Torsion bars

[02_Tahoe]

i have 3 inch lift keys on my Tahoe and I've noticed that it leans to the drivers side and the bolt still stuck out about 1/2"-3/4" so I decided to crank it a bit to level it back out so it didn't lean but I would crank it then let it back down off the jack and it wouldn't look any different so I ended up cranking it all the way in and it only ended up lifting it 1/4" and still slightly leans to the drivers side. What would I need to do to fix that? Do I need new torsion bars?

 

[02_Tahoe]

Anyone?

 

[MadDogDelpho]

I think it might be torsion bars, unfortunately. Aftermarket ones are expensive, and stock ones are surprisingly hard to find, at least from what I've heard.

 

[the04project]

Yeah unfortunately it does kind of sound as though your torsion bars are worn out. But before throwing them out and spending the money I had to cut out my bump stops for my control arms for adjustment of torsion bars to get more lift and to level out both sides. I didn't do this myself and just automatically jump to the conclusion. I had a shop do it and the guy who did it has been in the business for at least 20 years if not more. He's done more trucks than you could imagine I trust his opinion and that's what he did to mine. Even if the torsion bars are trashed like MadDogDelpho said they are very expensive but if you have a junkyard around you I'd try to see if they had some decent there. Also get a professional to check out your torsion bars. I'd rather do that and save money and time if they are not bad

 

[02_Tahoe]

Yeah unfortunately it does kind of sound as though your torsion bars are worn out. But before throwing them out and spending the money I had to cut out my bump stops for my control arms for adjustment of torsion bars to get more lift and to level out both sides. I didn't do this myself and just automatically jump to the conclusion. I had a shop do it and the guy who did it has been in the business for at least 20 years if not more. He's done more trucks than you could imagine I trust his opinion and that's what he did to mine. Even if the torsion bars are trashed like MadDogDelpho said they are very expensive but if you have a junkyard around you I'd try to see if they had some decent there. Also get a professional to check out your torsion bars. I'd rather do that and save money and time if they are not bad

The bump stops might be it because they didn't move at all when I was cranking it and even if they are worn they should move a little right?

 

[Cattivo]

Sounds like the tbars, just an fyi... you would most likely need to hit them with a torch to replace them, that's what I had to do to mine when I leveled it (HUGE PIA)

 

[jarydM]

There is a guy that has posted here previously with a Coil-over change for our trucks. If I ever have to replace my T-Bars, that's the way I'm going to go.

 

[the04project]

The bump stops might be it because they didn't move at all when I was cranking it and even if they are worn they should move a little right?

Yeah I would think so even if they were complete trash but against those bump stops its not gonna lift at all once you're up against them.

 

[02_Tahoe]

Yeah I would think so even if they were complete trash but against those bump stops its not gonna lift at all once you're up against them.

I'll look at that before I get new torsion bars

 

[02_Tahoe]

Sounds like the tbars, just an fyi... you would most likely need to hit them with a torch to replace them, that's what I had to do to mine when I leveled it (HUGE PIA)

They should come out okay. The new lift keys were put on 3 months ago