New Torsion Bars

[6pack]

OMG! The on-the-road difference is night and day! My biggest reason for getting these was the brake drop and the shift drop. Having a 5 speed, I usually shift around 4,000-4,500 rpm, so I can have some power. When you shift this truck at those rpm's, the nose drops a good 6 inches during the shift (if not more). It's really annoying but with the new bars it has alomost completely disapeared. And the brake drop is almost gone also. It was a very easy install, just as pup described. I adjusted them to be 24.5" and lost about an inch after the first drive. I cranked them back to 24.5" and will check them again later today. Now to get the shackles on!

[trailerpup]

Excellent. Here are some pix, for what they are worth. I never did measure the stock height. Anybody know what it is? Didn't have my camera during the install so, like I said the pix are probably worthless. Next up, exhaust. Anybody have any suggestions. I am looking for stainless, and same exhaust note as stock... probably ain't gonna find that.

[trailerpup]

Shackles, and some other stuff in there.

[trailerpup]

Another angle. I'll get some before and after pictures of the ride height this afternoon. Let's see some pix when your done 6'er.

[6pack]

Pics look good! Very clean looking. Mine is caked with sand from beach wheelin' last week.

Doesn't look like the shackles are getting on today. It's been raining on and off and I don't have a garage, so maybe next weekend. I'll get some pics up later this week. My camera stinks, so I need to grab the one from work.

BTW, the torsion bar adjuster nut is 1-1/16". Atleast that's the socket I used for it. I don't think I've seen that listed anywhere yet.

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by 6pack

Pics look good! Very clean looking. Mine is caked with sand from beach wheelin' last week.

Doesn't look like the shackles are getting on today. It's been raining on and off and I don't have a garage, so maybe next weekend. I'll get some pics up later this week. My camera stinks, so I need to grab the one from work.

BTW, the torsion bar adjuster nut is 1-1/16". Atleast that's the socket I used for it. I don't think I've seen that listed anywhere yet.

It's actually a 26mm.

[Stevenblanca]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

It's actually a 26mm.

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[H3slate]

Thanks for the write up and pics!! You got me drooling over here.

[6pack]

I tried to get the shackles on but failed. I started on the drivers side. I undid the shocks, loosened the sway bar, undid the abs clip, jacked her up and took the tire off and undid the stock shackle. I put a jack stand on the frame rail just in front of the forward spring perch. The leaf spring will not release down enough to allow me to line up the spring and shackle bolt holes. The rear of the leaf is pressed up against the frame mounting point. It looks like I need to get the leaf to hang down lower, but how? I gave up and put the stock shackle back on. Which was a pain itself because of the leaf being pressed up against the frame mounting point. Very frustrating. Pup, your write-up made it sound simple, so I must be doing something really wrong. Any ideas?

[Sewie]

Jack it up from the frame, in front of the rear wheel. You need to completely unload the rear suspension. I actually jacked it up from the front spring hanger - but you have to be careful not to bend the hanger. You should have plenty of play to fit the longer shackles.