it really is.

Hey guys great info here. I understand everything but this...Which cross member do you use for the jacking of the front end to do this? I saw on one of the threads something about the one behind the skid plate. Is that the one the skid plate is mounted to, and I guess remove the plate first, or do you use the one under the transfercase? I know it can be done without jacking the front end, however I think I'm going to jack it to get the weight off. I'll be adjusting these in the morning so any help about this would be great.

you are not going to be cranking the entire weight of the truck when turning the t-bar....soooo......jacking up the front end is not needed, still a very easy turn of the bolt with the weight still down on the tires.

okokok.... i have a sorta different question...
 
i pull trailers.. heavy ones... and jet skis, atv's, horse supplies..
 
will i have issues with a level as far as topping out or what not? anyone who was done this..... do you off road? or pull trailers? any problems?

ok ok ok... i did the torsions. im going to post pics.. im a little confused.....

i did 10 turns passenger side, and 7 drivers. its still not even... before i did it my front was pretty low. like real low. less than an inch before the tires would hit the fender......

what the hell is going on....

its way higher than it was.. but i went out of my way to dive around and find a stock adventure series and park next to it....... it was higher off the ground than mine is with all those torsion twists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wtf!!!!!! hood was taller, mirrors.... it was bigger all together.. stock!

ill post pics.. but what do you think is up...

i think mabye dealer tweaked them down cause i complained about the left was lower than the right side...

im so confused

the ride is actually better.... its smoother... its real weird...

BEFORE LIFT......

AFTER LIFT.....


KEEP IN MIND. THIS IS AFTER 10 TURNS..... IS THIS NORMAL, OR WAS MY TRUCK SITTIN LOW?
IT HANDLES FINE. NO TOPPONG OR ANYTHING. I TESTED ON EVERYTHING..

what should be the ideal height from the front fender to the ground to make the truck look striaght how many inches im at 42 in the front now

i don't know that there's a standard height, each truck is going to be different.  don't know about an H3, but i pull a 5k lb camper with the H2, got the tbars cranked pretty good, and it handles fine.  just needs more ba!!s and a better cooling system.

im an h2, whats urs setup at

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ORIGINAL: JeepeaterH3

ok ok ok... i did the torsions. im going to post pics.. im a little confused.....

i did 10 turns passenger side, and 7 drivers. its still not even... before i did it my front was pretty low. like real low. less than an inch before the tires would hit the fender......

what the hell is going on....

its way higher than it was.. but i went out of my way to dive around and find a stock adventure series and park next to it....... it was higher off the ground than mine is with all those torsion twists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wtf!!!!!! hood was taller, mirrors.... it was bigger all together.. stock!

ill post pics.. but what do you think is up...

i think mabye dealer tweaked them down cause i complained about the left was lower than the right side...

im so confused

the ride is actually better.... its smoother... its real weird...

 
thats strange and not normal at all...you are the original owner, right?

I am thinking of doing this, so I thought I'd bump this one up.

pass. side almost all the way, drivers side about 2 turns sticking out.  running 37x13.5 toyos. 

Is that for the H2 or H3?