Torsion bar adjustment

[mgorsline]

Just had a couple of questions. What is the procedure for adjusting the torsion bars to level the vehicle? And is it always necessary to get the front end realigned after doing so?
2007 Adv. package, auto, black

[marin8703]

Originally Posted by mgorsline

Just had a couple of questions. What is the procedure for adjusting the torsion bars to level the vehicle? And is it always necessary to get the front end realigned after doing so?
2007 Adv. package, auto, black

heres a write up another member did on how to adjust the torsion bars: http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23733&highlight=torsion+instructi ons

[whaaaaT]

ha i turned mine till the yellow jounce bumpers were just off the arms by a little bit. I didnt make any lines, didnt count turns, turned a different amount on each side, and i didnt get an alignment. I did it at about 2,000 miles. I've got 14,000 now. Tires look fine to me. I broke all the rules. I was thinking about turning it a little more to see if the ride got smoother or worst. I want to find the best smoothness posible.

[BACKNBLACK]

Whaaaaaat a Rebel

In any case mine and the 7 trucks we did needed to be aligned. Iam sure if you had brought yours in you would of seen that yours needed it as well. I wrote those instructions that you did not follow based on experience with torsion bar turns and owning over 7 Hummers. If you WANTED the SMOOTHist ride you should of re-aligned the truck. Also you should turn your light beams down 2 cranks counter clockwise.

[BACKNBLACK]

Originally Posted by mgorsline

Just had a couple of questions. What is the procedure for adjusting the torsion bars to level the vehicle? And is it always necessary to get the front end realigned after doing so?
2007 Adv. package, auto, black

Yes unless you want pre-mature tire wear and a not as smooth ride :-)

[whaaaaT]

yea i was gonna get an alignment but i cant stop messing with em. lol. i go down and up and down and up. ha. I need them perfect.

[tomp]

I just added the shock extensions to my H2 after cranking my torsion bars and the ride is just like OEM. In fact, I now have more downward travel than when it was stock. Something you all might want to consider.

Shortening your downward travel is what causes the basketball affect when torsion bars are cranked. Adding the shock extensions does several things positive.

First, it fixes a problem where my shocks used to bottom out before anything else, thus preventing early shock failure. Second, not only does it bring back the downward travel I lost, but it gives me more downward travel than stock

[Crash ?]

Originally Posted by BACKNBLACK

Also you should turn your light beams down 2 cranks counter clockwise.

hhmmm... And I thought folks were just flipping me off because it was a Hummer..