Torsion Bar/Key Crank Question

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

How do you know if you have completely cranked out your lowering keys? i had a buddy install mine and he said the passenger side was completely cranked out and i couldnt go any lower (drivers side is uneven because of the gm lean) so i still have adjustment on the drivers side.

But I want like another inch of drop and i just cranked the passenger side a little more and i got an extra 1/4''. How do you know when you have completely cranked them? I dont want to hurt anything but when do you know youve cranked em all the way?

 

[thehoe92]

if you look underneath the key will be resting on the torsion key spacer
basically if you want to know for sure just take the bolt completely out

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

if you look underneath the key will be resting on the torsion key spacer
basically if you want to know for sure just take the bolt completely out

you mean its resting on that bolt? i do see some bolt above the key so i think i have a little more room

 

[thehoe92]

see what the bolt is going into on this picture?
that is the spacer that stops the torsion key from just unloading once you take that bolt out

"completely cranked out" would be resting on that spacer meaning the bolt would serve no purpose

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

see what the bolt is going into on this picture?
that is the spacer that stops the torsion key from just unloading once you take that bolt out

"completely cranked out" would be resting on that spacer meaning the bolt would serve no purpose

okay awesome thanks. did you take your bolt all the way out?

 

[thehoe92]

thats not my picture its from the 2/3 eibach write up

my passenger side IIRC is almost all the way down
drivers side cranked up a little because all the steering linkage, battery, and extra weight on the drivers side makes it lean

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

cool. i got my front dropped at least an extra 1/2'' its tucked nicely like in your pic. i need to cut out my rear iso's to drop the rear a little more