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Turning radious sucks and front end bounces every where.

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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 10:00 AM
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Default Turning radious sucks and front end bounces every where.

Im thinking about getting drop spindles and cranking the t-bars up alittle bit.

Do u guys think that will solve my problems??

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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 11:17 AM
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If I'm not mistaken drop spindles would decrease your turning radius even further.
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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Turning radius on t-bar trucks stink to begins with, can't imagine taking more radius away. Also the more I pressure I took away from my bars the worse it drove.
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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Ya im just wondern being my tbars are canked down if thats what is effecting my turning an causing this bouncing i have going on. If i get spindles ill be cranking the bars back up. But still be at the ride hight im at now.

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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 12:47 PM
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The best u can do ride quality Is with stock keys cranked up and lowering spindles.
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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Lowering spindles will help a lot. It gets your geometry back where it belongs.
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 01:24 PM
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Agreed, cranking the bars down lessens the the dampening of the bars, thats your bounch.
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Looks like im shoping for spindles.

Thanks guys
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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I'm in for results mine does it as well
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Agreed, cranking the bars down lessens the the dampening of the bars, thats your bounce.
I don't agree with this. The bar must still flex the exact same amount to hold the weight of the truck. Often when you lower a vehicle, truck or car, the shocks aren't great and in this case if you go low enough the geometry gets so far off from stock your caster(among other less problematic adjustments) becomes an issue. An alignment should help your current condition. If you have had an alignment then spindles are your only help.

I am assuming the "bouncing" he is talking about is the two tires fighting one another in a turn. They don't follow similar enough paths so they fight and one has to skip to unbind. Think of it similar to a spooled rear turning a corner.

If you are talking about bouncing down the road you need to replace your shocks. Simple as that. The different orientation of the T-bar has no effect on bouncing because it is simply a spring, it has no dampening. That job falls entirely on the shock.
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