1993 toyota pickup lowering the front via torsion

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10 жыл бұрын

Iam attempting to lower my front end this is not an instructional video Iam just showing what I did to my truck. And in the video I made the torsion bars a little too tight I had to back them off

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@ramrunner931 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I lowered my 83 Toyota pickup watching your video. Now I am about to lower my new project 81 Toyota pickup...

@VikingHill83 4 жыл бұрын

RamRunner I for sure could have made it better if I knew how to edit etc but if you understand what I’m doing it’s good enough 👍🏼👌🏼

@ramrunner931 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry about editing. Your video is good. I am not a mechanic and I was able to follow it and the results are awesome. FYI not many people know how to lower a truck like this (including me before I watched)

@paulh714 5 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for making the video, i watched it before i adjusted my torsion bar because the mechanic i paid didnt do his job right, thank god for youtube videos, if you want the job done right do it yourself!

@Stylensky 8 жыл бұрын

Just crank the adjusters down 2 inches (equals three inches of drop). Take out the bump stops and cut them down. Then take out the thick shims from the upper A-arm. If you ever decide to sell the truck then it's easily returned to the stock position.DO NOT CUT THE BUMP STOP PERCHES FROM THE FRAME. Lowering a 89-94 Toyota does NOT require cutting any metal or removing the torsion keys.

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

I put on djm lower control arms a few months after this video

@chopptopp_cj 6 жыл бұрын

Jeff so what are u using for a bump stop now ? Since the perches are cut

@concernedcitizen4696 4 жыл бұрын

I need help I'm lowering my 93 t100

@TACVWDRIVER 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the best place to Jack up if I want to cut my bump stops.

@SamFunk12 8 жыл бұрын

crazy to see u on KZfaq after I haven't seen ya for 7 years dude

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

you learn something after all these years lol

@SamFunk12 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff u still down in phx or in Cali? I still have the maglite I stole from u :D

@alexsoriano5082 9 жыл бұрын

tanks your video help me a lat

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

Sweet iam glad it did. This was my first video of that sort

@robertdiamondoil2384 9 жыл бұрын

Trying to remember how to raise it to stock thanks for video

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

You'll need the factory rude height once you have that you can measure your front end and raise or lower the tortion keys

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

Do what I did and use the jack to set the front wheel where you want it then set the tension it's fairly simple

@robertdiamondoil2384 9 жыл бұрын

Will do thanks

@defthopeswell 9 жыл бұрын

Great video! Could you have just loosen the torsion bars to set the ride height instead of spindles?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

I was just loosening the torsion bars. You have to take the key off to change its angle. I wish I had just bought spindles for the truck instead lol. Later I bought some djm lower control arms that lowered it a lot more

@anirudhchauhan1698 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, nice video. I just broke my upper control mounted on chessis. What could be the reason? Does over size shocks can do harm Or over tighten Torsion bar?

@VikingHill83 3 жыл бұрын

Did you hit a pot hole do you live in the rust belt lots of things could be the reason hard to say but going to the junk yard to get new parts is easy and cheap you broke the top one or bottom one

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

iam in cali working Coachella and stagecoach

@mitchellmaldonado2937 9 жыл бұрын

I have a 90 toy V6 extended cab with 93225 miles, it was parked for 15 years, I got it with 88000 miles, it's super clean California truck, clean under carriage, my question is , why do trucks with torsion bars squeak under load when making turns with steering wheel maxed either left or right, I had a daihatsu rocky with the same squeaky sound, any tips? THANX

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

There's more than 1 thing that can cause that. Body mounts Ball joints Dirt where the grease points are on the torsion bars. There's lots of stuff that can make a truck squeeze some times brand new polyurethane bushings squeeze

@zanegrano9611 7 жыл бұрын

do I have to let the wheel down off the jack before I tighten the key back up?

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

Zane Grano no

@RussellShales 7 жыл бұрын

I have a quick question. So I have a 94 Mazda b2300 with I believe torsion bars, it is currently stock. So if I want to lower it I just do what you did right? at least without having to spend money

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

Russell Shales if it's torsion bars then yup

@RussellShales 7 жыл бұрын

Jeff ok cool. yea I'm pretty sure it's torsion bars.

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

Russell Shales you can tell if it's torsion bars cause you won't see coil Springs behind the front wheels

@RussellShales 7 жыл бұрын

Jeff ok yea i haven't looked totally yet. I'm trading my civic for it. I should be going to put a new slave cylinder in it tomorrow. And and hopefully gonna lower it too. tha ts the plan

@teamominita 8 жыл бұрын

what kind of wheels you have on the rear? if you don't mind me asking..

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

centerline telstars

@chopptopp_cj 7 жыл бұрын

I did this but my shocks bottom out instead of the bump stop hitting the frame like ....should I get sum 2 inch drop shocks so they won't bottom out ?

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

cody j miller you should get lowers control arms from djm to do it correctly but just to get low do it this way lol

@chopptopp_cj 7 жыл бұрын

lower control arms? what's the difference between drop spindles ??

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

cody j miller lower control arms are cheaper I think plus easier to replace

@chopptopp_cj 7 жыл бұрын

so did u go with bigger bump stops or weld em back on lol ?

@christolbert1789 6 жыл бұрын

I used to bottom out in my datsun truck till I blew through my shock towers lmao, shock tower extensions fixed my problem

@chopptopp_cj 6 жыл бұрын

What are u doing now for a bump stop?

@TACVWDRIVER 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I wonder what you did with the bump stops in the front

@kennybanks8057 7 жыл бұрын

if I crank my keys how much lift u think I could get

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

Kenny Banks I have no idea I lowered my truck so not sure

@kainalu9402 8 жыл бұрын

To raise my truck, will I have to spin the torsion bar?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

to raise your truck do the opposite of what I did. put your truck in the air on jack stands. loosen the torsion keys let the front wheels hang remove the keys and leave a bigger gap than originally there put the nut and bolt on and tighten them all the way

@kainalu9402 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it.

@solitariosolitario3411 2 жыл бұрын

nao entendi nada ....afinal ..o que foi feito ai .....so sei que ele mexia ..barra de torçao ....BRASIL 2021

@VikingHill83 2 жыл бұрын

Eu levanto o volante até a posição que eu queria que o caminhão sentasse, então coloquei a barra de torção de volta e apertei o parafuso 👍🏼🇺🇸

@chopptopp_cj 6 жыл бұрын

Aye so did u weld an back on ?

@VikingZeroReviews Ай бұрын

Weld what back on? Everything bolted right up

@VictorGomez-vv5hm 7 жыл бұрын

i have 1995 dlx can do same procces? to lift

@VikingHill83 7 жыл бұрын

Victor Gomez if it had torsion bars in the front than yes but in this video I'm lowering the trick so you do the opposite

@walterbolivarmoreno9282 Ай бұрын

tengo un toyota diesel 2003, se quebro esa pieza.

@VikingZeroReviews Ай бұрын

Cambio lol

@BierBelly89 9 жыл бұрын

How can I raise the truck??

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

The same way I lowered it but instead of using the jack to raise the tire you just let the tires hang when you put the key back on and tighten the bolts

@robertdiamondoil2384 9 жыл бұрын

I lowered my 85 toy back in 85 just by moving the two lock nuts, just cut the rubber strike pad not metal

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

There's more than 1 way to skin a cat...

@Stylensky 8 жыл бұрын

+HillCloathing But sometimes people want their "skinned cats" to be put back in the stock form. The way you did it destroyed part of the frame and severely devalued the vehicle.

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

+Stylensky I lowered my truck more than if you had just simply loosened the torsion keys and if you left the bump stops in you would be riding around on them. the frame itself became the bump stop and I left the rubber pad bolted to the control arm. no Toyota were injured during the filming of this video lol

@818Vallero 8 жыл бұрын

what size wheels and tires do you have?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

15's

@818Vallero 8 жыл бұрын

+HillCloathing what about tire size? thanks for replying

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

I don't remember tire size the rear wheels are 15 X 10 centerline telstars

@818Vallero 8 жыл бұрын

+HillCloathing rear and front wheels are 15x10? ..sweet truck btw..you still have it?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

+Bagofdope420 front were 15x8

@ils360 4 жыл бұрын

What are you doing.....?

@VikingHill83 4 жыл бұрын

ils360 I’m adjusting the torsion bars to have normal preload while also lowering the ride height

@mitchellmaldonado2937 9 жыл бұрын

I'll spray wd40 , it drives me nuts, thanx

@bannernick 9 жыл бұрын

can you leave the torsion bars out?

@VikingHill83 9 жыл бұрын

No. They are your springs you must have them

@Stylensky 8 жыл бұрын

+HillCloathing WRONG, If the suspension is lowered so far that it is bottomed out then it makes no difference if the bars are there or not.

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

+Stylensky lol you shouldnt take them out. and the reason I remove the keys the way I do then reinstall them is so there is spring tension even though there isn't much travel.

@pinellascountyfreescrapmet5132 6 жыл бұрын

Bofl. Sure why not

@gabrielibarra6088 7 жыл бұрын

What about 1980 Toyota pickup

@ramrunner931 4 жыл бұрын

I lowered my 83 using this method...it’s been rolling 5 years since then...

@richardjones4018 3 жыл бұрын

9:57 My ears feel violated

@VikingHill83 3 жыл бұрын

From an electric impact? Hahahahah

@cryptonoble5320 8 жыл бұрын

does it have to be fully jacked up on both sides ?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

there's a cross member that goes across the truck under the engine that makes it easy to jack the entire front end up

@cryptonoble5320 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff having trouble loosening the bolt

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

+crypto noble yeah they are tough you might have to cut them and get brand new bolts and nuts from Toyota depending where you live if the bolts are super rusty or not

@cryptonoble5320 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff how would I approach it if I were to break that bolt ?

@VikingHill83 8 жыл бұрын

+crypto noble if you break the bolt you still follow the same procedure you just need to replace the bolt and nut