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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:45 pm 
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here is what I made out of scrap
Makes tightening a torsion a lot easier with all the leverage
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:51 pm 
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my friend made one like that and it work good.i made a jig to fit my floor jack and just chain it off to the frame and it jacks it right up into place,one handed lol,i might dig it up and post a pic of it.chad :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:24 pm 
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Use a torsion adjuster, it works very well, you can adjust your ride height by only turning the bolts with a wrench that are pushing a set of keys that your inside end of the bars slide in, best mod to add on your buggy for only around $80. Just cut 4" out of the center of the torsion housing and weld the adjusters in, pretty easy modification.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:29 pm 
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Baddvw wrote:
Use a torsion adjuster, it works very well, you can adjust your ride height by only turning the bolts with a wrench that are pushing a set of keys that your inside end of the bars slide in, best mod to add on your buggy for only around $80. Just cut 4" out of the center of the torsion housing and weld the adjusters in, pretty easy modification.


anybody have any pictures of this

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:20 pm 
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ridenrace6 wrote:
anybody have any pictures of this


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:48 am 
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I have always set my torsion like gasman. Chained my floor jack to the frame and used the floor jack to raise the trailer arm. It is easy to do by yourself and it stays in place while you bang/bolt the torsion in.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:13 pm 
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MickeyMouse wrote:
I have always set my torsion like gasman. Chained my floor jack to the frame and used the floor jack to raise the trailer arm. It is easy to do by yourself and it stays in place while you bang/bolt the torsion in.


Didnt know there was any other way! :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:31 am 
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There is a lot easier way. We use a large turnbuckle from Tractor Supply. When you take your shock off the top mount just put the turnbuckle over the mount and one bolt through the spring plates then just twist to your desired height :)

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