Echo
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I have a 2002 Tahoe with a lift on it, it's a rough country kit, and I'm experiencing issues with my control arms bottoming out despite having my torsion bars almost maxxed out. I've looked into reindexing them, but it seems like both ends of the torsion bar use a hex head rather than a spline at one end, leaving me to wonder if it's even an option. I've heard of people swapping them from either side to get then tension back in them, but I've also heard that because the bars are twisted and forged specifically for the left and right sides, that swapping them has the potential to cause catastrophic failure. I've considered the possibility of buying new bars and keys, or simply converting to coil overs and doing a torsion bar delete, but I want to see what my other (less expensive) options are first.
If anyone has any tips, ideas or suggestions, I would be very grateful.
EDIT: After doing further research I've come to find you can't actually reindex the bars themselves like most vehicles, you have to get aftermarket torsion keys that are reindexed. Which leads me to another question, how do I know what key's I already have, and what keys I should get to preload my bars?
2nd EDIT: More research has resolved my previous inquiries. I found my specific lift kit (6 inch) from RC and it doesn't replace the torsion bars or the keys, so they remain stock. My one final question is, what aftermarket keys would be recommended for preloading my bars and getting my front end off of my bump stops?
If anyone has any tips, ideas or suggestions, I would be very grateful.
EDIT: After doing further research I've come to find you can't actually reindex the bars themselves like most vehicles, you have to get aftermarket torsion keys that are reindexed. Which leads me to another question, how do I know what key's I already have, and what keys I should get to preload my bars?
2nd EDIT: More research has resolved my previous inquiries. I found my specific lift kit (6 inch) from RC and it doesn't replace the torsion bars or the keys, so they remain stock. My one final question is, what aftermarket keys would be recommended for preloading my bars and getting my front end off of my bump stops?
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