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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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4x4 with a 2.5 inh readylift leveling kit. is it possible to still crank the torsion bar up another say inch or maybe more without messing anyting up. wnt to add block in the rear to give me a little more height. eventually will be throwing on a body lift
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mcgoo89
4x4 with a 2.5 inh readylift leveling kit. is it possible to still crank the torsion bar up another say inch or maybe more without messing anyting up. wnt to add block in the rear to give me a little more height. eventually will be throwing on a body lift
The ride quality is realllllllly going to suck lol.

and your cv angles might get pretty steep, but I am pretty that I know of someone who has done it, i just cant remember if it was someone on here or another forum
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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Your not gonna gain that much more, and your gonna make your front suspension much stiffer, plus throw you alignment out. Just wait for the body lift. If your gonna crank the TB, then why did ya waste your money on your level kit?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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Both the keys AND cranking the bolts raise the angle of the CVs as well as puts added pressure on the torsion bars. Not a good idea to do both...
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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It is the same thing!! the only way to level a tortion bar truck is to crank the bars!! either with a different angle leveling keys, or cranking existing keys! EITHER way you have to increase the tension on the bars to get ANY lift!!

Now to answer the OP question! Yes you can crank it some more, BUT you need to check your cv angles before you do. If you have already gained 2.5" over stock height then you are near the max on your cv angle! If you go to steep on that angle and you use your 4wd, you stand a much great chance of breaking a cv joint, and it will happen when you need it most!!

My bet is that you are already maxed on that angle and you should either buy a suspension lift or a body lift to get any more height in the front!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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Dang Hammer we typing at the same time!!!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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Ya I broke a cv like 2 weeks ago. Lol. And I just figured I'd double check before I went n cranked them. I'm in 4wd too much to be doing it I guess. Ill just wait for the body lift
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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BINGO!! you already know what we are talking about! You may be to steep already, if you are already breaking sh*t!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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Ya, I'm already steep.. Heard it clicking for a month or so.m and decided to ignore it.. Hoping it would fix itself. Lol. Eventually tore apart and almost lost the tire going 75 and ended up having to replace left axle, cv, break lines, abs sensor and hub. Word of wisdom to everyone. It won't fix itself. Lol
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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HOLY SH*T man!!! you better be careful!!
 
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