torsion bar?

[Mattsauces]

Last week is did a shackle and torsion twist on my 96 explorer 4x4. but i am noticing a prolem, the left side is lower then the right, i have cranked the adjuster bolt almost as far as it can go(about 2mm left), but on the right side which is 1/2 in higher then the left there is about 1/2 left on the adjuster bolt. Does this mean that my left torsion bar is bad and could posibly fail? how do i change it?

 

[1999blacksport]

You might have to add a longer bolt to even the sides out!

 

[ExplorerDMB]

Or back the right side back down.

-Drew

 

[Mattsauces]

but what conserns me the most is that the left side is it tightened almost all the way while the other side has bearly been tightened

 

[SteveO2569]

i noticed a similar problem with mine and was told it was just a weak spring, im not sure if this could be your problem but that was mine

 

[gijoecam]

It just means that one spring has more weight on it than the other, or one spring is a little weaker than the other, or both.

Crank one or the other as needed to level out the truck. It's that simple.

-Joe

 

[tomr80]

Same Thing

I had the same problem but I drove it aroud a while and now I only has 3/8" difference. Somewhere I read that it is because a lot of miles are driven with only 1 person. But I had to screw the left a half turn more than the right. Good Luck

 

[Bills98Explorer]

Did you do anything with the rear springs??