Torsion bar problems

and torsion bars are spring steel not reg steel.

so your question makes no sense .
 
ok, the only place to get a lift kit for my raider is overseas, UK or AU. the kit comes with new longer torsion bars, coil springs for the back and shocks of course, 2" of lift.
 
704-ERIC said:
ok, the only place to get a lift kit for my raider is overseas, UK or AU. the kit comes with new longer torsion bars, coil springs for the back and shocks of course, 2" of lift.
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that still makes no sense, longer torsion bars do NOT give you lift at all. that would just cause you ridiculous fitment issues :shaking:
 
got a link to the kit offered so we can see what is included and read up on it. then we can help you out.
 
you could lift the front by twisting the torsion key or getting another torsion key to lift it more. usually there is a bolt at the end of the torsion bar to turn and when you turn it, it lifts the front of the truck. most of the time these are used to level the truck (side to side and front to back). But when you turn them in all the way you minimize your flex. But what it is doing when you turning in the key is twisting the torsion bar so it is moving the A arms down, hence lifting it. So what they are trying to say is there is really no need for a new/longer torsion bar but a torsion key, i think. Also i am not an expert in IFS so some of the thing i may have stated could be wrong.

hope ive helped
 
What kind of vehicle are you looking to lift? give specs and what you want to run and use it for.
 
If you turn your Tbars all the way up, you will have no suspension droop. The tbars will be pushing your control arms into the lower bumpstops. Also by turning them up, your suspension will be really firm, making uptravel difficult. The best thing to do with tbars is to leave them alone.
 
704-ERIC said:
Lets say i had access to all machining equipment, how hard would it be to make lifted torsion bars?
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If i had the tools and the brains to do it, i would try to make new control arms to get the lift; but then your just effin up the angle on the axle shafts. i guess the only real way to do it is either SA or buy the kit.

i would start by measuring the torsion bars you have now, and see if you can find some from a heavier vehicle that are the same length and have the same ends.
 
So long as you don’t go too far you will be just fine. If all you’re looking for is a inch or two just turn the bolts. Be sure to count the number of full rotations you turn the bolts so as to make both sides match. If the bolts are already turned in all the way you need a reindexed torsion bar key. These change the position that the torsion bar is held at to achieve more adjustment and would be easier to make than the bars themselves. A raider is just a Dodge Dakota with a Mitsubishi grill right?
 
I posted this thread about 1989 Dodge Raider, not a dakota. I've already stated i dont want to straight axle it, i posted a link to the website for the suspension lift kit.
 
a friend of mine has a raider i believe it is a rebadged mitsubishi montero more or less?not sure. but my friend had a lift fabricated for his truck... not sure what it consisted of but he fits 315s i will try and find out where it came from. but if you want 2 inches try turning the bolts and if you dont like it bring em back down
 
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