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You can level your 02-05 ram 4x4 1 of two ways.
1st is just cranking your keys
2nd is to buy indexed keys and swap them
No matter which way you do it measure all corners and write it down before you start. Main thing to also remember is these torsion bars have ALOT of pressure on them and you need to respect them.
Doing it the first way it to just crank the keys like this.
1. Place the vehicle on a level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Put the transmission in Park or 1st gear (manual transmissions) & chock the rear tires.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle using a jack. Raise it enough to completely unload the front suspension. Place a jack stand under each frame rail just behind the lower control arms for the front suspension. Ease the frame down on to the stands, but leave a slight load on the jack as a
safety precaution.
4. Verify the front tires are off the ground & that the suspension is unloaded, or at full extension of travel.
5. Locate the torsion bar crossmember. There is a bolt on each side of the crossmember that adjusts the torsion bar preload. Spray with lube.
6.Mark a socket with a straight line going vertical and slide it onto the bolt. Turn it normaly a half a turn for a 1/4 of an inch. Do both sides the same
7. Lower the vehicle to the floor, manually bounce the front of the vehicle several times enough to settle the suspension. I drove to foward and reverse getting hard on the brakes to bounce it.
8. Measure the ride height on each side. Adjust bolts as needed till leveled and sitting correct side to side and front to back.
Doing it the second way which is putting index keys in them do this.
(Company should also supply directions, key is to use the correct clamp due to the pressure)
1. Place the vehicle on a level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Put the transmission in Park or 1st gear (manual transmissions) & chock the rear tires.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle using a jack. Raise it enough to completely unload the front suspension. Place a jack stand under each frame rail just behind the lower control arms for the front suspension. Ease the frame down on to the stands, but leave a slight load on the jack as a
safety precaution.
4. Verify the front tires are off the ground & that the suspension is unloaded, or at full extension of travel.
5. Locate the torsion bar crossmember. There is a bolt on each side of the crossmember that adjusts the torsion bar preload. Measure or mark the exposed length of the adjuster bolt for reference during re-assembly.
6. Position the appropriate torsion bar puller tool on the crossmember. Be sure the top of the puller tool engages the recess present in most crossmembers. Also be sure the lower end of the puller
tool engages a recess on the torsion key near the adjuster bolt.
7. Using extreme caution, tighten the puller tool enough to take the load off the adjuster bolt. Remove the adjuster bolt & nut block, then unload the puller tool.
8. Note the orientation of the torsion bar key in relation to the end of the torsion bar. Slide the torsion bar forward, out of the torsion bar crossmember, & set the factory torsion bar key aside. It ts not necessary to remove the torsion bars from the vehicle. Note: The torsion key should
slide easily off the end of the torsion bar. However, depending on the age & use of the vehicle, rust & road debris may prevent easy removal. The installer can use a variety of methods to separate the torsion key if it is “stuck”, but using heat is not recommended.
9. Place the new torsion key in the torsion bar crossmember, matching the same orientation as the original key. Slide the torsion bar back through the crossmember & into the torsion key.
10. Using the same precautions & procedures that were used during removal, load the torsion bar enough to install the nut block using the appropriate puller tool. Place the nut block back in the crossmember & start the adjuster bolt. Tighten the adjuster bolt to the same exposed length
noted during disassembly. Unload the removal tool.
11. Lower the vehicle to the floor, manually bounce the front of the vehicle several times enough to
settle the suspension.
12. Measure the ride height on each side. To raise the height, tighten the torsion bar adjuster bolt (with vehicle off the ground), to lower ride height, lessen the adjuster bolt.
Last step of both ways is to get the front end aligned back up due to the camber will be way off.
1st is just cranking your keys
2nd is to buy indexed keys and swap them
No matter which way you do it measure all corners and write it down before you start. Main thing to also remember is these torsion bars have ALOT of pressure on them and you need to respect them.
Doing it the first way it to just crank the keys like this.
1. Place the vehicle on a level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Put the transmission in Park or 1st gear (manual transmissions) & chock the rear tires.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle using a jack. Raise it enough to completely unload the front suspension. Place a jack stand under each frame rail just behind the lower control arms for the front suspension. Ease the frame down on to the stands, but leave a slight load on the jack as a
safety precaution.
4. Verify the front tires are off the ground & that the suspension is unloaded, or at full extension of travel.
5. Locate the torsion bar crossmember. There is a bolt on each side of the crossmember that adjusts the torsion bar preload. Spray with lube.
6.Mark a socket with a straight line going vertical and slide it onto the bolt. Turn it normaly a half a turn for a 1/4 of an inch. Do both sides the same
7. Lower the vehicle to the floor, manually bounce the front of the vehicle several times enough to settle the suspension. I drove to foward and reverse getting hard on the brakes to bounce it.
8. Measure the ride height on each side. Adjust bolts as needed till leveled and sitting correct side to side and front to back.
Doing it the second way which is putting index keys in them do this.
(Company should also supply directions, key is to use the correct clamp due to the pressure)
1. Place the vehicle on a level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Put the transmission in Park or 1st gear (manual transmissions) & chock the rear tires.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle using a jack. Raise it enough to completely unload the front suspension. Place a jack stand under each frame rail just behind the lower control arms for the front suspension. Ease the frame down on to the stands, but leave a slight load on the jack as a
safety precaution.
4. Verify the front tires are off the ground & that the suspension is unloaded, or at full extension of travel.
5. Locate the torsion bar crossmember. There is a bolt on each side of the crossmember that adjusts the torsion bar preload. Measure or mark the exposed length of the adjuster bolt for reference during re-assembly.
6. Position the appropriate torsion bar puller tool on the crossmember. Be sure the top of the puller tool engages the recess present in most crossmembers. Also be sure the lower end of the puller
tool engages a recess on the torsion key near the adjuster bolt.
7. Using extreme caution, tighten the puller tool enough to take the load off the adjuster bolt. Remove the adjuster bolt & nut block, then unload the puller tool.
8. Note the orientation of the torsion bar key in relation to the end of the torsion bar. Slide the torsion bar forward, out of the torsion bar crossmember, & set the factory torsion bar key aside. It ts not necessary to remove the torsion bars from the vehicle. Note: The torsion key should
slide easily off the end of the torsion bar. However, depending on the age & use of the vehicle, rust & road debris may prevent easy removal. The installer can use a variety of methods to separate the torsion key if it is “stuck”, but using heat is not recommended.
9. Place the new torsion key in the torsion bar crossmember, matching the same orientation as the original key. Slide the torsion bar back through the crossmember & into the torsion key.
10. Using the same precautions & procedures that were used during removal, load the torsion bar enough to install the nut block using the appropriate puller tool. Place the nut block back in the crossmember & start the adjuster bolt. Tighten the adjuster bolt to the same exposed length
noted during disassembly. Unload the removal tool.
11. Lower the vehicle to the floor, manually bounce the front of the vehicle several times enough to
settle the suspension.
12. Measure the ride height on each side. To raise the height, tighten the torsion bar adjuster bolt (with vehicle off the ground), to lower ride height, lessen the adjuster bolt.
Last step of both ways is to get the front end aligned back up due to the camber will be way off.
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