92 rodeo dual cab

[skm74]

hey guys im a new member.I wanted to know how to lift the front suspension on my rodeo torsion bar suspension.Some one told me to wind the bars up but i dont how to do that and does anything else have to be done at the same time.It already has 2in body lift done any info or photos on how to do this would be appreciated thanks.....

[geeves]

Its quite easy for a small lift. Under the truck you will see 2 bars that go back about a half of the way to the rear axle. At the rear end of these there is a funny looking bracket with a large nut. Give this a liberal spray of penetrating oil a day or so before adjusting. Lift the front of the car and turn this nut a couple of turns then lower the jack and measure the result. Then adjust the other side in the same way and exactly the same amount. You will need a wheel alignment after this. This is ok on its own for 25mm of lift To get more you need to do a ball joint flip which is just unbolting the top ball joint and rebolting it underneath the top A arm which will allow up to 60mm. Beyond this to maintain reliability etc other more major mods are needed.
These measurements are from standard suspension that hasnt sagged. Your start point for measureing lift is the point that your front axles are horizontal not pointing up or down

[skm74]

thanks geeves i will give it a go on the weekend and let you know how i went thanks....

[nig]

The standard ride height on a Rodeo is when you have 135mm difference in height from the ground between the bottom of the threads on the bottom ball joint and the centre of the pivot on the lower arm - this is according to the factory manual.

Easiest way I have found to measure it is to stretch a bricky's string-line across the ends of the threads on the bottom ball joints - the wheel rim stops you measuring it direct. So you measure how far this string line is off the ground, and how far the centre of the pivot is of the ground, take one from the other and if its 135mm then you are at standard height

To crank it up you need a 25mm socket and a long breaker bar as its pretty stiff. Jack it up so there is no load on the front wheels before you start to ease the load and also get it far enough off the ground so you don't skin your knuckles - a turn clockwise gives you around 6mm of lift

Mines cranked up 40mm, which is as far as you can get it up and still get your camber adjustment acceptable - as Geeves says, to go any higher you need to flip the ball joint - something I am going to attempt soon as one of my joints needs to be replaced.