jessef wrote:Measure the stroke length of the shocks. They should be 15.5" long. Also the part # will be stamped on the side of the shock body. It is possible you have the wrong shock (too short) in which case the travel is maxed out to whatever the length is.
Good point! I totally ignored the bit about the new shocks. I would undo the two lower shock mounting bolts so the shock is completely out of the equation. (Actually I'd undo the top nut, but since yours was a pain to install the lower bolts are probably easier). If your ride height returns to normal, it was the shocks being too short and restricting your suspension travel.
javabob wrote:If I take it off, turn the torsion bar, and put the adjuster back on, it shouldn't make a difference right? What am I missing?
You're not turning the whole torsion bar. You want to leave the torsion bar in place and attached to the top arm, just slide the adjuster off the torsion bar's rear splines, rotate the adjuster down a bit, and slide it back onto the torsion bar. When you push up on the adjuster to remove any slack in the system the threaded rod should *just* poke out the end of the halfmoon pivot nut thingy, just enough threads exposed so you can start the adjustment nut.
Nothing says "poor workmanship" more than wrinkles in the duct tape.