close but t-bar front ends are 02-05 1500 4x4's...

If anyone is thinking of doing this I have a "lifting your truck 101" stickied on top of the off-road section. Give it a quick read...

 

measure gap form top of tire to wheel well, stick jack under front crossmember, raise whole front end 3-4 inches, shoot some oil on bolts, turn each about 3-4 turns, drop truck, jump up and down on front bumper, get off, measure gap from top of tire to wheel well.

satisfied? - get an alignment.

not satisfied? - stick jack under front crossmember...

 

man you guys are awesome with the help. i know im asking alot of questions but one more and im done. The bolts you tighten them or loosen them?

 

tighten, and don't be surprised if you tighten both the same amount and have a different amount of lift on each side. Same size bolts, same keys, same torsion bars. Can't explain why, but it happens. Measure well and you may have to "fine tune" a couple of times to get the lift just right and equal on both sides...

 

I got carried away on mine and cranked them almost all the way. To me, I like the little bit stiffer ride. It just makes the truck feel more solid. I hate the mushyness. JUst get new shocks. My truck has been perfectly fine since.

 

Well to update, I went ahead and did it last night. To begin with the passenger side was about a half inch higher. I did both sides 5 turns and it brought it up just under two inches. I am in classes all day today so tomorrow I will go back and fine tune to try and make them exactly the same.

All in all I think the truck looks great with this done. Really makes it look bigger and looks way better now that it doesn slant down towards the front

 

I can think of a couple things that might be it. One torsion bar can be more worn out than the other, they are, after all, jsut torsional springs, they do wear out a bit. Might be just from hitting more potholes on one side. Might be more resistance on the a-arms on one side where they are mounted.

RAM_05, now don't be a dick like mmstar (that's right, i said it). I don't know how to do it, but adjust the headlights down so you aren't blinding people. had a sedan prior to my truck and it was the most annoying and dangerous thing when i got blinded by trucks.

glad to hear you like the mod though. I can't do a damn thing that'll add more than an inch to it due to clearances in places i go

 

I also had a sedan before this too I know exactly what you are saying about the lights haha.

Also just a small side note. If I were to get into this truck one day when before they were cranked and another when I didn't know the torsion bars were cranked, I don't think I would really notice the difference in the ride.

 

When I did mine I had someone standing there measuring the height of each side so I wouldn't have to keep getting under the truck, cranking, getting back out, measuring, getting back under....... You get the point, it just saves a lot of time having a helper.