IFS Leveling Cog?

JonBoy

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Ij i know this adjust the torsion bar but how? It says "The ORU HD leveling kit is the proper way to level your trucks factory height without overloading the torsion bars". What is the difference in using these than just raising the truck by the torsion bars without these? I uderstand that the screws wont be screwed in but I see little to any difference that this would make than just using the stock setup but screwing the torsion bars up,
 
As your truck raises the torsion bar angle steepens, adding alot of stress in its cycle. The ORU gizmos re-align the torsion bar.
 
Honestly having always run a torsion bar lifted IFS rig i wouldnt wast your money on a "Leveling COG" The torsion bars are generally mounted right up next to the frame on the a-arm so they arent traveling a lot in the first place. When the torsion bars are cranked you are still have the exact same amount of travel you just moved the static position of the a-arm... for example you crank 1" you loose 1" of downtravel and gain 1" of uptravel. So despite where you crank the torsion bar to it shoudl still be in a position that the engineers at the factory aproved the torsion bar to be in. With a slight torsion crank (enough to level a truck) the amoun teh torsion bar will move on teh a-arm side fromt eh stock position is so minimal i doubt it will cause any noticeable increased wear. Either way you lift an IFS rig your ride is going to get rougher. Much like lifting a TJ with short arms the force of a bump is transfered more directly to the frame the more you lift. Say the stock position of the a-arm is paralell to the ground, any force pushing up on the armcauses the arm to pivot, now lets say you lift the front and the arm is at a 30* angle to the ground, now instead of an upward force causing pure pivot motion more of the force is transmitted directly to the frame. So despite buying these "COGs" you will wind up with a very similar ride, and exact same effect if you just crank the torsion bars.
 
Thanks for the Info, I have a 98 K1500 and was planning on cranking up the bars and going with 285's, I think there already cranked because I have a pretty stiff ride as it is. This truck will never see anything more than just a trail and I am rethinking just sticking with the 265's and turnign the bars back down.
 
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