Rear Torsion bar raising / lowering

1. Daremm L-plater Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 58

   #1 19th November 2014, 18:14

   Hi,
   
   I've printed off a couple of guides (badgersport being one of them) for my local garage to raise the rear of my VTS after removal of Koni kit and fitting of Bilstein / Eibach Pro shox and springs.
   
   Does anyone know how many mm's rotation of the splines on the torsion bar equates to? i.e. 1 full turn equals 10mm, 1 half turn equals 5mm
   
   Thanks,
   
   
   Darren
2. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #2 19th November 2014, 18:27

   remove dampers, support weight of arm, measure from hub to arch, remove torsion bar, move arm up by desired drop, fit torsion bar back in.
   
   you will need to rotate the torsion bar trying each spline till you find the right one.
3. Mickswan Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti

   #3 19th November 2014, 18:39

   Don't rotae the splines. Knock the torsion bar out and move the trailing arm up or down to desired hight and knock it back in.
4. KrisB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Dorking,Surrey,M25 J9 Posts: 2616 Static -80mm Peugeot 405

   #4 20th November 2014, 23:52

   If you're completely removing the bars, then I think it's about 4mm height adjustment by rotating the bar one spline at both ends of each bar.
5. axsaxoman Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380

   #5 21st November 2014, 08:23

   complete removal of bars is only correct way --and support arms to desired height and turn bars till them will slip in -drop on wheels -no dampers check hieght --if correct rebuild if not do it again
6. Mulqueen L-plater Joined: Sep 2014 Coventry Posts: 32 Citroen saxo vtr mk1

   #6 10th April 2015, 15:59

   Youv explained that to make it sound so simple haha mine really wernt that easy haha
   
   
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