Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?

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Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much? #641940 08/29/05 04:12 PM

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Dallas, TX

silverwriter Offline

Getting the Wheeling Fever

I've recently added some Old Man EMU rear springs to my 1989 LWB Monty -- then I cranked up the torsion bars to level out the vehicle. Now it seems like the stiffness of the front end is extremely disproportionate to the rear (makes sense) causing odd handling characteristics I don't really like.

Question is: what's the opinion on how much you can crank these bars past the stock setting without adversely affecting how the truck drives/feels? I maybe went about 1.5 or 2 inches beyond original and it seemed like way too much.

Thanks for the advice,
Bryan

'89 4-Door Montero 3.0L V6
'04 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 6L

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	silverwriter	08/29/05 04:12 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	FrankR	08/29/05 06:07 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	DMYERSCHATTTN	08/29/05 08:13 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	mama	09/07/05 10:12 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	wyleone	09/07/05 11:55 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	DaphneD	08/29/05 11:16 PM
Re: Gen I Torsion Bars -- Too Much?	silverwriter	09/07/05 05:37 PM

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