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Old May 20, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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so iv been wanting to crank them for a while to make it level but im still unsure what they look like, are they the bolts that my running bars are attached at, if anyone has a picture that would be great
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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bolt head is facing down...one on each side. jack up the front and start turning. i'd start w/ 4 turns and take it for a ride...see what you think.

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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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I turned mine4 turns this weekend. and it looks alot better, I think it actually rides better now.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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jonny,
the tires look nice...what size are they?
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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I installed the Truxxx leveling kit. Here is a picture from the installation instructions of the torsion key bolt:

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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Follow the torsion bar back toward the cab, it ends at the torsion key, the key bolt is the one with the head sticking straight down, just like bpv's pic...
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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they are BFG all terrain T/A KO35x12.5 they rubbed a lil bit before. and now they dont rub at all
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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they are BFG all terrain T/A KO35x12.5 they rubbed a lil bit before. and now they dont rub at all

how doeas sometyhing rub at one time, at another, with no mods....they dont rub....what did the side walls wear down or something?
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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they are BFG all terrain T/A KO35x12.5 they rubbed a lil bit before. and now they dont rub at all

how doeas sometyhing rub at one time, at another, with no mods....they dont rub....what did the side walls wear down or something?


He means that the tires rubbed before he turned the torsion bars. I'm not sure how tires rubbing on the sidewall hold up in the long run. Can't be too good for them.
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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ahh gotcha....thanks for the clarification. thought he meant it rubbed on the sides, because mine are probally gonna rub on the sides since i barely have any clearance, and im going with a wider tire, but a spacer will fix that
 
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