Raising Torsion bars

1. chriswindy Established Member Joined: Jan 2006 Bolton Posts: 1254 53' 16v VTR

   #1 21st January 2009, 19:52

   Is there anyway to raise a rear beam thats been lowered by notches and then lower it the correct way?
2. saxvtr69 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 birmingham Posts: 125 mk1 saxo vtr

   #2 21st January 2009, 20:10

   yes mate just take the bars out jack it up where you wont it and put them back in
3. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

   #3 21st January 2009, 20:19

   the same as lowering it just in reverse lol. but chances are you wont get it to how it was from factory.
4. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

   #4 21st January 2009, 20:45

   i cant remember the measure ment off the top of my head.
   i just remove the bars, jack up the trailing arm with a jack to the measurment i want, then fit one bar. repeat on the other side making sure it is the same measurment.
5. Saxotim Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2007 Leeds Posts: 2865 172 Cup, Mk2 VTR

   #5 21st January 2009, 20:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by boz i cant remember the measure ment off the top of my head. i just remove the bars, jack up the trailing arm with a jack to the measurment i want, then fit one bar. repeat on the other side making sure it is the same measurment.

   25cm by the suzuki tuning guide
   
   clicky
6. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

   #6 21st January 2009, 20:54

   i had the standard height measurment from the edge of the hub on trailing arm to the edge of the wheel arch.
   
   forgot it now lol
   i know williams-vts has this in his head somewhere
7. chriswindy Established Member Joined: Jan 2006 Bolton Posts: 1254 53' 16v VTR

   #7 21st January 2009, 21:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by boz i cant remember the measure ment off the top of my head. i just remove the bars, jack up the trailing arm with a jack to the measurment i want, then fit one bar. repeat on the other side making sure it is the same measurment.

   can you do it this way even though it's been lowered by notches??
8. chriswindy Established Member Joined: Jan 2006 Bolton Posts: 1254 53' 16v VTR

   #8 21st January 2009, 21:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by boz i had the standard height measurment from the edge of the hub on trailing arm to the edge of the wheel arch.

   and i seem to remember this being around the 400mm mark iirc
9. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #9 21st January 2009, 23:36

   From doing it the notches/clicks way from what i gather the main risk of damage would already be done the first time round with potentially damaging the seals and bearings whilst whacking off the arms
   
   Whilst Re-doing it the correct way though, this would at least allow you to align both trailing arms to your correct desired height and being accurate/same both sides