t-bar crank issues

[brian0206]

i cranked my tbars all the way. fender to floor was 36 1/8". went down the street and hit some speed bumps a few times came back and measured again. was 35" on the left and 35 1/8" on the right. did i do something wrong?

 

[krazykracker]

readjust it to match,take for a ride again and check it & repeat till it doesnt change,we had to do it that way on my buddies explorer.

his rode like a brick,and just in case you dont know dont hit any big bumps hard cuz torsion bars will break!!

 

[brian0206]

bolts are still cranked all the way....do i just loosen and re crank or what?

 

[krazykracker]

loosen the side that is higher(lower it) to the same as the lower side.

then take it for a ride.remember both sides arent exactly equal.

its probably lower on the left b/c of the gas tank.

 

[brian0206]

i have the back and the front the same lvl now. but im worried b/c driver side is cranked all the way and the passenger is about 4-5 ull crankes from max. is this going to hurt me when i go wheeling?

 

[krazykracker]

it shouldnt its gonna beat you to death though. like i warned b4 if the front compresses far & hard enough the tbar will break,seen it happen on a f-150 w/ tbars cranked just for leveling

also it only gave you 2''? we got around 3.5'' on the explorer just to see how far it would go

 

[brian0206]

from the 1st time i did the udjusting it was at about 3" when i took it for a ride it compressed down to 2" and 2 1/2. so i adjusted the other side down to 2". 1 bolt is fully adjusted in and the other about 7 turns from full

 

[krazykracker]

oh i forgot the explorer is 2wd that probably makes the difference.

you going w/ a body lift or you gonna squeeze 33s under it like it is.

 

[brian0206]

im going to lift it in the near future. after that ill throw on some 33'sx12.5.

 

[krazykracker]

yea i got 33s to fit on mine w/ 2in coil spacers. trying to keep it low as poss

 

[WNY964x4]

now , i have a quick question , is there enough threads on the bolts to get 2 inches of lift , i was told by a mechanic that i would not have enough thread to achieve 2 inches of lift

 

[krazykracker]

from my experiance w/ a 2000 exploder & a 99 ranger there were plenty

 

[WNY964x4]

ok , cause i bought a set of belltech 6400 shackles , and i want about 2 inches of lift , i only have 31's on it , but i looks funny with 31's and a stock suspension , so i am gonna lift it 2 inches

 

[Hypnotic Toast]

As most people will tell you, cranking your T-Bars to the max is not advised. Not only will it stiffen the ride, it screws with your alignment and your CV joints will be shot within no time.

 

[brian0206]

the bolts are maxed...but i dont think the t-bars are. if that makes sence. or im wrong. dont have to much exp. in the area. i had them at 36 1/2 and now they are down to about 35 1/2. and i started at 33 3/4 any input?