i hope someone can understand what i'm asking
do the torsion bars pivot up and down with suspension travel, or do they always keep in the same position? I know they're locked into the torsion bar crossmember at mid truck. it doesn't seem like they should move because they're tied into the front lower control arm, right?
anybody follow that? lol, i hope so
torsion bar ?
Moderator: F9K9
torsion bar ?
[size=75]*SOLD* 5" BDS, 2" PA, 33" MT's, HPPIII , Airaid TB spacer, K&N FIPK, March pulleys, 2.5" straight pipe, Trucktec tonneau, Herculinered body line down, 3/16" custom skid plates[/size]
- HenryJ
- Admin K Elite
- Posts: 12705
- Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2002 9:14 pm
- Location: Ontario, Oregon
- Contact:
The front of the bars do travel up and down a little , since the pivot point for the lower a-arms is just inside the point at which the torsion bars enter the a-arms.
"Speed doesn't kill, suddenly becoming stationary does." - Richard Hammond
"Speed is just a matter of Money - How fast do YOU want to go?"-Mechanic from Mad Max-
If at first you don't succeed - Don't take up Skydiving! - ThunderII KE7CSK
PHEW! somebody understood all my babble. lol
Thanks HJ
what would you estimate the furthest that front end would move down, would it move straight down, or down/in or down/out? seems that it would move down and in
working up something tricky of my own...hehehe
thanks again
Thanks HJ
what would you estimate the furthest that front end would move down, would it move straight down, or down/in or down/out? seems that it would move down and in
working up something tricky of my own...hehehe
thanks again
[size=75]*SOLD* 5" BDS, 2" PA, 33" MT's, HPPIII , Airaid TB spacer, K&N FIPK, March pulleys, 2.5" straight pipe, Trucktec tonneau, Herculinered body line down, 3/16" custom skid plates[/size]
- HenryJ
- Admin K Elite
- Posts: 12705
- Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2002 9:14 pm
- Location: Ontario, Oregon
- Contact:
It does travel fore and aft slightly, but primarily in an arc inward as the vehicle rises.
If I had to guess we are only talking about maybe an inch of travel from top (bottomed out) to bottom (shocks maxed) overall.
If I had to guess we are only talking about maybe an inch of travel from top (bottomed out) to bottom (shocks maxed) overall.
"Speed doesn't kill, suddenly becoming stationary does." - Richard Hammond
"Speed is just a matter of Money - How fast do YOU want to go?"-Mechanic from Mad Max-
If at first you don't succeed - Don't take up Skydiving! - ThunderII KE7CSK
- bubaloo1983
- Crew Elite
- Posts: 573
- Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:58 pm
- Location: vancouver canada