Torsion Bar

1. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

   #1 12th March 2012, 22:53

   I have just bought a new back axle for my Vts and before i fit it i am going to lower it, the front end is lowered 40-45mm and i was wondering how many turns of the torsion bar would equate to roughly the same amount of lowering? Thanks
2. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #2 12th March 2012, 22:58

   don't do it by turns or notches or you'll be needing another new one
3. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #3 12th March 2012, 23:05

   take the torsion bars out and lower it that way.
   
   as jason said, if you do it by notches/turns you will need another axle.
4. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

   #4 12th March 2012, 23:16

   Well how then? Sorry to sound stupid but ive never done a torsion bar before! Done just about everything but
5. Monkgti Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 New Ross Posts: 202 Saxo VTS/Xantia HDI

   #5 12th March 2012, 23:45

   just slide the torsion bar out of the 2 sides, move the arm to the desired height then slide it back in! To get the exact height you may have the turn the bar until the splines match up to slide in where you want the arm set
6. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #6 13th March 2012, 00:30

   google badgermotorsport lowering
   
   or suzukituning lowering

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7. The_Car_Guy L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Bath Posts: 74 Citroen saxo VTR ph2

   #7 14th March 2012, 20:50

   Hi there ive tried lowering the back of mine but cant even get the torsion bars out. I have taken off the washers from each end soaked the bars in wd40 and managed to snap my slide hammer, shear off 3 blots using the jacking method and have no ideas as to what i could do next? Ive seen people say they put a bar on the rear of the bar and hit it out with a sledge hammer but theres no space as far as i can see unless im being daft. Any ideas of advice on how to get the bars out? Believe me setting the height is the easy bit, or at least it cant be harder than this.
8. BertieG Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 exeter, devon Posts: 1224 Clio 172

   #8 14th March 2012, 20:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by The_Car_Guy Hi there ive tried lowering the back of mine but cant even get the torsion bars out. I have taken off the washers from each end soaked the bars in wd40 and managed to snap my slide hammer, shear off 3 blots using the jacking method and have no ideas as to what i could do next? Ive seen people say they put a bar on the rear of the bar and hit it out with a sledge hammer but theres no space as far as i can see unless im being daft. Any ideas of advice on how to get the bars out? Believe me setting the height is the easy bit, or at least it cant be harder than this.

   how is there no space? get a long metal drift, a big hammer and go to town on it. should start to budge eventually
9. KrisB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Dorking,Surrey,M25 J9 Posts: 2616 Static -80mm Peugeot 405

   #9 15th March 2012, 00:44

   My advise to anyone attempting a torsion bar for the first time is to leave it to a pro.
   
   I can get a torsion bar lowered in less than an hour (infact, for some propper strange reason I lowered a whole car last week in just under an hour, epic).
   
   Once a pro has done it for you, you'll find that it should of been cleaned and all greased up... THEN you can attempt to do it yourself.
   
   It really isn't as easy as the guides make out, especially if its the first time its been apart. Some are easy, somtimes, but in most cases they're not.
   
   
10. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

    #10 19th March 2012, 19:44

    Took me 12.5 hours, but i had to swap axles, hubs, brakes, abs sensors, new shockers, lower it etc, nothing went right on the job haha I broke a torsion bar when i was slide hammering it out best way to do it is to not do it in the first place!
11. user_122365 Newbie Joined: Dec 2018 Colchester, Essex & Suffolk Posts: 10 Two-Tone VTR, immaculate - 25k!

    #11 7th December 2018, 08:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Monkgti just slide the torsion bar out of the 2 sides, move the arm to the desired height then slide it back in! To get the exact height you may have the turn the bar until the splines match up to slide in where you want the arm set

    You made that sound so easy.
    
    I have a feeling however that it's not.