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Old 12-26-2011, 01:14 AM
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cool man thanks i appretiate it
Old 12-26-2011, 08:22 AM
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Cranking your torsion Bars just calls for a stiffer ride, I drive a 7700 and just cranked mine and it evened her out.
Old 12-26-2011, 09:34 PM
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How do you "crank" the stock torsion bars? I have a 01 supercab 4x4 step side and can't stand the diving front end much longer. It seems to me crew cabs sit higher and more level than the other body styles. It's time for new tires and I would like to go bigger
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just go under the body and tighten i belive its two torsion bar bolts to even out your truck like he said above its a stiffer ride but i dont know what bad things can come out of it have you looked at a leveling kit?
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Originally Posted by Reaper fX4
just go under the body and tighten i belive its two torsion bar bolts to even out your truck like he said above its a stiffer ride but i dont know what bad things can come out of it have you looked at a leveling kit?
You're CV axles will be at a crazy angle. So you could rip your boot and your ball joints will wear faster
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what would you recomend?
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If you can get 2-2.5" on the stock bars, why on earth would anyone waste $100 on torsion keys? I may only go 1-1.5". Will this strain the cv's and joints beyond what they were engineered to do?
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good question im also curious also if i do crank up 1.5 in could i fit a 33 on my truck?? or would it be best to stick with a 31 tire thanks
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Hey, I've got an after pic, don't yet have a before as I am on my phone and my best before's are on the computer yet to come lol.
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Originally Posted by loudmustang
How do you "crank" the stock torsion bars? I have a 01 supercab 4x4 step side and can't stand the diving front end much longer. It seems to me crew cabs sit higher and more level than the other body styles. It's time for new tires and I would like to go bigger
http://www.gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243473

Yes its a gm truck site. But its the same principle as far as "cranking the t-b's)


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