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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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iwell about a yeay ago i bought some reindexed torsion keys from truckinsuspension that were supposed to level my truck out, and they did to some extent, i paid like 70$ for em with shipping. my question is im a tech for ford and i can get the ford keys really cheap so should i leave the keys i have now on there or get the ford keys? will there be any difference? also my drivers side is almost an inch lower than my passengers side, i think due to my sagging torsion bar. because i still have some blot left on my passengers side torsion key adjuster but my drivers side is maxed and is still sagging?
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Not sure if the TS keys have the same indexing as the Ford keys. But the Ford keys cost about $50 for 2 (I assume you can get them cheaper). Your truck is 7 years old...the bars themselves could be worn. I'd pick up a set of the Ford keys and hold them up under the truck to see if the clocking is the same compared to the TS ones. If not, then the Ford ones could give you more lift. If they're the same or similiar, then new TBs are required. I'd fgo with 3/4 ton bars at that point.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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how hard is it to change to 3/4 ton bars? yeah i can get the ford keys for about 16$ a piece.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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It's not hard...just have to get the right GM indexing key that matches the bars so you can load them.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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the key's you have are the same as ford key's. Don't spend the money for nothing. Put in new tbar's instead.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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I got a 2500 and everyone Ive talked to said if I wanted to do the torsion bar lift to get green keys (stock on 1500's) Aparently 2500's torsion bars index is less.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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so what all is involved in swapping the bars?

im planning on going ot the ford dealer tomorrow to pick up some keys...and id like to change out the bars since im under there as well.

right nwo my driver side is ALMOST maxxed, and i could go up another 2" on my passenger side...guess i need to lose some weight haha
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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its the 99-03 ford keys that level our trucks, the keys are made by the same company for both ford and gm. The ford keys in a gm will raise the front 2" I think we sell em for less than 40 bucks
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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yeah i have the same prob as ROOK, but i think ima just replace my drivers side first and go from there, the cheapest i found the bars were 141$ my dealer cost.
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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I would just replace the bars.
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