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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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hey guys, so i cranked on my torsion bars and got my truck leveled out but i was wondering why one of my blots are maxed out and the other still has plenty of room to keep cranking .....im thinking somethings not right haha. Any help?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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Could be that one of your bars is slightly bent or sagging for some reason. If it's the driver's side, keep in mind there is more weight on that side of the truck as well with the gas tank and such. I recently leveled mine with new keys but I have read recent posts on this forum about people cranking bolts, getting it leveled, and then find it sagging back down later on. I hope mine do not do that.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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Yea the drivers side will generally get more abuse so that could be why. If it's the passenger side you might be abusing that side more
 
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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You don't want them twisted all the way up. it will make ur truck ride stiff. I brought mine up an inch. Not perfect level, but damn close.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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thanks guys and it was the driver side that was like that i didnt think anything about all the stuff on my driver side
 
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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My front end was sagging so I got new OEM shocks put on. Everything leveled out and made it ride a lot smoother too.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2012 | 01:00 AM
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Not to rag on you but why would you get OEM shocks? There are plenty of aftermarket shocks that are better and can be had for cheaper I'm sure
 
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Old Sep 9, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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Shocks are only supposed to last 120K miles at most and should be changed every 60-80K miles because they do wear out. I went with OEM because I didn't feel like searching for aftermarket ones. They work just fine.
 
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