I'm an idiot...Torsion Bar Question 97 Burb

[Mike Franklin]

Almost done my stock suspension rebuild, came to realize I didn't mark which side was top on my torsion bars and the truck drops to the wheel wells when I lower it down off. Obviously, My keys are the same ones that came out, so, I put the bars in wrong.

How can I tell if my bar is oriented correctly. I noted there is a notch in the end of the bar on the frame member size, should it be vertical, hortizonal, something else?

 

[Supercharged111]

Have you cranked any? There's a front and a back but that's it.

 

[Turbokat]

There is supposed to be an arrow on the end of the bar to tell you which way it should twist. I don't think it matters which is front and back but instead which side of the truck it came off as the bars twist the opposite direction

 

[Supercharged111]

There is supposed to be an arrow on the end of the bar to tell you which way it should twist. I don't think it matters which is front and back but instead which side of the truck it came off as the bars twist the opposite direction

I put them in backwards and bent the tool trying to get the bolts back in the keys. The letters and arrow go in the control arm.

 

[Mike Franklin]

Thank you Gentlemen, I will go clunk my head on those icy bars of misery.