to crank or not??
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to crank or not??
Ok I have been reading alot and rarely ever post but I have been thinking for awhile now to crank my T bars to get somewhat of a lift.. but I would like to know the pro's and cons about cranking the bars..would it be worth it or not..what would you do???? I plan down the line to get a body lift but that wont be for a few months..I would like to run about 32" tires possibly 33's max... Im running 255's now and I would like bigger..thanks for the help
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i have had my t-bars cranked since i got the truck in 04, plus i got spindle lift and 35's for bout a year..with alot of offroadin.. almost every weekend.. and im just now havin to replace my balljoints.. and do a alginment.. and just check for wear n tear.. if ur 4x4.. watch that angle of ur cv's.. they will wear out quicker...but it's sumthin ur gunna have to replace sooner or later pending how long u got the truck
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I thank everyone for the replys..Im still up in the air and not sure what I want..anyone has before and after pics from the side they want to share?? maybe if I see the difference that would sway my decision..I do use my 4x4 alot during the winter and when I go off the road to hunt..Im starting to like the idea's of the 33's..now I need to decide what size rims I want..I know Im gonna go with 15's but how wide..I guess I want that wider stance
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well when u crank the bars, you take less give out of the bars, so when u hit bumps they dont move as much, hence a stiffer ride, on the flipside, this could cause them to fatigue sooner and break faster than spec'd by ford. the OTHER thing, is once u cracnk em, u gotta get an allignment done, now, i have had to beaten into my head by my dad and his best friend - whos a super mechanic - whos now dead, that getting an alignment altering the factory settings is bad news, and its never the same afterwards.
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
Crank 'em up and if you dont like it then crank them back down. With 33's you should get 15x10's
no more then like 3.75BS on a 15x8 with 33x12.5 with t-bar max then a decent amount of trimming if you have fender flares...
IMO if you arnt going to lift it IE superlift body or anything else just T-bar... give it a good crank like 1-3 turn some 15x8 between 3.75-3.25BS and some 32x11.5x15 your truck will look alot better and you wont have massive rubbing issues
Last edited by Redneckstone; 12-24-2006 at 08:29 AM.
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Originally Posted by FMD
well when u crank the bars, you take less give out of the bars, so when u hit bumps they dont move as much, hence a stiffer ride, on the flipside, this could cause them to fatigue sooner and break faster than spec'd by ford. the OTHER thing, is once u cracnk em, u gotta get an allignment done, now, i have had to beaten into my head by my dad and his best friend - whos a super mechanic - whos now dead, that getting an alignment altering the factory settings is bad news, and its never the same afterwards.
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thanks all for the info and yes i had done a search and got some info but like everything else sometimes its better to get some body else fresh input since they might have not posted on previous threads and they might have learn something in the process they wanted to share..thanks again and BBBB51..thats exactly what I want to do my truck..thanks for the pic
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