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Cranked My T-Bar

After asking some questions on the forum about the T-Bar, I decided to do it!!Well it came very sweet but I have to make 5 turn to be like the rear.After doing 3 turn and take a ride with it came to 34'' so I did a 2 turn more...


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much better and be sure to get an alignment
 
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Do you think it's gonna be bad for the truck if I wait like 1 month before getting alignment?????I wanna wait until i get my new Rubbers.
 
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not for the truck but for the tires, just get one before you put the new tires on. Nothing worse than ruining a new set of tires in 5K
 
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ya you can tell you need an alignment the top of your tires are bowed out like this \ / but not that bad. that truck has been wrecked before hasn't it? the gap from the bed to the cab is huge and if you look at your step bar its higher in the front than in the back.
 

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looks better
 
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I'm gonna put these tires soon....http://www.toyocanada.com/products/LargeView/OP_MT.html

Does anyone have it on there Ranger??
 
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Originally Posted by mossyoak03
ya you can tell you need an alignment the top of your tires are bowed out like this \ / but not that bad. that truck has been wrecked before hasn't it? the gap from the bed to the cab is huge and if you look at your step bar its higher in the front than in the back.
The truck never been wrecked!!! I know step are higher in the front that **** me off I buy the step bar from a another Ranger and when I install them I was not able the put it at egal distance.Bracket are made like this i can not move down the front...
 
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Looks good.

You might want to take those flares off and see what's going on with the rust behind them.
 
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Yeah I'm afraid the remove them but if I'm not doing it this will be all the fender in rust.Maybe this summer when I got time..
 
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Looks good.

You might want to take those flares off and see what's going on with the rust behind them.
beat me to saying it it should be that bad get under there now and get it fixed trust me have you seen my bed side
 
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Looks good.

I cranked my t-bars over 10 000km ago and have not gotten an alignment and my tires show no visible signs of improper wear.
 
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thats one nice truck!
 
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I got my trucks torsion bars adjusted a year and a half ago and still haven't gotten an alignment. I asked the place where I get my tires rotated for free to check and see if I need an alignment they've said no the 2 times I went in.
 
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Your truck looks alot better by the way
 
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Originally Posted by 98xlt
I'm gonna put these tires soon....http://www.toyocanada.com/products/LargeView/OP_MT.html

Does anyone have it on there Ranger??
No one have them???
 
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Looks good. I just did mine today.
 
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looks better

You will probbaly notice it going down after some time.
 
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I crank it to 35'' but still going down to 34 1/2 on the passenger side and 34 1/4 on driver side.Do you think that after some time it going more down than this???
 
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It will settle after the first cranking. Over time it will settle more because the bars will start to sag
 
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Mine did the same thing. That reminds me, I have to crank mine again.
 
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Looks good, fix that rust before it gets bad.
 
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Originally Posted by chainfire
Mine did the same thing. That reminds me, I have to crank mine again.
Yes I know I had to crank them again but however there a limit to crank them??? After 3 or 4 time you crank them you will be at the end of the bolt No??!!???
 
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Originally Posted by 98xlt
No one have them???
yeah uh, trepaul or something like that has them
 
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Mine has that same rust around the flares too.
 


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