Does a 2008 Chevy Silverado have torsion keys?
Does a 2008 Chevy Silverado have torsion keys?
Chevy Silverado 2500 HD / 3500 HD 2008, Front Leveling Torsion Key Kit with 2.5″ Front Lift Height by Rugged Off Road®.
Can you raise a Chevy truck with torsion keys?
From what I understand, the leveling kit I’m considering will raise my front up to 2.5″ with torsion key kits and the rear either 1.5″ or 1” using coil spring spacers. Does anyone have any experience with a system like this? How does it affect the ride, handling etc.?
Where is the torsion bar on a Chevy Silverado?
Follow the torsion bar from the front axle to the center transmission crossmember. You will see the torsion bar key in the opening of the crossmember, which is held in place by an adjusting bolt and adjusting block. Use a breaker bar and socket to remove the adjusting bolt.
How do you remove a key from a torsion bar?
Wiggle the torsion bar, and free it from the torsion bar key. Use a hammer to hit the key if it is difficult to remove. The key should fall right out when detached from the torsion bar. Figure 2.
How do you remove an adjusting bolt from a key?
Use a breaker bar and socket to remove the adjusting bolt. Attach the torsion bar unloading tool to the crossmember, and use the breaker bar as well as socket to lift the end of the key high enough for the adjusting block to be removed. Then slide the adjusting block out, and remove the unloading tool. Figure 1.
Follow the torsion bar from the front axle to the center transmission crossmember. You will see the torsion bar key in the opening of the crossmember, which is held in place by an adjusting bolt and adjusting block. Use a breaker bar and socket to remove the adjusting bolt.
Wiggle the torsion bar, and free it from the torsion bar key. Use a hammer to hit the key if it is difficult to remove. The key should fall right out when detached from the torsion bar. Figure 2.
From what I understand, the leveling kit I’m considering will raise my front up to 2.5″ with torsion key kits and the rear either 1.5″ or 1” using coil spring spacers. Does anyone have any experience with a system like this? How does it affect the ride, handling etc.?
Use a breaker bar and socket to remove the adjusting bolt. Attach the torsion bar unloading tool to the crossmember, and use the breaker bar as well as socket to lift the end of the key high enough for the adjusting block to be removed. Then slide the adjusting block out, and remove the unloading tool. Figure 1.
