Car leans, quick twist of the torsion bars?

[WLax007]

Well i just got my 98 XLT and i noticed it leaned a little when i brought it home. No biggie, thought it was just the driveway. Well i was wrong, there is about an inch difference from the left and right. I didnt think that one of the leaf springs could go bad without both of them sagging so im thinking its one of the torsion bars. Maybe it slipped? i have no idea. Could the left front torsion bar maybe slip or something where it bolts on? Could this bring down the whole left side of the car? Any help is greatly appreciated. Also if it is the torsion bar, could someone direct to an informative site or explain how to turn the torsion bar so tighten it? Thanks in advance.

 

[boominXplorer]

its the leaf springs. The gas tank is on the drivers side and usually there is only a driver which causes the one side spring to sag.

 

[WLax007]

Really? How would i go about fixin this?

 

[Robb]

The cheap, quick, and easy way to help it is to swap the leaf packs from side to side.

Next way would be to put some add a leafs in to help support both sides.

Third would new leaf packs.

 

[WLax007]

How can i tell if its the torsion bars or leaf springs? And wouldnt swapping them out just cause it to lean the other way? Can you twist the torsion bar even if its the leaf springs?

 

[Bronco638]

Swapping the spring packs would probably even things out. Remember, that gas tank is on the driver's side of the driveshaft. One gallon of gas weighs about 7 lbs + the driver's weight. You do the math. Twisting the front torsion bar will not compensate for the lean in the rear. The gas tank is pretty much located under the driver's side back seat (provided you have a four door). To address this properly, you really need to focus on the leaf springs. There are several methods for resolving this. Add-a-Leaf, F150 leaf swap or new leaf packs. Provided your truck isn't from a Rust Belt state, they're not that difficult to work on. Don't forget, the Law of Gravity is always going to win.

Good Luck, Dave.

 

[draft]

The torsion bars are locked into the lower control arm, for them to slip, you would notice it within 10 seconds (body would drop on your tire, torsion bar would fall, torsion adjuster/plate would loosen and possibly fall). I would suggest doing your leaf springs first, if that doesn't solve it, screw the torsion bolts up a bit.

Your torsion bars are fine.

 

[ExplorerSportNu]

Yeah I kinda had the same question on my 95 sport, I put in a set of 4dr leafs and war shackles and the left driver side from the garage floor to the top of the wheel well is an 1"1/2 lower than the passenger side, would the same reasoning for him apply to my situation along with solutions or do I have any other options on correcting this?

Thanx Guys for any help