Torsion Bars

[kitesurf_phil]

I got around to adjusting the torsion bars on my truck today, seeing as the new rear springs have had two years to settle in. It was dead easy, probably because I had been spraying them with WD40 every time I went under the truck to grease the nipples, ready for when I got around to doing the job.

I can't find the link to the original how to adjust thread. I was just surprised that there is not a locking nut to stop the adjuster nuts undoing.

The main thing is that the truck no longer looks like a street rod. I will take an after pic to go with the before pic from two years ago!

[slim]

I got around to adjusting the torsion bars on my truck today, seeing as the new rear springs have had two years to settle in. It was dead easy, probably because I had been spraying them with WD40 every time I went under the truck to grease the nipples, ready for when I got around to doing the job.

I can't find the link to the original how to adjust thread. I was just surprised that there is not a locking nut to stop the adjuster nuts undoing.

The main thing is that the truck no longer looks like a street rod. I will take an after pic to go with the before pic from two years ago!

Hi phil, they are easy to do you went down the right route wiv the wd40, this is wot i did 4 a week but still could'nt move them! so like you i just sprayed them them nearly every day for another month!!! hey presto!!!
wot would we do wiv out wd40.

The nut dosent need to be a nylock type because of the down force created when vehicles weight is on the floor..

so what next? some bj spaces? it might be level then....

[Antshiel]

I got around to adjusting the torsion bars on my truck today, seeing as the new rear springs have had two years to settle in. It was dead easy, probably because I had been spraying them with WD40 every time I went under the truck to grease the nipples, ready for when I got around to doing the job.

I can't find the link to the original how to adjust thread. I was just surprised that there is not a locking nut to stop the adjuster nuts undoing.

The main thing is that the truck no longer looks like a street rod. I will take an after pic to go with the before pic from two years ago!

Here they are, i know its a bit late now but always useful:
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/torsion_bars/
http://toyota.off-road.com/toyota/ar....jsp?id=398514