cranking torsion bars
#6
Sounds like my dad when I was that age. Sucks to be young
I don't know if a shop will crank them for you. I bet they would, then you could get an alignment.
I've never heard of Les Schwab though
I don't know if a shop will crank them for you. I bet they would, then you could get an alignment.
I've never heard of Les Schwab though
#7
What better way to learn than to do it yourself. Would he let you do if he was supervising? Heck when I was 16 I pulled my first engine.... by myself
#9
this is probably a stupid question but are you from around FL. i think we ahve a Les Schwab around here
#10
no he says the way that the forums says to do it is incredibly stupid. he says that the whole truck has to be on jack stands or its unsafe to go under it. and he says that this will turn into a pain in his ***.
#12
the reason he is skeptical is because he is a structural analysis engineer that works for boeing and has seen the result of an air plain coming off jack stands
#13
Put the E brake on, put the front on jackstands, you're good to go
#17
Well from what ive learned in the past what dady dont know wont hurt him. i put a full suspension lift on my 2wd ranger while my parents where out of town. after begging for permission from him the entire time he always would say no. I jumped out their the second they went out of town got my tires rims i had hidden at a friends house and did it on a weekend. When he came back he was enraged of course . In the end he was more proud that i did it myself and did it right the first time . He also ended up helping me find a good place to get my truck geared also a few months later. So you never know how itl end up and trust me torsion bars are alot less noticeable than 6in of lift...
I wish you luck dont do anything stupid. e brake on support the truck with jackstands in the front on the frame. Dont let anyone inside of the vehicle while your working on it so their wont be any rocking.. get a wrench and crank them up to where you want them.
I wish you luck dont do anything stupid. e brake on support the truck with jackstands in the front on the frame. Dont let anyone inside of the vehicle while your working on it so their wont be any rocking.. get a wrench and crank them up to where you want them.
#23
Your biggest problem with this is your dad is an ENGINEER!!!!! All engineers are pain in the asses. They all think if it works on paper it's alwaysgotta work in real life. WRONG!!! As a mechanic I see stupid engineering every day.
Trust the people who know how to do it properly and safely. Almost every person on this forum with a torsion bar front end has played with their torsion bars at some point. Its not rocket science
Trust the people who know how to do it properly and safely. Almost every person on this forum with a torsion bar front end has played with their torsion bars at some point. Its not rocket science
#24
He is right in the sense that the body will rock a little bit. But c'mon you can 'rock' the truck with it sitting on all four tires. If you put a jackstand under the frame on each side up front, the truck will be just as solid as if it were on all fours.