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Old May 7, 2007
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cranking torsion bars

i was wondering whats the best way to tighten your torsion bars up thanks let me know
 
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Turning the bolt with a socket wrench?
 
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crawl under truck and tighten torsion bar adjusting bolt
 
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yeah i no that but should i take the weight off the truck off the front wheels
 
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Originally Posted by 04lvlII
yeah i no that but should i take the weight off the truck off the front wheels
no do it with the wheels on the ground... use a breaker bar if its tight and make sure to turn each side the same number of times
 
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should there be enough to level the truck
 
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should there be enough to level the truck
yeah and then some
 
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Yep, when I got mine where I wanted it, there was about a half an inch more height in the front than the rear and I had more to go.
 
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I looked at mine the other day, and (from the factory...never been adjusted) one is tightened almost all the way, and the other is loosened almost all the way. This looked odd to me...is it normal? The truck sits almost level, but I was wanting to even out the lift on it.
 
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Here's some reading for ya.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...flicting+steps
 
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get yourself a 1/2" air powered impact gun and a 13mm chrome socket and set the line pressure to 150psi and send the bolts home!
does it make you feel good to crap on every torsion crank thread?
 
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taken to PM
 
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