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Post by s1ckdrag0ns on Oct 21, 2003 19:17:06 GMT -5
what is a comfotable drop for the torsion bars? i want to lower my truck about 3 inches. will the torsion bars be ok if i lower them that much?
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Post by s1ckdrag0ns on Oct 24, 2003 1:21:14 GMT -5
i found it out! i was told that i shouldn't go below 4 inches. you could, but it just really wouldn't be good for the bars.
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Post by blktero03 on Dec 19, 2003 20:35:22 GMT -5
wuts evryone! im new on this board. i own a blk03tero and iwas wondering if theres any after market lowering spring they sell for our car. thanks
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Post by remembertofocus on Feb 7, 2004 1:36:17 GMT -5
are the torsion bars only up front? how do u lower it, and know hoe mush you have done so...what do u do to lower the back? does this effect camber?
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Post by Joel_CA on Feb 7, 2004 2:00:21 GMT -5
Lowering the front (via torsion bar adjustment) will affect camber slightly making it more negative than in it's stock position (negative= top of wheel is tilted inwards). Putting custom lowering springs in the rear will NOT affect rear alignment.
Joel, CA
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Post by sirlordoz on Feb 7, 2004 12:31:16 GMT -5
Torsions is deffinatlly the way to go bro! I slammed my 92 toyota doing that. I took em down all the way and the only thing it did was stiffen the ride slightly, As for the canber i really dont think it affected that at all but it is a different truck so it could be different. the one tricky thing about doing it that way and this is that u have to make sure that u get it to sit even on both sides. So pay attention to how many turn us turn each one, otherwise the truck will sit crooked. If find out anything about the springs let me know, cuz mine is going down this summer. and if i dont find any im cutting up the coil! Lata
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Post by Bryan858 on Feb 8, 2004 0:48:12 GMT -5
Hmm, when you loosen the torsion bars to make it lower wouldn't the ride be softer... I thought when you raise it you tighten the bolt and lossen it to lower it... I'm also curious... I'm still new to the whole concept... I was also wondering if the Front camber can be adjusted without the need of shims on the 2000+ MS..
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Post by Joel_CA on Feb 8, 2004 1:46:46 GMT -5
My thoughts exactly... that should be the case since you're basically relieving torsion bar torque preload . Perhaps it was sitting soooo loooow that it was hitting the bump stops? Anyway, the ONLY way to make adjustments to camber and caster is VIA shims on the upper control arm mounts. Joel, CA
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Post by Paintballer08 on Feb 8, 2004 11:48:10 GMT -5
I am not sure about the MS, but when I lowered my old 88 toyota truck, I dropped It with the torsion bars about 5-6 inches. I had to get new front spindles that were shorter than stock cuz the lowering was too much. I dont know if that would be needed for the MS. I say go with air bags and lay the frame on the ground!
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Post by sirlordoz on Feb 8, 2004 13:25:58 GMT -5
The only reason u would have to run spindles is if u wanted it to sit lower. And that would not effect the ride at all. How ever i do agree bagg it and lay out! i plan on that and a body drop when i finish my eclipse! Lata
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