Another Torsion Bar Question...

[Guppy]

Ok, I just did the adjustment and believe it or not it took me 4 cranks on the passenger side and 4 1/2 on the drivers side in order to get to around 23.5" - 23.75" (depending on how acurate my messurments are ) With the wheels down, it looks like there is about 1 1/2" gap on the bump stops. Can anyone tell me what the bump stop gaps should be if I get the extended Stops? or what size extended stops should I get???

Thanks,

[H3slate]

Cool. That is not uncommon to have to do more on one side than the other. At stock ride height the front a arms actually rest on the bump stops. They are a big part of the ride quality of the front end. You should get the 1/2" extended bump stops. There were a couple of people who got the 1" stops and had them pop out on the trail. With the 1/2" stops they will be very close to resting on the a arms. Post some pics of your leveled ride!

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by H3slate

Cool. That is not uncommon to have to do more on one side than the other. At stock ride height the front a arms actually rest on the bump stops. They are a big part of the ride quality of the front end. You should get the 1/2" extended bump stops. There were a couple of people who got the 1" stops and had them pop out on the trail. With the 1/2" stops they will be very close to resting on the a arms. Post some pics of your leveled ride!

Thanks for the info, and I will take some pics after I get my new tires on. In your opionion, do you think I really need to put on different front shocks?

Thanks,

[H3slate]

Originally Posted by Guppy

Thanks for the info, and I will take some pics after I get my new tires on. In your opionion, do you think I really need to put on different front shocks?

Thanks,

I ran with the stock shocks for awhile and it was not too bad. The biggest thing I noticed was the nose dive when braking. So if you are only going to do one thing right now, I would get the extended bump stops. The shocks could wait. Especially if you don't wheel.

What tires are you going to get?

[Guppy]

I got a Hell of a deal on some Firestone Destination M/T's 35x75x16. They were running a special sale and only had to pay a $1 over cost. Retail was $274ea and I got them for $133ea. Could have went for some of the popular ones that folks post on here but for the price I could not resist.

By the way, as far as the Bump Stops, is there a better brand then another?

Thanks,

[H3slate]

Oh, you were the one with the tires. I followed the link and they were still over 200 a tire.

Get the 1/2" bump stops from Trail Duty.

http://www.trailduty.com/product_info.php?cPath=112_119_447&products_id=764

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by H3slate

Oh, you were the one with the tires. I followed the link and they were still over 200 a tire.

Get the 1/2" bump stops from Trail Duty.

http://www.trailduty.com/product_info.php?cPath=112_119_447&products_id=764

The Tire link was just to show folks what they looked like up close. This link was for Tire Rack and the sale was for Firestone. The picture on firestones website was a very small pic.

Thanks for the info on the stops... I will look at these. By the way, when you install these, do you need to take the wheels off or can you do it with them on...