About this bar and shackle thing...

[SCEXPLORER]

Originally posted by GJarrett

Originally posted by SCEXPLORER
... under "SPr" it says HL. What kind of torsion bar do i have?

Well, that would mean you have an H bar. I believed until now that they usually only came with air-assisted suspensions. That is the softest one. You can go a lot stiffer if you want to.

For the rear, L is the designation for those single leaf springs in your rear. The 4 drs have the multi-spring leaf pack and are designated F.

Man. I wish i didn't have those. So if i do the twist and shackle, does it affect it in some way? What are the benefits and negatives of having this bar? Is it best to go stronger?

 

[GJarrett]

Personal preference; no one can tell you what ride is best for you. The only categorical point to make is that weaker bars won't raise your front up as much with the same amount of twist. It's up to you. If you plan on running it hard on the trail, putting 100 lbs of grillguard and winch up front, or simply want a more trucklike ride then yeah you might want to beef it up.

[Edited by GJarrett on 01-31-2001 at 06:35 PM]

 

[SCEXPLORER]

How much and where can i get the B torsion bars?

 

[2001ExpSport]

Your Ford dealer has them and are roughly $70 a piece.

 

[GJarrett]

It'll cost you something over a hundred dollars for the pair at the local Ford parts counter. They won't have a clue what you are asking for and you will have to force them to look it up in their computer. Understand that parts counter people don't know anything until they have experience with it, and not every soccer mom comes in asking for a "B" rated torsion bar. You will be their learning curve.

 

[2001ExpSport]

GJarret, you're not kiddin! It was like pulling teeth getting info on B bars. Incidently, there are about 10 different bar codes. There are even #1,#2 and #3 bar codes as well. Those were on the top of the list.

 

[GJarrett]

Cant help on a "nu". You've got an earlier model and I cannot apply that to an older model. Sorry.

 

[JOY]

Originally posted by Sinjin
Joy,

What part of Texas are you in? Maybe you can join us TEXplorers out on the trail sometime. Quite a few of us in the Austin area.

Preciate the invite, but I'm running out of the Weatherford area.

 

[Rob2000XLT]

Could you be more specific where you find what kind of bar you have. I have a 2000 4dr 2wd. If that helps. Thanks.
Rob

 

[2001ExpSport]

Look on the edge of your driver door. Under the SP column it will say, for example "DF". The 1st letter is the torsion bar code and the 2nd is the rear spring code.

It has been brought to my attention that other Explorers(2000 and earlier) have a two letter code. The '01 model has a letter then a number, "D3". Just wanted to clarify that.

[Edited by 2001ExpSport on 02-07-2001 at 09:01 PM]

 

[Rob2000XLT]

Okay so I have a F bar. How much lift will I get in the front with that. I guess I will have to crank it all the way. What 1.5 inches? Thanks
Rob

 

[GJarrett]

You have the weaker "F" bar (the higher the letter the weaker the bar) because you have a 2wd and don't have all the weight of a transfer case, front differential, etc up front that would require a stiffer suspension.

There is no set amount of lift per turn that anyone has definitively measured and each vehicle is an individual. You'll have to find that out for yourself with your own vehicle.

 

[jimbo74]

Gerald J----

i know you said earlier that you didnt know about the earlier models BUT maybe that means? that my torsion bars are n so that may mean they are really hard that is good hopefully. does anybody know?

 

[Big Bear Bob]

Ok so I have b-f under the spr on my 98 XLT 4dr 4x4. I have seen a few post that have me really confused.
1. B would ne my torsion bar ration and F would apply to the springs?

2. With a B torsion bar 2" would be a good safe lift, but 1.75" is probably safer in terms of protecting my CV joints?

3. I have seen posts where people say they have goe as mush as 3" and 4". what is thge best off road lift highth?

4. How did everything get so confusing?

 

[2001ExpSport]

1.5" is the best to save the hubs. The CV joints will be ok. Those guys that supposedly get 4-5" are full of sh*t, since the IFS only has 7.5" of travel.

B is for the bar, ignore the F.

 

[Big Bear Bob]

Well today we got it up and with the 31" BFG AT/KO's from the ground to the center top of each wheel well to 34.5 and 34.5 all around. Measured just at the lip of the wheel well itself

Does this sound about right after warrior shackles and a TT lift? , and so I have to expect the front to drop. I have B rated bars?

We got about 1.5" on the shackles so I'm guessing thats about what we got out of the TT lift to. If anyone can help with some figures I sure would appreciate it.

 

[Big Bear Bob]

Un fortunately we forgot to take measurement befor we did the twist, but twisted each torsion bar four times only.

 

[Big Bear Bob]

sorry about the two posts

 

[Ray Lobato]

Re: Gerald J----

Hey Jim, wake up. You don't have torsion bars on your 1994 model. You have coil springs.

Originally posted by jimabena74
i know you said earlier that you didnt know about the earlier models BUT maybe that means? that my torsion bars are n so that may mean they are really hard that is good hopefully. does anybody know?