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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sledhead24-7

Definatly once I get more $ in the bank, where is the torsion bar bolts etc any one got a vidoe or pics ? And just wanna make sure I'm doing it right
If you follow the torsion bar from the knuckle back you'll see it end at a crossmember and you'll see the keys and a bolt sticking down. There's a bolt for the drivers and passengers side. It's easier to jack it up from the frame to crank on them.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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If you follow the torsion bar from the knuckle back you'll see it end at a crossmember and you'll see the keys and a bolt sticking down. There's a bolt for the drivers and passengers side. It's easier to jack it up from the frame to crank on them.
Ok then when I see the torsion keys and leveling kits what are those this weekend I will post pics of before and after, also how much roughly does window tinting cost? $20 per window?
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Sledhead24-7

Ok then when I see the torsion keys and leveling kits what are those this weekend I will post pics of before and after, also how much roughly does window tinting cost? $20 per window?
Probably more than that. I'm tinting the windows in my old truck myself to save some $$ mainly cause I'm cheap lol
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Ok rims are plasti dipped and I got my bed rails on.. only problem now is leveling it. I tried both sides jacked it up and tried turning the bolts to level out the truck both are very rusty and wouldn't budge so I stopped because I didn't wanna break something. What should I do ?
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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Use a long cheater bar on a breaker bar.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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and also go ahead and soak them down with wd40 or some other penetrating oil for a night before
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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is it normal for drivers side to be set lighter than the passengers side?
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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the bolts might be cranked unequally but thats normal. i just gave mine about 5 full turns each and i still have plenty of threads left. i didnt jack my truck up at all though. just got under there with a long socket wrench and went at it. if yours are stuck let them soak over night in wd40 and then try andd break em loose. i doubt you will break anything
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 11:01 PM
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I couldn't turn mine on the ground but once I soaked em down and jacked it up it was really pretty simple
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Ok today I will soak them in wd40 and jack up and try again, roughly how many turns each side is it?
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