H3 cranked Torsion Bar back to the stock setting

[davidh3]

:huh:I heard that cranking the Torsion Bar too much will make CV-shaft) wears faster or vulnerable.

I guess my cranked torsion bar is one of the reasons why I broke CV-shaft, I checked my H3 front height, it was 24" too much,, right??:emb:

[Post edit]:later I figured out that the main reason why broke CV-shaft is I bounced many times when trying to climb up a steep hill.

So, after doing serious off roading in Indiana, getting repair services and looking at those terrible scratches and dents, I realized I should not be too reckless like I was before.

Today, I cranked the torsion bar adjusting the front height to 22.5 inch.

[Post-edit]: I will crank it back to 23.25 in again

But I sometimes still feel the front end is slightly vibrating( when it was at 24" height, the vibration was stronger, I could see the steering wheel shaking vertically..)

[post edit]: it occurs only when idle.

....In my opinion, Rancho is to way to go, if I wanna keep the 35" tires.

Now I just want to go back to the original/stock settings and get the Rancho kit.

Does anyone get front end vibration after cranking the torsion bar?

Actualy I still don't know what's going on my H3.
I made some assumptions above. I'm just saying. I wanna hear you guys' thoughts.

 

[cgalpha08]

You should go get an alignment.

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[davidh3]

You should go get an alignment.

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I already got an alignment right after cranking the torsion bar. :huh: Who didn't? Everyone did.

 

[cgalpha08]

Well then idk what else to tell ya, mine don't vibrate after cranking.

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[backcountryislife]

You've got some other problem showing up... I'd have someone take a look at it. If it's a strong vibration, it could be a precursor to a bigger issue coming. No reason that changing the angle (within a range) of the CV should cause this though... they're intended to change angles, that's the whole point of a CV axle.

 

[davidh3]

Well then idk what else to tell ya, mine don't vibrate after cranking.

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..... lemme try crank it again making both side at exactly thesame level/height, I mean minimize the error..

 

[cgalpha08]

Only other thing i can think of is your wheels becoming unbalanced.

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[Pappibri]

No Vibration before or after cranking mine.. Mine is set at 23 1/4. I went to Firestone after cranking and got the Lifetime Alignment deal...Hope yours is nothing serious..:whaa:

 

[davidh3]

Only other thing i can think of is your wheels becoming unbalanced.

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I will get my wheels balanced again at Pepboys tomorrow, I have one year warranty.

 

[backcountryislife]

If it's just sometimes though, I wouldn't think that would be a balance issue wuld it?


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[davidh3]

I edited this post for spacification.

 

[alrock]

I would take a look at your steering rack and tie rods for extra play. When the torsion bars are cranked up, they can cause a lot of wear and tear on the steering components (and CVs as you already mentioned). One issue is that instead of the torsion bars easily pivoting up and down as your tires move up and down, the initial upward energy can be "pushing" upwards on the rack before that pivoting starts. That can do a couple of things: it can loosen and wear out the supports that hold the rack to the frame and it can prematurely wear out the tie rods where they attach to the rack.

If the rack is loose you do not necessarily need to replace it. You can shim up the rubber lining of the clamp with bicycle inner tube (Speedy's quick fix) or do a larger fix like Hunner's steering rack clampls.

You can test for a loose rack with a friend. Turn on the truck and have your friend slowly turn the steering wheel back and forth. You need to look at the rack from around the front wheel and look for up/down or left/right movement of the rack. (Up/down is most likely). The rack should be firmly in place. If it is rising a mm or two you may have an issue. Generally this should be viewed from the passenger side of the truck.

I had my torsion bars at 24" for a while and I believe this was the main reason I had to replace my steering rack. You could feel a lot of vibration in the steering wheel whenever hitting any bump or irregularity in the road.