need help turning down torsion bars
 

just wondering how to turn down front torsion bars.is there any special tools i need.

No...should be around a 18mm socket or wrench. You will have to get an alignment after you do it...it changes your camber a little. Jack the front wheels off of the ground and tighten the bolts to lift her up or loosen to lower, make sure and do an equal number of turns. Also you'll want to measure the height on each side after you set it back on the ground, because it may not take an exact number of turns. Later

Dave

I'm not familiar with the underside of my truck or torsion bars at all... but can you loosen them TOO much?

yes if you loosen them too much the bolt will come out ;)

yeah I was thinking that. But is there a point before that, that would be too loose to safely drive on?

I'm sure there is, although I don't know that loosening them more than stock would do a lot with the bump stops in there, as they come resting on the bump stops from the factory (at least mine did). I think John Ulaszek trimmed his bump stops and dropped the torsions down a little when he turned his 4x4 into an autocrosser...I'll try to find the article.

Here ya go, he talkes about the torsion bar adjustment about halfway down

http://gmhightechperformance.com/tech/0504htp_truck/

"To lower the front of the truck I turned the bolts counter-clockwise seven complete turns, resulting in about a 1.25-inch drop which is just about the limit for the stock keys. Offset keys are available which will drop the front 1 to 3 inches, but keep in mind ride quality decreases as you reduce bump travel.

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Unloading the torsion rod as stated above will require trimming the bump stop."

...and here is the bolt you are looking for

http://gmhightechperformance.com/tec...truck_08_z.jpg

Thanx fellas.Thats what I was wondering.I had heard some guys talkin about ford keys and wasn't sure if I was going to need them.

the only time you will want ford keys is if you wanna go higher.