New Torsion Bars

[6pack]

What's the torque setting for the shackle bolts?

[trailerpup]

63 lb ft. Don't tighten them until the truck is sitting on the ground... about 2 and 1/2 Oompa's.

[6pack]

OMG! The on-the-road difference is night and day! My biggest reason for getting these was the brake drop and the shift drop. Having a 5 speed, I usually shift around 4,000-4,500 rpm, so I can have some power. When you shift this truck at those rpm's, the nose drops a good 6 inches during the shift (if not more). It's really annoying but with the new bars it has alomost completely disapeared. And the brake drop is almost gone also. It was a very easy install, just as pup described. I adjusted them to be 24.5" and lost about an inch after the first drive. I cranked them back to 24.5" and will check them again later today. Now to get the shackles on!

[trailerpup]

Excellent. Here are some pix, for what they are worth. I never did measure the stock height. Anybody know what it is? Didn't have my camera during the install so, like I said the pix are probably worthless. Next up, exhaust. Anybody have any suggestions. I am looking for stainless, and same exhaust note as stock... probably ain't gonna find that.

[trailerpup]

Shackles, and some other stuff in there.

[trailerpup]

Another angle. I'll get some before and after pictures of the ride height this afternoon. Let's see some pix when your done 6'er.

[6pack]

Pics look good! Very clean looking. Mine is caked with sand from beach wheelin' last week.

Doesn't look like the shackles are getting on today. It's been raining on and off and I don't have a garage, so maybe next weekend. I'll get some pics up later this week. My camera stinks, so I need to grab the one from work.

BTW, the torsion bar adjuster nut is 1-1/16". Atleast that's the socket I used for it. I don't think I've seen that listed anywhere yet.

[H3slate]

Thanks for the write up and pics!! You got me drooling over here.