recommended brand of torsion bars....

[Odlaw]

hey guys, I've got a sick torsion bar on driver side. It was sagging right after i bought the truck. Had the t bars turned up slightly (about 1" of lift) and an alignment. 1 year later driver side sagging again. Three months ago had keys installed with 3" blocks in rear... they were actually able to turn the tbars down a bit in the front (i wanted about 1-1 1/2 " of rake back in the truck. Truck rode great and looked awesome. Last week i thought the left front looked like it sagging again. Put the truck on level concrete and checked with a tape measure - from bottom center of each front fender. FR was at 42 inches, FL was a little less than 41. Took it to my alignment guy and he says the passenger side has plenty of adjustment left and the driver side only has two threads...... and that i need to replace the torsion bars... so, i say all that to ask if there is a preferred brand or is this one of those " only get oem" parts? I have a friend that is the parts manager at the stealership and i can get em through him for 215.45 each.... which still seems high to me.

thanks

 

[Mad Maxx]

Just get New OE Replacements.

I don't even think there is an Aftermarket Company for Torsion Bars.

 

[btfarm]

Try shopping Rock Auto
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1433312,parttype,7622,a,www.google.com+Search+for+GMC
On edit... I put a RockAuto 5% discount code in the deal finder sticky but here it is. B3FA7B5C1A93
It's only good for 2 more days though.

 

[Odlaw]

Just get New OE Replacements.

I don't even think there is an Aftermarket Company for Torsion Bars.

i know dorman makes some and for half the money..... thats why i was checking.

thanks

 

[schiker]

I have heard you can get heavier ones for snow plows etc but they are still factory ones. Dealer or gm parts direct once you get the right part number are options. Might could ask a lift company what they buy and recommend but I did not see anything googling have always been curious about this subject.

Only other tip I have heard is maybe get some timbren stops to help bottoming out. The rear bump stops are a joke compared to Timbrens and think the front helps too but not as much.

Here is a article I saw seemed fair.

http://www.gmfullsize.com/tech/torsion401.html

 

[Odlaw]

very good article, thanks.

Smitty

I have heard you can get heavier ones for snow plows etc but they are still factory ones. Dealer or gm parts direct once you get the right part number are options. Might could ask a lift company what they buy and recommend but I did not see anything googling have always been curious about this subject.

Only other tip I have heard is maybe get some timbren stops to help bottoming out. The rear bump stops are a joke compared to Timbrens and think the front helps too but not as much.

Here is a article I saw seemed fair.

http://www.gmfullsize.com/tech/torsion401.html

 

[Odlaw]

looks like I'm going to have to go with oem. The dormans are only for the astro van. I couldn't find any of the lift kit manufactures that sold torsion bars.