1989 Nissan 4x4 pickup

Front end sagging BADLY, tried cranking torsion bars, but they were already down (up?) all the way. Tried re-indexing them, went 2-3 splines, same thing. Torsion bars worn the hell out??



[Edited on September 20, 2008 at 3:39 PM. Reason : ok]

9/20/2008 3:38:38 PM

hard body

you got some junk

9/20/2008 7:29:50 PM

bttt

9/20/2008 10:58:05 PM

Can't help you, but the guys at
http://www.nissanoffroad.net
can

9/20/2008 11:29:55 PM

bttt they are no help

9/21/2008 7:53:44 PM

worn out. probably be breaking shortly now that they've been cranked, reindexed, and cranked again.

9/21/2008 9:56:20 PM

i gotta agree with Ivan. They are prolly shot. I guess they're fatigued to all hell. I personally love torsion bars, and have had quite a few vehicles with them, but like with all springs (and like diaphragm clutches), over time and with enough extreme oscillation, they'll lose their spring.

9/21/2008 10:03:42 PM

yeah, thats what i figured. I mean I moved them 3 notches in the right direction to push the LCA down (raising the vehicle) and then cranked the adjuster down 100% and got absolutely zero increase in height.

doubt they will break, i can barely drive it with the front fenders sitting on the 31x10.50 tires

[Edited on September 21, 2008 at 10:38 PM. Reason : jkh]

9/21/2008 10:37:23 PM