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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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lol **** i was actually gonna say to you, the teflon chambers would be sick on your truck, i love those wheels, they look so much like the HD wheels
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 04BlackGmc
not if you dont crank alot, i have 3" longer shocks.

what shocks do you recommend?
I replaced my stockers the the Z-71 shock but they were the same length as the blue ones I took out. Since my torsion bars are cranked I looks like I have a very little amount of upwards travel available.

Would putting in 3 inch longer shocks mess anything up?
Does anything need to be modified like brakelines, bumpstop, etc....??

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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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nothing is modded i have skyjacker N8003
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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I cranked my torsion bars and raised the front about 1". I had it aligned to the tune of $65 and the print out said I was .02 degrees out of alignment. The tech asked why I brought my truck in for alignment. At least it started out as a free mod.
I'm not saying yours won't need it, but mine sure didn't; although if you are putting on new tires, it's always a good thing.
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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After cranking, I drove mine about 200 miles. I got a total of 2.5" out of cranking. I will definitely need an alignment. The steering wheel is even off now. After the new bumber and alignement, we will see just how bad it is.
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by magoo
I will definitely need an alignment.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by magoo
After cranking, I drove mine about 200 miles. I got a total of 2.5" out of cranking. I will definitely need an alignment. The steering wheel is even off now. After the new bumber and alignement, we will see just how bad it is.
Did you get 2.5" out of your stock TB's? And also how does it drive after cranking 2.5"? This is what I am looking at doing with my truck, but heard I could only get about an 1".
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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2.5" is alot, his bolts might not have been very tight from the factory, some trucks have the bolts tighter then others
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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where can you get new torsion bars at if you crank them and the front end still sags? Will new t bars even help?
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Bo Duke01
where can you get new torsion bars at if you crank them and the front end still sags? Will new t bars even help?
you can just go to a local junk yard and get them im sure for ones off of a truck wit like 10k miles on it... or you can pay out the *** and order em at your local 4x4 shop
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