Lift or Lower your Toyota Pickup or 4Runner by adjusting the Torsion Bars 

Since it's a Japanese truck the torsion bar bolt is metric. I'm doing it right now, it's 22mm

Dude, as a you tube learner, I thank you heaps for teaching me how to raised my Bighorn. Now I’m looking forward to apply what you have just showed me. I subscribed too.

Awesome pick up I just bought a 91..I haven't done much but cant wait to DIM. . Do it myself

Did the same thing to my 88 Toyota- changed my torsion bars to oldman Emu torsion bars (made a big difference 👍). These old Toyota's are solid!🏜️✌️

Just bought a 1997 2.7 toyota tacoma 4x4 last week, only had 29k on the odo.....Flawless!! I immediately put new bfg's per the old set was 20 yrs old. Timmy C Arizona

You answered my question I needed answered to finish my lift! Thanks for the video!

Great vid glad u remind me I forgot all about this system and I need to lift my land cruiser 100 series new tires bigger size up thanks so much

First video I’ve seen and it helped so much! Going to hopefully do the same thing to my ‘03 Pathfinder! 🎉 Would love to see some custom bumper tips/grill guard as I will be fabricating one soon. Thanks so much!

Thanks mate. Haven’t been able to find a decent tutorial and this was finally the one. Made it much easier.

Wow, That was easy . I always feared touching that adjustment and didn't know how. Back in 1993 a Yota guy did this an said his 91' truck ride got stiffer, so I left things alone on my 88' truck.

i dont even have a garage where i can work on my 4runner but i love watching your vids. They're always insightful and straight to the point! Thanks for the videos, keep it up!

Dude I'm buying a 4runner 1993 and the arms were touching the end stop damper, then I started looking and say we're the hell are the springs lol then I saw the torsion bar but doubt it was for real, thanks for the video!! Brought peace for me

Watching this video from nola. My ol lady laughed when you said you was hungover.

Thanks mate! The vid was a great help 🙂

Awesome tutorial hands down the most simplified and informative Keep up the good work.

I did that when I owned my 1993 Nissan P/U. Worked great, but I needed to realign the camber, because lifting the front end due to adjusting the torsion bars through off the camber.

I did this to level out my 95 4Runner. Came out perfect to squeeze in my bfg mts in nicely.

I would love to see all the videos on Loyd? Rear end work, tires, etc..... looks amazing and videos are awesome.

Great video buddy that’s an easy lift right there.

Love it!! Maby a video on body lifts?

Nice job !

hello, let me see if I understood, you have to loosen the top nut first and then tight the bottom one?

Thanks for the info, and good presentation as well. Good stuff. My 97 T100 is the first torsion bar suspension I've owned. And the driver side sits a bit lower than the passenger side. This should fix it I believe. Maybe raise both sides a bit while I'm at it.

love the video, My 80 Datsun 720 king cab height is like a 1" or 2" lower on the driver side than the pass side. Is all i do is tighten up the driver side to bring it up some, or do I have to pull the bar off and move the spine a notch over a turn on driver side to go up a little? I want to bring up the driver side to match the passenger side height

Thanks

Thanks big help!!!!

You should do a follow up showing why an alignment is essential after winding up the torsion bars. Really fast way to ruin tyres if you don't do it or get it done

so... How are those cv joints doing after a year of increased angle?

I’m curious if these trucks were setup balanced left to right? My truck was sitting about 3/4” higher on passenger side (front only) I thought possibly to balance out road pitch but probably worn suspension since it’s an almost 30 year old 4runner. I did my best to even it out but now feels like it pulls a touch to the right. Probably because it was aligned as it was and will need a new alignment.

exelente video gracias por la ayuda tienes un sub mas

Awesome video. Even better for me since we have the exact same Ute. Hahaha up the hilux

Thanks, will try that as mine leans backward with new shocks :)

I have a base 1994 Toyota pickup. I've watched general videos that explain how to remove the torsion bar, but yours explains simply to me how to adjust the height back to normal once everything is locked back into place. Thank you.

Nice. Just got a ‘90 SR5 xtracab 4X4 V6 auto with every factory option rust free extremely nice factory paint/graphics I’m thrilled to own one and got super lucky on the price.. how’s the ride after? Any cheap easy hack for a rear end leaf spring to axle spacer for rear lift?

What year is that truck? I need that bumper, thanks plz reply, and good job on video bro

Saludos desde Honduras 22r Toyota es Toyota el mero mero 4x4

@3:50 12 X 365 degree turns huh? 😂😂

I put MT on it I should still get it aligned? I dont know if it is lifted i cant tell. . What do i look for

HI!!! Got a 92 single cab 4x4 but suspension its too hard. I bougt a fox 2.0 set and still hard as well. Do you have some recommendations to get a softer driving? Thanks Sorry im not speaking english to much

Just broke the adjusting bolt. Now have no suspension on one side. Not sure what I did wrong, the drivers side tightened fine, lifted the truck like a half inch no issues. The passenger side snapped after a couple turns. It's a 1987 4runner.

Good video. For me it was easier to remove the locking nut at the top of the adjuster bolt before turning the bolt.

New subscriber here ... I have one Toyota truck exactly like yours and I’m looking to put big tires on it, can I ask you for the size of the tires please you truck look super cool

Good video! Have you ever done the upper control arm bushings on that truck..they say the torsion bar must be removed...easy/ hard?..would be a great video as our trucks are getting older and their is no content on this subject..

Great video. I have a 1993. I wanna lower it this way. Can I just back the bolt counter clockwise or I have seen some videos where you have to take the torsion bar apart to adjust the pitch. Thanks for the help

Kids are great! I'm a dad. He wants to help build a truck tooooo

Nice video Im running a 2004 hilux with torsion bars, trying this soon.

Better practice is to install 1.5” ball joint spacers in the front end. It will provide additional droop travel which will provide better handling characteristics over ruts and holes in the road.

Are you running 1" wheel spacers on your pickup here? It looks like it.

Simple vid . 👍

Nice video

Hi SnailTrail4x4. Would greatly appreciate your opinion on this: I recently got my hands on a Toyota 1994 Pickup, 4x4, 22RE truck. Truck's very clean and maintained at 260000 mi, however, previous owner apparently hit a curb or something with the front driver's side tire, possibly even got hit by that side, don't precisely know. Truck would lean to the left pretty harshly when driving. Caster was seriously out of specs, camber not so much. After some adjustment by an alignment shop, the truck stopped leaning and drove perfectly straight, but camber remained out of specs. So anyway, truck was driving ok so, considering everything else is in very clean shape (body and frame are in perfect shape, no rust), I decided to keep it. Took it to a Toyota dealer which upon inspection found out that the left lower control arm rear mount is BENT UPWARD. Thinking on it, I reflected that considering how overengineered these trucks are known to be, this shouldn't be so big of an issue. I mean with regards to risking breaking the mount or the frame area where it is welded to. Everything seems to be pretty solid and strong, no cracks are visible on the frame or around the mount. Also, I never really considered streightening the LCA mount or frame, better bent but still strong, than unbent but weakened. So I again decided to keep the truck (in addition to engine work, I went on to change upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, steering relay rod (recall), as well as Old Man Emu steering stabilizer and front and rear shocks). BUT THE THING THAT'S BUGGING ME NOW, is the left torsion bar, which I hadn't given much attention until now. Cause sometimes, when, for instance, having the left wheel turned halfway left, and at the same time the suspension on that side compressing-decompressing, as when entering a ramp, creaking-squeaking sounds can be heard from beneath the driver's side cabin floor. Other times, the sounds come simply from, wheel straight, the front end compressing and decompressing while driving over a - say - wide speed bump. I'm assuming those sounds are from the left torsion bar, and it has gotten a bit more frequent and louder over time. At first I thought "such sounds are normal in trucks this old", but then got thinking that maybe the left torsion bar was somehow also compromised by the hit the left front wheel took. So inspecting it, IT SEEMS TO BE SOMEHOW PUSHED UPWARDS where it exits the wheel well and goes beneath the cabin. There is actually not an inch of space between the torsion bar and the cabin, it seems to be actually in contact with the cabin metal floor. I sincerely don't know if this is normal or not. However, the right torsion bar DOES HAVE AT LEAST 1.2 in of free space between it and the cabin, and doesn't touch anything at all anywhere along its full length. I would suppose torsion bars need to have some space around them in order to twist when working, but maybe I'm wrong. So my questions are: 1) Is this normal? 2) When lifting the truck by tightening the torsion bar, does this actually widens the space between the torsion bar and the cabin floor? Maybe all my problem is is the left torsion bar is less tightened than the right side one if this is the case. 3) If the torsion bar, or any of its mounts (front or rear) are under abnormal stress from a probably bent frame, maybe I'm risking breaking something else if trying to replace the bar or even adjust it. What are the odds of this actually happening? I'm just worried the torsion bar may break eventually, wouldn't want that to happen while driving at the highway :/ This truck's gonna be my DD and work truck. THANKS for any advice!

Does this apply to a 2002 toyota preerunner 2wd ? Thank you

How do you lift the rear wheels? Same process?

hi. i just purchased a 95 toyota extended cab. there are 16 inch wheels and 265/75/17 tires on them. when i crank the wheel fully or hit a bump I get rubbing. id like to also get tall skinny extreme tires for the winter seasons. I don't wanna spend $1,400 on a lift kit. first question: will my 95' allow to the torsion to be tightened and 2: what is your view on "ball joint spacers"? shop labor costs for ball joint spacer work on average? thanks so much!! Robert

ah 90's. when liftup was cheap

I have a 1990 Pickup, I purchased it around 6 months ago I just put bigger tires on there. Is there a way to tell if the torsion bars have already been tightened? I put 265/75/16’s I don’t rub even at full lock, there’s a little over 6” from tire to fender is it safe to assume it’s already been tightened my ride quality is fairly good, I’ve read some comments that say the ride quality isn’t very good so I’m unsure if they’ve been tightened.

Hi, what is the maximum turns you can put on the torsion bar? And is it possible to tell if it has already been wound up? Thanks Howard.

Well hi 😂👌 the little guy is great

Nice video bud..

How low can you go with most stock torsion keys? Would I need to buy new keys to drop 3" lower?

I Like Snail Trail 4 x 4 Alot

I have a 1991 Toyota pick up 3.0 V6 I wanted to know where is the torsion bar located?

what did you do with the nut uptop? just put the wrench up top? did you turn it or anyhting?

I got 31x10.5 mud terrains and was wondering if i could put um on my 1994 single cap Toyota pickup IFS just like ur truck here with out lifting if not what kind of lift do u recommend

Is this similar on a 2wd pickup?

Awesome video! I have some serious rear sag in my 94' Yota pickup. I'm wanting to add some 2in lift leaf springs to the rear. Will I be able to just crank the torsion bars a bit to balance out the front from excessive rake? Also will I need to get an alignment after that? Thanks for any information!

Hi, I have an 89 Toyota pickup(22R). I also added a balljoint spacer. Any other ways to raise the front a little more?

I have a 90 and a 92 motor home the 92 is quite a bit lower I’ll have to check it out now see what happens thanks.

What is the maximum lift you can put with this method?

how critical is it to do an alignment after lifting the front an inch? i recently had a full alignment after doing spacer lift

What size tires did you put on it

I have the same problem with my 91 4Runner . So you lifted the front easily . Did it solve the problem? And, the car is now not leveled anymore , is it ? Isn’t the back „sagging“ now ? How to raise the back at the same time ? Thank you 🙏🏻

Hello. Nice video. Is there such a thing as a very tight torsion bar? If so what would be the symptom? Thanks

Hey, nice video. I just broke my upper control mounted on chessis. What could be the reason? Does over size shocks can do harm Or over tighten Torsion bar?

Is there any cons to timing up a torsion bars (lifting the vehicle) ? Such as premature wear on other parts or potentially breaking them ?

Hi, there would this work on a 94 4Runner does lift all 4 tires or just the front ones ?

Just found your videos, quality. Any chance of a torsion bar removal video? I have a ‘91 Surf and I’m trying to take the stock bars off to replace them with longer ones for a lift kit. Mine is a UK car (JDM import) so rusted up pretty bad, unlike yours. I just can’t get anything undone. Any tips gratefully received.

Wanting to lift the front of my wife's 2014 4Runner a little because it scrubs when making deep turns in reverse, will this work on that year model?

I’m new to the older trucks but what does it mean if the threads are super long on top does it mean it’s tight or lose?

I have a 2018 4runner...will this work to lower it? A disabled family member is having a hard time jumping into it. Thanks

What is the the size on the wheels? I like how they stick out a bit

Bro will this work on a 2011 Toyota Tundra ?

Does this mean one side is anticlockwise = lower And the other side is clockwise =lower ?

So is it important to hold the lock nut on top of the threaded bolt still whilst you tighten the Bolt underneath ?

Q what size wheels or tires you went up just bonus pointer would be nice thx have lol day just in case you mentioned it’s so many treads to go tru- lol

Did winding it up stop the wheel from rubbing on lock?

Did your tiers butterfly in cuz mine did and I'm Stock tiers for now.

Standard sizes on a Toyota! Haha cool video bro.

How many turns can you do on the bolt ? Cause my buddy has a 97 and he wants to raise his and I didn’t know how many he can do

what exactly does tightening the torsion bar do and how does this lift and lower the suspension? why does it throw the alignment off? I want to lower my 4runner for gas mielage purposes and im trying to find out as much as possible

Hi I wonder when you are going to lift the truck you need to loosen that top nut first and then turn on the other nut.

Quick question mate, can u do.this with a 04 hilux? Also do.i.need to upgrade shocks etc? Thanks in.advance mate great channel!

Cool truck. How then you fix the camber? Need to correct my camber but don't see where to adjust is. Is with the torsion bars or with some bolts in the control arms?

Hight increse time camber load in possative camber

Could someone PLEASE tell me if the rear leaf springs need to be adjusted after the torsion bar adjustment?? In other words, will I have to put spacers in between the leaf spring and u-bolt/shackle?

will this help with front sag on 2004 4runner and rubbing from spacers?

My 1994 toyota 4 runner is not leveled. The front suspension is higher than the back suspension. When i try to lower the front suspension. it looks like the back is getting lower. I cant really tell if its getting higher or lower. But i want to know if my torsion bars on my 4runner either lower or lift the front of my vehicle or the back. I need some help!

We used to do this back in the day...gnarly shitty stiff ride

You think 3in from factory on my 93 will be ok or Break anything ?

Can this be done on a 1998 T100? Specifically I have a 1998 Toyota T100 SR5 Ext cab 4x4