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> Can someone explain to me.., what it means to index torsion bars?
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post Jul 16 2004, 09:03 AM
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I've heard this mentioned when lowering the front end, but I'm not real sure what it means. Do the torsion bar adjusting end caps have to be in the same spot (same number of splines) on each torsion bar? If not, and you start cranking on the adjuster till the ride height is even, would one bar be more pretensioned than the other? Does any of this make sense???

What's happening is that I lowered the front of the car, not a whole lot, and added the bump steer kit, but when I go over a bump, the front end feels light. It feels like I'm still getting some bump steer, or something. I'm not quite sure how best to describe it. I haven't had it aligned yet, so that could be part of the problem, but I want to make sure I have everything else set up right first, then get it aligned.

Sorry for the long post, and thanks,
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mike_the_man   Can someone explain to me..   Jul 16 2004, 09:03 AM
!   Indexing torsion bars is where you get the splines...   Jul 16 2004, 09:04 AM
mike_the_man   So how do you index them? :confused: I'm no...   Jul 16 2004, 09:17 AM
!   Trial and error mostly.....if you are talking abou...   Jul 16 2004, 09:22 AM
mike_the_man   So as long as I get them close, I can use the adju...   Jul 16 2004, 09:32 AM
Mueller   rough description: car up in air, looking at the ...   Jul 16 2004, 09:47 AM
SLITS   Indexing - interesting situation. Make a couple o...   Jul 16 2004, 09:52 AM
mike_the_man   Bump steer is one thing that I more or less unders...   Jul 16 2004, 10:03 AM
SLITS   More or less doesnt' really work - it is or is...   Jul 16 2004, 10:20 AM
mike_the_man   Ya, lots of variables to look at. I'm going t...   Jul 16 2004, 10:55 AM
SLITS   That would be a question for the "racers" in the c...   Jul 16 2004, 11:23 AM
Eric_Shea   Too much worry'n goin here. Perform the facto...   Jul 16 2004, 12:33 PM
Dave_Darling   Back to the first part of the original question-- ...   Jul 16 2004, 05:19 PM
mike_the_man   Hmmm, a loose U joint. You may be on to something...   Jul 19 2004, 01:51 PM
Eric_Shea   Make sure your rack is bolted on tight as well. I...   Jul 19 2004, 02:49 PM
jporsche914   is it hard to lower the front end and put the rack...   Jul 19 2004, 03:12 PM
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