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Posted: Aug 07 2008 at 10:45am \| IP Logged

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i raise my torsion bars up about 1.5inchs and my truck is making a very loud squeaking noise under the passenger side of my frontier so i lowered them back down and its still making the noise then i raised them up just a little bit to see if that would help and it didnt...........it only squeaks when im pulling into a parking lot or if im driving ab 35 mph and let off the gas and just coast..............ive ran out of ideas of what it could be need any suggestions

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Posted: Aug 07 2008 at 11:56am \| IP Logged

danny here have you checked the ball joints when you changed the angle of the truck checked your busing around the front end tie rod ends mybe And your aaliment adjusters could be streched. Always check the simple stuff first 1. ball joints 2 tie rod ends 3 Check your service book were plastic bushings could be. BTW Check both sides of the front end a worn part on one side could be wereing the other side out

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Posted: Aug 07 2008 at 1:13pm \| IP Logged

well i took it and had it aligned because it was all over the road thinking that would fix it and it didnt so i lowered it back down some and now it seems like the front is too low.....do u know what the factory height would on it??? when im checking the ball joints and tie rod ends and plastic bushing what do i need to be looking for ?????

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danny here. To the factory hight the shop u took it to should know that I do not know. To the ball joints check all lug are tight first jack one side of the truck up use a jack stand put one hand on the top of the tire and the other on the bottom of the tire see if it moves at an angle look to see if the top or bottom of the tire moves anything a 1/8 of an inch of more is not good.Wheel bearing check place on hand on the front of the tread and the other on the back of the tread of the tire push in and out anthing more than a 1/8 an inch or more is bad. To the bushing check the control arm and arms. Next check if one of your CV joints boots are cracked. Tie rod ends does look and if they are bent or bending when checking your ball joint I know its tight to look have a friend there for a second pair of eyes

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i did notice that the cv boot was busted open and some grease on the passeger side had leaked out but it didnt look too bad.......

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Danny here if grease is coming out that could mean water sand and road debire can come in. Did the shop notice that if not I would not go back to that place again. But still do the tests for wheel bearings and ball joints

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Posted: Aug 08 2008 at 1:43am \| IP Logged

i just took it to them for a front end alignment so thats all they did.......i raise the torsion bars up in my auto mechanics class and when i had it on the lift thats where i notices the boot was busted a little bit ........but today i have notices that it seems like front is lowered more now than it was yesterday i have read on others forums that once u mess with them u got to keep them adjusted often

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Posted: Aug 08 2008 at 4:56pm \| IP Logged

The key is with stock t bars is to crank them a little bit more than you want so when they do settle they will settle where you want them.

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Posted: Aug 08 2008 at 7:02pm \| IP Logged

NO they key to Torsion Bars is to keep them stock cause you overstreched and than you have to keep them cranked but in your case I do not know your problem is unlee 2 cranks on the bars was too much there a lot tension on those bars

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Posted: Aug 08 2008 at 7:57pm \| IP Logged

well i just got them where i wanted them......i saw a few frontiers like mine today and went and measured what theres was in the front they were all about 6-7 inch thats measuring from inside the fender flares to where the tread starts on the tire so maybe that will do it i will keep ya posted

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