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Old 09-18-2012, 09:06 PM
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The ride quality got better... Kinda weird but it feels like the front is a little bit softer and soaks up the bumps better.
Anyone else experience this?

Question 2. I turned the bolts a full turn and a half each. I'm not sure how much your supposed to crank these but I figured I'd try this and see. How many full rotations do most of you crank before it becomes too much?
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I didn't notice mine being much rougher except when I'm dropping off something offroad or off a curb.. And then it's just kinda bouncy.

And it's only over cranked if your front is higher than the rear.
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How much lift did you get with 1 1/2 turns?
Old 09-18-2012, 10:29 PM
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I didn't notice mine being much rougher except when I'm dropping off something offroad or off a curb.. And then it's just kinda bouncy.

And it's only over cranked if your front is higher than the rear.
But what I'm saying is that it feels like it rides softer, not rougher like everyone else says. And it definitely is taller than it was.
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Originally Posted by jollyroger331
How much lift did you get with 1 1/2 turns?
I haven't had a whole lot of time to I guess sit and stare at it lol. But I think its sitting level now. It's a 2000 scab 4x4 offroad. It was almost level the way it was so I didn't think it needed much.
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im looking for new traction bars, anyone have any laying around? i want to level out my front end
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im looking for new traction bars, anyone have any laying around? i want to level out my front end
Traction or torsion
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Originally Posted by DrillRig52

I haven't had a whole lot of time to I guess sit and stare at it lol. But I think its sitting level now. It's a 2000 scab 4x4 offroad. It was almost level the way it was so I didn't think it needed much.
Just wondering if you measured cause mine sits 1 5/8" low in front and when I hook up my boat it only drops 3/8" so I'm hoping to get an inch without cranking them all the way.
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You can definitely get an inch out of it. At first I did 6 quarter turns with a ratchet, which equals a full revolution and a half of the bolt. That gave me an almost level look. I think with that you could be completely level with your boat.
Then today I did 2 more quarter turns and now its perfectly level.
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And also the reason I was doing it in even quarter turns is because the driver side bolt was in a different position than the passenger side. I think that's factory for the weight of the truck heavier on one side. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't going to sit tilted on one side


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