I have a 1999 CC 4X4 Dak. I'm just looking to level out the front. Many people say crank the Tbars but you lose ride comfort and you can do major damage to front end parts. ( Y or N ) What do you think? I've looked at the keys and they look good, I talk to the maker of them and he said they rock and he is selling lots! Does anybody have the keys on here and if so what do you think? Did you swap out the front shocks for longer ones or are you running stock? Any help would rock!

Thanks!

 

Yes it will make for a bumpier, rougher ride. No, it will not have ill effects on handling... in my opinion it improved the handling of my truck since you raise the spring constant. It doing damage to front end suspension parts is debatable... I haven't seen any ill effects on mine and I've had them cranked up as high as they are cabable of going for the past year and half. No you don't need longer shocks because you can't crank them higher than the bump stops (or frame if you remove the bump stops) and the factory shocks are designed to travel that far.

 

Sounds good to me! Well thats half my day planed for tomorrow.

Thanks

 

One thing to add... you will need a tire alignment after you turn up the bars.

 

Cracked them the other day and just got the aligment done yesterday! I notice the difference in looks but the ride didn't change to much so all is good!!!!

hey thanks for your help...on to the next thing which tires to go with???

 

What's the process how dificult is this?

 

Well if you follow your torsion bar back from the control arm to the frame anchor, you will see 1 bolt on the anchor. If you tighten that bolt, it put a higher preload on the torsion bar and therefore lift the front of your truck. If you loosen it, it will lower the preload on the bar, which will lower the front of your truck.

So you want to park on a flat surface and measure the height of each side of the front of your truck. Then you'll tighten each bolt a couple turns at a time. Start with one side, tighten it, and then move to the other. When both sides have been moved, drive your truck around the block to resettle the suspension and then remeasure it. Repeat this process until it is at the height you want it.

Be sure to keep the two sides of your truck the same height. This is why you measure. You cannot assume that turning the bolts on each side the exact same amount will keep the truck level because you should not assume that both bars have exactly the same spring constant.

Once done, get your truck realigned at an alignment shop.

 

It's pretty easy to do! Im no mechanic and it went really good.

 

If anyone else needs it here is a how to. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1979009-post2.html