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Old 09-28-2011
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Icon5 !!Torsion bars need help ASAP!!

So i did the torsion bar crank and the driver side bar maxed out and then the passenger side never maxed out so i just cranked them to match anyone know what is going on??? please help it will be greatly appreciated!!
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the bolt on the pass side is longer....
 
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ok i was unaware thank you so much!!
 
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another question why would the bolt be longer on the passenger side than the drivers side????
 
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because the drivers side has the fuel tank and is usually cranked in more
 
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Originally Posted by schooeric
another question why would the bolt be longer on the passenger side than the drivers side????
It comes form the factory like that in order to compensate for the weight of the driver + gas tank. That way the truck will be level instead of having a "gangsta lean" lol.
 
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It comes form the factory like that in order to compensate for the weight of the driver + gas tank. That way the truck will be level instead of having a "gangsta lean" lol.
AKA the ranger lean lol
 
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yeah u now caused ranger lean on the wrong side congrats lol
 
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lol ok thanks everyone!
 
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By the title of the thread I thought maybe you broke a torsion bar in half. Such an emergency situation.
 
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By the title of the thread I thought maybe you broke a torsion bar in half. Such an emergency situation.
x2 I was wondering WTF was going on. But he looks to be a man of great expression & really likes using punctuation marks:

Originally Posted by schooeric
...what is going on??? ...will be greatly appreciated!!thank you!!
Originally Posted by schooeric
thank you so much!!
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...passenger side than the drivers side????
Just giving you a hard time man

Glad you got it all answered though!!!! (Yes, the extra "!!!!" was on purpose)
 
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haha its ok guys! and yes i really like to use the punctuations!!! haha
 
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Welcome to the site. I also thought something was seriously wrong. When I did my crank, I just made sure the fenders were the same height.
 
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