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Old Dec 7, 2004
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Torsion Bar Crank

Ok I hate the way my 4x4 stands... too stock I want to crank on the T bars a little 1"- 2" MAX nothing that would totally kill the joints. But I need to know how to and where the T Bars are located, and how would I know or measure how much I cranked them. Any help would nice. One day that RCD 5" life kit will be mine ^_^, and then I will lower the bars back to their normal state.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2004
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If you search, that's all been covered several times here. Search for "cranked" and maybe "torsion" or "t-bar" or whatever and you will find it. It may even be a sticky somewhere.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004
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Originally Posted by karrbass4life
One day that RCD 5" life kit will be mine ^_^, and then I will lower the bars back to their normal state.
If you get the RCD, you can kiss your t-bars good bye. They get replaced with coilovers.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004
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I thought there were two kits, one with coil overs and one with the stock t-bars.
 
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Originally Posted by BILLZFX4
If you get the RCD, you can kiss your t-bars good bye. They get replaced with coilovers.
But wouldn't that be a good thing?
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004
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I sure think so. Get those stupid t-bar towers off the truck.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2004
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Originally Posted by Dave and Julie
I thought there were two kits, one with coil overs and one with the stock t-bars.
Yes, the RCD kit eliminates the t-bars and uses coilovers. The Superlift kit retains the t-bar setup. If the money fairy were to ever visit me I would love to get the RCD lift and ditch my t-bars.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2004
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I love the sig John, "extravaganza" Just made me chuckle for some reason.
 
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lol -- Well, the how-to's are taking over on my Cardomain site! It's a funny word -- that's why I used it. :p
 
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I look at it like this... Bars are for renforcement. Liek on a concrete job, why would you want a bar on your truck? When you need to Flex like the Gov. of California ^_^!!!
 
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Originally Posted by BILLZFX4
Yes, the RCD kit eliminates the t-bars and uses coilovers. The Superlift kit retains the t-bar setup. If the money fairy were to ever visit me I would love to get the RCD lift and ditch my t-bars.
Originally they were releasing two kits. One was coilover and one wasn't. I don't know what they ending up doing though since I am not in the market.
 
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