Dumb question about t bars. Laugh at the Newbie

[bluejack]

OK so I know less than nothing about underneath a car. I have read about how easy it is to "crank the torsion bars" but cannot find an illustration of where to put the wrench.

The torsion bars (straight longitudinal bars with gear like teeth on the end) to me look like they are happily embedded and I cannot see any bolts to tighten...Unless we're talking about a pipe wrench on the whole thing. And it looks like the little "teeth" on the ends wouldn't let anything turn anyway. Maybe you have to remove those brackets on the front side of the bar? That ain't "easy" in my book.

I am missing something obvious I know, and no, I don't have the FSM. This is probably the only mod I will do so I was hoping to find at least a picture on where to tighten. I have searched. I promise. One thread from long ago that was promising apparently had pictures deleted.

So have a laugh, but if you have a soft spot for idiots, shine some light on this for me! Pictures would be fantastic.

Thanks,

B

 

[Trunk Monkey]

It's a Frontier, but it'll get you pointed in the right direction. The guy is holding the anchor bolt for the torsion bar. That's the one you turn to increase/decrease lift.

 

[Skidoo]

And since folks are doing this without the FSM, DO NOT USE an impact wrench.
Spring steel and hammers do not mix well.

 

[2000UZJ]

The adjustor bolt is right underneath the driver and passenger front seat. If you follow them back, you will see where it ends, a huge cluster **** of stuff. Look dead in the middle and you will see a gigantic bolt sitting in there. You turn that one.

 

[Travis351]

Make sure to jack up the front end of the truck before you start adjusting. https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/8742-ok-so-how-does-one-tweak-torsion-bars.html

 

[spressomon]

The adjustor bolt is right underneath the driver and passenger front seat. If you follow them back, you will see where it ends, a huge cluster **** of stuff. Look dead in the middle and you will see a gigantic bolt sitting in there. You turn that one.


30mm

 

[arbetrader]

I'm an idiot too when it comes to these things and have a few more questions (the more detailed the answer, the better).... Will this just adjust the front? How about getting the rear to match height? How much lift and how many cranks in which direction will yield the best results? Do you still need to jack up the front if you have AHC on high (of if you've already adjusted the sensors?) If so, where is the best jack point? Sorry to hijack, but things that we all should know I guess

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Only adjusts the front, rear depends on what coil springs you use, best results is subjective, yes you still have to jack up the front, there's a jack point right in the middle.

 

[bluejack]

Thanks guys, I got under there yesterday and found what I needed to find. I also found where the dealership broke my skid plate when I had the 90k service done last Friday. Looks like they weren't paying attention when they put it on the lift.

arbe, there are some threads on here that give you number of cranks,etc...From what I read you turn clockwise to add height. But it sounds a lot like trial and error as to the number of turns.

As I was looking at my rig yesterday attached to a trailer...and perfectly evened out by the toungue weight...I got to thinking, am I going to be a little squirrely on the road with trailer if I raise the front end up to be level without load? I may want to reconsider this...

 

[Anthony.L]

Yes you turn the bolt clockwise to raise the front end. In my experience 3 full rotations equaled .5" lift approximately.

Like other said, make sure both front wheels are completely off the ground and use a manual wrench to turn the bolt slowly. Do not use any impact tools.

It will near impossible to get both sides identical. If you get within 1/8" then you are fine.

 

[farinvail]

Alignment after lifting or you will wear through tires quickly.