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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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I just installed bf all terrain 285/65/20 tires and wanted to ballance the truck out so I crancked the front torsion springs all the way and the front end went up 2"... nice... Problem is that the front suspension is as much or more solid then a 3/4 tone truck. Can this cause any damages to the truck??? Feels like a tank now lol
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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You went too high. You topped out the shocks.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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yep better buy some longer shocks for the front
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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ok, but any bad things that can happen with this setup??? does dodge offer any longer shocks??? why would they give us the possibility to adjust the springs if we had to change the shocks to adjust??? thinking of putting rancho 5000 on the truck also.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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The ability of adjusting the torsion bars is for front end shops to dial in the ride hight. Not for us to lift the trucks.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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When you turn the torrsion bars up all the way or more than an inch it puts a lot of stress on the front end, which in turn causes things to wear out a lot faster.
 
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