This mite be a dumb Q but if ur trucks come stock with the ranger "lean" by doin the tb crank would it affect the wind resistance of the truck.. there fore less mpg?? cause i figured our trucks come with the lean for better wind risistance and max mpg??.. or am i way off and just thinkin too much into it.. anyways just wonderin O and will there be an alignment needed afterwards??

 

There won't be an alignment need if you don't go more than 1.5"(give or take a little, all trucks are different). And the Ranger lean is caused by the battery, driver, and gas tank all being on the left hand side.

 

If you're raising the low side equal with the high side, or vice versa you should be fine. If you use it to raise the suspension then a front end alignment (as stated above) and a harder ride will be in order.

 

hella rough ride when you crank em much..

 

yep. I wish I wouldn't have done mine.

 

i think hes talkin about the rake front to back.. at least thats what im gettin from him talkin about mpg and wind resistance..

JOSH

 

Dont do the tb crank, youll be pissed at yourself if you do.

 

+1

i had just replaced my lower ball joints, and then cranked em.. made it better for a few days, then went back to ****

 

what about when people lower em'?

 

then the ride will become too soft... i had mine cranked but took them back down to stock height after i installed my spindles

 

Wind resistance is.. for the most part.. not a function of how high the vehicle is. When you lift a vehicle w/o changing the lower parts of the body, your for the most part keeping the same frontal & rear drag area.

Rich

 

I've read hundreds of posts concerning the T-Bar crank MOD and here's my thoughts. Keep in mind that I'm about a non-mechanical as they come. I'm thinking the T-Bar is cracked to it's OEM level for a reason, right? If not, why would Ford not crack it as high as possible from the factory? Maybe it's me, but I'm thinking it's set to where it's at for a reason.

 

its at where its at cause you get the best ride quality vs hieght.

 

If u dont mind the rougher ride and like the way it makes your truck look crank em. There is for sure a much rougher ride. My wife doesnt even like to ride in my truck because of the ride. As far as wearing out suspension parts because of it , that will more than likely happen at a faster rate, but so will bigger tires if u ask me. thats just my .02 cents

 

t-bars are over rated...

 

mine were cranked about 3 inches, the ride was so rough. i recranked them down about 1.5 inches. the difference was like night and day.

 

Glad I saw this. I was gonna do the crank cuz it's simple and free...not anymore. I'm good where it is.

 

I don't regret cranking mine at all. Sure the ride is a bit stiffer but I think it drives better the way it is now. Its a truck the ride is going to be a little rough anyways. Plus it looks alot better now that the truck is level.

 

i cranked mine half way, it still rides really soft, and looks good

 

Your all crazy lol. I cranked mine 6 turns when my truck had 10k miles on it. Now it has 55k. It reaised it about 1.25 inches. Rides the exact same. No issues.

Onlt thing I can say is DO NOT CRANK THEM ALL THE WAY

 

It's good to read people's honest opinions on this subject. Normally all I see are the "it looks real cool when your done" type of responses.

 

x2

 

IMO it looks pretty stupid if you dont lift the back up..

 

Hrrrm, 6 full turns bottomed out my drivers bolt. I got about an inch and a half I guess out of it.