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need help with t bar fast!!!!

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Old Oct 19, 2007
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need help with t bar fast!!!!

im changing my t bar atm, and i just ran into a problem, i cant find out which end of the bar goes to the front and which goes to the back...
can anyone help? does it even matter which end goes where?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2007
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For whatever it's worth, the identification tags on both of my T-bars are on the front.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2007
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^^ exactly, the side closest the the tag goes up front.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2007
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k i figured it out , but came to find out that my new bar is 1 inch longer than the stock one......wth
 
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They are different lengths. I want to say the left one is shorter than the right one
 
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on chevy torsion bars there is an arrow that points towards the front.. and labels L/R atleast a few i took off when puttin on a lift were label.
check for any markings
 
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Old Oct 20, 2007
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there is a shoulder on the key end of the bar.

left and right are different lengths.
 
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