Softer front suspension

Ive got one of these B2200s..



Anyway.. Ive got a really bad ride up front. My wheels move around a lot when I go over speed bumps (I stick my head out the window to see), but it feels 'hard' . I really want to soften up the ride and get it more 'plush' feeling.
Ive turned down the torsion bars a bit, to lower it an inch or so (see pics at link above), should I reindex the T-bar to get some more or less tension (still dont know what I need) ???? I dont see how it would make a difference to the ride quality cos the same tension would be in them anyway if you set them to the same height?? By the way, Ive got standard dampers in.

(Sorry, bit of a noob.. I ran a search on T-bars and re-indexing.. v.helpful but Im hoping someone can help me out)

instead of turning down the torsions you should re-index the torsions, there is a how-to on here somewhere i can't find it before i have to go to work, you will be able to tell a difference.... have you checked to see if your riding or hitting your bump stops while driving? (i know thats going to be hard to do while driving but there should be ware on them heavy if thats the case) oh and by the way... do you want to trade trucks lol we dont have quad cabs here in the states damn it

raise it back up and buy lower control arms. itll give you stock ride with a few inches of drop. you could do spindles but i think your wheels arent big enough.

Do torsion bars ever 'lose' their spring? I mean mine is 12 years old..

Mine is 21 years old, but that's why they are djustable. The torsions should be fine, you should get diferent or newer shocks for ride quality, when you have bigger tires (wider) and more deep dish wheels, they tend to go all over the place on bumps and potholes and what not. Also check your tierods and balljoints for this symptoms, if it's really bad.

check your shocks, one may be frozen up, had that problem once, rplaced them and it went away. I have been looking around for a wayto soften up my ride too, I have a Thai 2006 B2500 Diesel and it hammers me to death cause it is a heavy duty 1 ton. been looking all over the place for a way to reduce the harshness of the ride but all anyone on the websites I have looked at so far want to do is raise or lower, I figure lowering a litttle might work, but can't go down more than an inch or so, because of Thai "roads".

these trucks ride like dump trucks..try a softer shock
reindexing the tbard wont change the ride at all its only so lowered trucks dont drag off the tbar bracket


your truck is sick as helll by the way

Lose the torsion bars, and run you a set of adjustable coil overs.

or a 2500lb bag as close to the frame as possible, with a nice shock will take care of that issue also. but you''ll have to lose those wheels.

It seems like coil overs are the way to go then??

Has anyone done this on the B2200? And where would I get these shocks from? Or would I just try and find a shock with the same operational length and drop that in there?

Oh, and I did replace my shocks/dampers recently.. one was completely useless. Basically the truck was only using the torsion bar in its suspension. With the new dampers I must admit I didnt notice much of a difference, still a VERY harsh ride. ???