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21st January 2009, 19:52
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Raising Torsion bars
Is there anyway to raise a rear beam thats been lowered by notches and then lower it the correct way?
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21st January 2009, 20:10
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yes mate just take the bars out jack it up where you wont it and put them back in 
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21st January 2009, 20:19
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the same as lowering it just in reverse lol. but chances are you wont get it to how it was from factory.
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21st January 2009, 20:45
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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.
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21st January 2009, 20:51
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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.
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25cm by the suzuki tuning guide
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21st January 2009, 20:54
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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
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21st January 2009, 21:18
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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.
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can you do it this way even though it's been lowered by notches??
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21st January 2009, 21:20
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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.
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and i seem to remember this being around the 400mm mark iirc
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21st January 2009, 23:36
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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
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