Torsion Bars.

[michaeljr5]

I was curios, Jeepin Al mention something about twisting or adjusting torsion bars to lift the front of an IFS vehicle. He said something about doing this with the factory ones. How is this done? I want to see if I can lift the front of the Monty a little to level her out.

[LowNSlowNeon]

hrm could I do this to my dako? :D...

an inch or two would be sweet haha

[mousee]

never plan on going more than an inch up and ALWAYS get it aligned after adjustments made. Some places (Ziggy?) will adjust a bit for a small fee while aaligning...

[mousee]

an inch or two would be sweet haha

Sicko :boxing:

[michaeljr5]

I need to know how to lift it up. I crawled under there and I don't know what to do. How do you adjust them?

[LowNSlowNeon]

Sicko :boxing:

:oops: :sign psycho:

Hm... like michael said hows it done?..

I only need an inch or so to clear the tires I want ;)

[97cheepjeep]

I know on the xterras there is a bolt at the end of the torsion bar there is a nut on top that needs to be loosened and then you turn the bolt right to raise and left to lower. If you do this make sure you do the same turns on both sides and only take measurements after you drive it so it can settle. I'll try to attach a picture of the bolt and torsion bar. These pictures are of an xterra. yours may vary.
http://www.midwestxterraowners.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=31&sessionid=853597bb0182b806705ddc1e63651991

[Advent]

Cranking the torsion bars will usually screw up your camber pretty bad. It gives cheaply-lifted rigs that ghetto tilted-wheel look. Also eats tires REALLY fast.

[jeepin_al]

I haven't done it myself yet but next week I will be tearing into my front suspension, if you want to come by and have a look with it all taken apart you can see the adjustment bolt. Everything has pretty much been said that I know about it. Remember, you are adjusting your spring rate when you do a torsion twist so ride quality will certainly suffer. As long as you stay at 1-2" then you should be able to get the alignment set properly.

[naturalbornmudder]

Cranking the torsion bars will usually screw up your camber pretty bad. It gives cheaply-lifted rigs that ghetto tilted-wheel look. Also eats tires REALLY fast.

Kyle is right on this one. I would avoid cranking the torsion bars as poor camber alignment will occur, faster tire wear and feathering, and premature wear out of your torsion bars so that adjusting back will give a "tired" look to them.

The reason I know this is because I have done this with my 91 Hilux ands it ate a set of tires in no time so when I finally decided to crank them back down they were all tired out

[holeski]

The front of that thing is stiff enough already; you don’t want to make it any stiffer.

[LawsonEOD]

Another thing to consider is your ride will be rough just like Holeski said. JMHO

[mousee]

If you do just decide to turn 'em up, do it right. DO NOT ADJUST WITH WEIGHT OF VEHICLE ON THEM. You must unload the weight before adjusting. Some people will say you don't have to, but trust me do it right. The Monty should have enough adjustment to bring the camber back to green, that's why I said to have it aligned, prefferably at the time of adjustment.

Also keep in mind that for every inch you go up, that's an inch of down travel lost. along with the harsher ride, the possible misalignment, it's not looking so good any more is it?

But like I say, an inch is usually acceptable to level out for heavier stuff. so...

[TRAILTOYZ]

On the chevy IFS, you can re-index the torsion bars by using Ford Keys, or on the one-tons the GM "Green Key". See the article here:
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65871 (http://http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65871)