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sparkpuppy
06-23-2007, 02:20 PM
how do lift my truck with torsion bars? and is this a safe method of doing so?
dwill3015
06-23-2007, 04:56 PM
What year and model of truck?
sparkpuppy
06-25-2007, 04:03 PM
05 colorado
GaryL
06-25-2007, 04:18 PM
This applies to the full size trucks, not sure about the Colorados. You can lift the front of the truck by cranking the torsion bars, but only safely about 2". Any more than that, your upper control arms will be hitting the bumpstops and your shocks may not be long enough. To make the adjustment, locate the torsion bar and follow it back to just about under the seats where it will enter into a crossmember between the frame rails. You will see a bolt with the head pointing down just below the end of the torsion bar, this is the adjusting bolt. Turn it clock wise to raise the truck. 1 full turn equal 1/4 inch of lift. After any adjustments from stock you must have the truck re-aligned. Again this is how to do it on a full size truck, not sure about yours.
Flatman
07-02-2007, 03:33 PM
Yes, you can do it with a Colorado. I have a friend who did it to level his out. One thing to remember (as GaryL mentioned) is to get it aligned soon after!
dwill3015
07-02-2007, 03:42 PM
Here are a set of Torsion Bar Keys (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/READY-LIFT-2-5-TORSION-BAR-KEY-02-07-CHEVY-COLORADO_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33585QQihZ003Q QitemZ130129307682QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW) that will lift your truck (level it out) and not lose your stock ride comfort.
sparkpuppy
07-28-2007, 12:14 PM
thanks for everything yall, got it done and looks great!!!!
dwill3015
07-28-2007, 02:02 PM
Got pictures?:sarcastic:
sparkpuppy
08-06-2007, 06:36 PM
im working on putting sum pix up. didnt take any before pix tho.:frown:
Flatman
08-07-2007, 09:41 AM
Hurry up with those pics!!!
sparkpuppy
08-24-2007, 03:53 PM
this aint the best pic, but here it is
sparkpuppy
08-24-2007, 03:55 PM
had to crop the crap out of that pic, need to drop the resolution on my phone lol
Flatman
08-28-2007, 05:40 PM
Nice truck! :great:
95CTburb19
08-28-2007, 08:41 PM
when you say fullsize does that include a 95 suburban?
badbowtie12
11-11-2008, 11:05 PM
is it possible to adjust my torsion bars to have my truck look level and fit 33's on it
dutzowmo
11-11-2008, 11:14 PM
Idk if they will fit,but I wouldn't recommend it, this will cause the truck to ride very rough. A leveling kit would lift the front end without compromising ride quality