Dealer adjusted front torsion so that the vehicle is balanced

[humdoug]

How many turns of the tortion bolt did the dealer make?

[dchou1107]

dealer made probably 3 turns to lift the front so that the truck is level. the ride is terrible now especially with the 22". i had the dealer drop it back to stock. Adjusting the torsion is not a good idea at all in my experience

[humdoug]

Originally Posted by dchou1107

dealer made probably 3 turns to lift the front so that the truck is level. the ride is terrible now especially with the 22". i had the dealer drop it back to stock. Adjusting the torsion is not a good idea at all in my experience

The dealer may have gone too far with your adjustment. Try another adjustment yourself but only 2 clockwise turns (make sure you jack up the front end and the front tires are off the ground). Don't forget to mark the bolts so you know how many turns you made. Oh yea, you need a 1 1/16" socket.

Most H3 owners that adjusted the torsion bars went 2 to 2 1/2 turns. Not many went to 3 or over.

[HummerNewbie]

I jacked mine up before turning the torsion bars but just curious, why do you have to? Is it just to make it easier or does it add more stress or something if you don't? I am thinking about going another 1/2 turn on mine especially after installing the winch.

[humdoug]

Originally Posted by HummerNewbie

I jacked mine up before turning the torsion bars but just curious, why do you have to? Is it just to make it easier or does it add more stress or something if you don't? I am thinking about going another 1/2 turn on mine especially after installing the winch.

I believe it takes the weight off the torsion bars and becomes much easier to adjust. Only a guess.

[inked]

I adjusted my tbars also you can see the difference here:

before:


After the tbar adjustment and accessories and tires:


Now that I added the larger tires for some reason the ride is much smoother - eventually I will get a suspension lift so for now the ride does not bother me.

{I know I spelled 'adjustment' wrong - this is what you get when you're rushing..LOL}

In this picture the rear is 10 inches from the tire and the front is 9 1/2 I think I turned mine about 5 times. And yes, jackin' it up does help - well it did for me, turning it was quite easy after I jacked it up and from what I've been told it is the proper way.

[azsidewinder]

inked how do you feel the ride is now? Did it change it alot? One thing Ive noticed with mine, in stock position is when I hit a hard bump it throws the front end around, I have the 285 Firestones and have the air pressure at about 37 psi, anyone else experience this front end throw around when hittin a bump on the streets? What did you do to correct it?

[BABHUMV]

Originally Posted by inked

I turned mine about 5 times.

Ink, you say 5 times. That is 5 complete revolutions, correct? Just wondering, because I would like to do mine another 2.5 turns, but had not heard of anyone doing it yet.

Nice rig by the way.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by humdoug

I believe it takes the weight off the torsion bars and becomes much easier to adjust. Only a guess.

I was guess it was only to make it easier but wasn't sure. Anyone know for sure?