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Post by 93toyotin on Oct 9, 2003 16:46:09 GMT -5
i have a 1993 v6 and I wanted to know where the bolt is located to tighten my tortion bars. Can anyone Help???
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Post by L8sho2003 on Oct 9, 2003 22:31:20 GMT -5
There are bars (torsion bars) coming out the back of the a arm in your front suspension on each side. They will run back towards the transfer case between the frame rails. Follow them and you will find the bolts to adjust them.
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Post by 93toyotin on Oct 10, 2003 0:07:23 GMT -5
Is it the bolts that face down towards the ground???  |
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Post by snorkleman on Oct 10, 2003 10:53:04 GMT -5
Thems the ones man. Big uns that are harder than heck to turn. Give em a spin and remember how many turns you make on each one. To make sure your even.
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Post by 4xfred on Oct 10, 2003 21:33:05 GMT -5
;D Just a sugg.... Soak them in PB Blaster for as long as you can before trying to do anything. A couple of times a day for a week will really help you out. Later...
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Post by littleman on Oct 10, 2003 23:56:28 GMT -5
A helpful hint!! Park the truck on level ground while adjusting the torsion bars. Crank them up a little, then roll or drive the truck back and forth a few feet to give the tires a chance to readjust themselves on the ground. Remeasure the distance from the top of the tire to the top of the fender well. Repeat until desired height is acomplished.
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Post by littleman on Oct 11, 2003 0:25:23 GMT -5
By the way. I would suggest that you spend the money and by a set of larger torsion bars instead of cranking up the stock ones. I have a set of 26mm sway-away bars on my 94 pick-up and have installed several other sets on friends trucks. The larger dia. bars can be cranked up higher with out the hardh ride you will get from the stock ones. I think I paid about $120.00 for the set.
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Post by 93toyotin on Oct 11, 2003 5:10:38 GMT -5
Are the new tortion bars hard to put in??? I am not very mechanically experienced but I have a friend that is pretty good...
THanks
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Post by littleman on Oct 11, 2003 17:42:55 GMT -5
Torsion bars are not very hard to replace. I would recomend buying a repair manual for your truck and looking through it. The torsion bars also come with instructions. Just remember to measure the clearence between the tire and fenderwell BEFORE you start to remove the bars. This will give you a good starting point for the new ones. Reading through a repair manual would be worth it even if you don't install the bars yourself.
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