Stupid torsion bar question

[ColoradoCarlisle]

I just put 285's on my 100 and want to raise the front about an inch. When I crawl under there my bolts are bottomed out against the frame bracket. So to me if I crank clockwise with the bolts against the frame it will turn in the round housing that holds the t bar. This will cause it to lift up a bit. Or am I turning it counter clock wise away from the frame bracket?

I will jack it up and also look into bottle jacking the area as well as good amounts of PB Blaster.

Thanks I just dont want to break a bolt and go the wrong way.

 

[spressomon]

I just put 285's on my 100 and want to raise the front about an inch. When I crawl under there my bolts are bottomed out against the frame bracket. So to me if I crank clockwise with the bolts against the frame it will turn in the round housing that holds the t bar. This will cause it to lift up a bit. Or am I turning it counter clock wise away from the frame bracket?

I will jack it up and also look into bottle jacking the area as well as good amounts of PB Blaster.

Thanks I just dont want to break a bolt and go the wrong way.

Clockwise to tighten the spring...which will raise the front suspension. Remember you need to have the front wheels off the ground to apply torque to the t-bar adjuster.

 

[ColoradoCarlisle]

When I jack it up do I have to jack it up under the frame so there is no load at all anywhere on the front wheel or can I use the jack pont on the IFS

 

[spressomon]

When I jack it up do I have to jack it up under the frame so there is no load at all anywhere on the front wheel or can I use the jack pont on the IFS

You need to jack it up so that there is no load on the A-arm. So jack it up from the center and to the driver side (your floor jack will be centered to the rig PS to DS) of where the front diff sits...or jack it up from the frame rails one side at a time depending upon what type of jack you are using.

 

[spressomon]

Also it helps to spray the threaded t-rod adjuster bolt with PB Blaster or similar. And depending upon how much corrosion is present on the exposed threads you may want to repeat the PB Blaster treatment over a couple days...it all depends on how much corrosion (if any) is present.

 

[ColoradoCarlisle]

Zero corrosion but I will still use the PB to make sure.
Thanks a ton

 

[wareagle]

Turning the bolts is going to be tough, so I'd recommend a 2-4 foot breaker bar to slip over wrench handle. I never raise my trucsk for this, so I use a floor jack handle. Dribble some PB balster on the threads teh day before you attempt.

 

[wngrog]

Turning the bolts is going to be tough, so I'd recommend a 2-4 foot breaker bar to slip over wrench handle. I never raise my trucsk for this, so I use a floor jack handle. Dribble some PB balster on the threads teh day before you attempt.

The reason you need the breaker bar is because you don't raise the truck

Take the load off and you won't need the heavy artillery.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

No such thing as a "dumb question".