He told me that out the factory my torsion bar keys could have been installed wrong and that's why I can't get my front end where it should be with everyone else. The torsion bar wants to slide as the door is raised and lowered. I am not really sure what I did different. The bar with the numbers that end with an Odd number is the left side, even on the right. What happens is that when you hit a dip in the road you run out of droop travel and the chassis is tugged towards the earth. Not only does the car not sit right, but the torsion bar will eventually snap because the weight of the vehicle is … have my torsion bars been installed wrong? I did put air lift 1000 bags into the rear coil springs...not sure if that changes the front in any way. Numbers stamped side ran into the LCA's, front/back, but it doesn't matter which way they're installed front to back. I have installed two new doors. Shipped with a single torsion spring for each door. I am happy to report my hood torsion bar is installed and working well. Which leads to the wrong assumption that tighting the torsion bar adjusting bolt actually "tightens" the torsion bars and makes them stiffer.

I guess taking a break from it helped me to revisit it with a clear mind. Did i just get my drivers side torsion bar turned wrong? I think the problem happened when I removed my torsion bars to install new keys.

I wasn't aware the bars needed to be marked when reinstalling and I … Torsion Bar Key My torsion bolts are maxed out and I hit them with with an airgun at my do it yourself shop with the front end up in the air and after 6 months I'm still sitting at 22". Torsion bars work off of 'twisting', but only in one direction. Maybe by adjusting the hood before installing the bar helped me. I have been considering torsion lift kits, slid underneath the truck this morning, and have a few questions: 1)There seems to be very little room between the bottom … The strange thing is that it feels just like a vehicle that is sprung too stiffly. The only thing I modified a little were the fender tabs that the torsion arms attach to. ... notice the mark is vertical on the pass.

This first caused the door to stick and not open, cables came off. I guess taking a break from it helped me to revisit it with a clear mind. I'm reading your responses to a customer who had the torsion bars installed incorrectly on an 84 Eldo. have the torsion bar been replaced/reinstalled wrong by PO? Dealer just discovered on third complaint (wheels lift off ground) that the torsion bar was installed on the wrong side during manufacturing. hey guys so I've been chasing issues with my suspension for about a month now. Maybe by adjusting the hood before installing the bar helped me. I have R bar on passenger side with R end at the control arm. I am not really sure what I did different. I am happy to report my hood torsion bar is installed and working well. I am having a similar problem on an 85 and can't get car to sit right.

I installed the keys thinking that i wouldn't need to have them cranked all the way up like my stock ones, meaning i could continue to level it out as the front settles. Stock bars are usually marked R and L, from the driver's seat. pass side. This mistake could have killed someone. Driver side.

The bars have a separate direction of pre-torsion twist, that's why there is a left and a right (two different P/N#'s). MAZDA B-3000 01-02 4x2, Dual Sport (torsion bar), L. MAZDA B-3000 08 (4x2), (Dual Sport, torsion bar), L. MAZDA B-4000 01-03 4x2, Dual Sport (torsion bar), L. MAZDA B-3000 98-02 4x4 (torsion bar suspension), L. ... Something went wrong. I suggest you have it towed to a good front end shop. If their installed in the wrong side, …

Torsion bars 2. Typical parts. Car is sitting about 3-4 inches too high. A wrongly installed torsion bar is downright dangerous. Also new to me my 2000 Silverado 4x4 z71 stepside truck, 5.3L auto, LT. Here is my issues. The only thing I modified a little were the fender tabs that the torsion arms attach to. While employing the same torsion principal as a spring, the torsion bars are installed parallel to the ground instead of vertically as is a coil spring. A = don't worry about A, don't touch A B = Adjusting Bolt/nut C = Rear housing Adjuster arm / Anchor Arm D = Torsion Bar The names of all the bits Print off this picture and go and crawl under your car, the torsion bars are the 1.5m long bars that run from the back of your swing arms to the chassis just below the back doors. What am I doing wrong with my torsion spring and bar.

The torsion bar is the spring that holds the truck up. See all problems of the 1998 Ford Explorer . New here. Car has never driven properly.