Homemade torsion bar relocators

[Blahblahblar]

This was just a test cut of 12 guage steel to help with finding the shape btw

 

[camaroman101]

Looks good, definitely add material where there's room to add it. Keep us updated!

 

[jw_96]

I'd buy these

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[michael hurd]

So it looks like I have the right length and angles now. It has around 1/2" clearance from the trans cross member, even with the arm jacked all the way to the bump stop still had good clearance. I think the next step would be to decide what metal/grade to use and definitely put some extra material around the hex shapes.

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1018 - 1020 steels would be too weak in my opinion, I would be looking at the 4000 series steels like 4140 or 4340 for something like this. Malleable, but TOUGH.

 

[Blahblahblar]

just so happens today I was talking to our water jet operator (good buddy of mine) was telling me about a scrap piece of 1.75 4140 we have laying around at the shop that might work good with what I'm doing

 

[Blahblahblar]

Look like it's ready for a test, shaft was made way loger then what i needed and isn't welded yet just to make sure it all fits properly. Probably do an update tomorrow sometime on how the truck sits.

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[Blahblahblar]

So far so good guys, the picture is the truck sitting on its own with no jacks or anything. Bounced it a little to make sure she wasn't balancing on a thread. Torison bars haven't been cranked yet and have a few bolts to tighten for the lift kit still. The rain here runs right threw my carport so that was enough for today. Let me know if you guys want trucks spec or have some questions

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[Hipster]

How are they fixtured on the t-bar hex or the control arm so they don't work themselves rearward?

 

[Blahblahblar]

I think I'm gonna drill a hole in the side of the brackets for a set screw to the torsion bar. If it's fixed to the torsion bar it shouldnt need anything to hold it to the control arm, not to mention it's a super tight fit in the control arm.

 

[Blahblahblar]

So drove a little bit today and leveled it, wanna get a real alinement from a shop before I do much. Going camping this weekend, I'm gonna be driving around 250km so that should be a fairly good test.

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