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Torsion bar adjustment prob ?????

Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Torsion bar adjustment prob ?????

I just installed some ball joint spacers and need to crank down my T-bars. I have one side exactly where I want it but the other side is loosened to the point that I have no threads left for the lock nut on top and I still need to crank it down more to get it to equal the other side. any one else have this prob???? I have bounced the truck and driven some rougher roads trying to get the bars to settle
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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That doesn't sound good. Do the upper and lower control arms move freely?
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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every thing seems Ok i have a better ride after the BJ spacers and new OME shocks, steers strait, no strange noises ???????
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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you're not bottomed out on the droop stop, nothing interfering with the a-arm?
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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No not bottomed out in fact I need to shimm my upper stop yet
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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Are you installing new torsions too?
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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Hey Swerks,

Get that pile fixed and get your arse up to McCaslin Mt. Labor Day Weekend (near Lakewood WI.).

You would have a blast. Hurry....less than 2 weeks to go.
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Torsion bars are about a year old hardware was new then too
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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Any one ever use a different nut on that adjusting bolt?? I have the old style with the 1 1/2 in thick brass nut with a lock nut on top of that. If I use a shorter nut I can make things work.
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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So these bars are newish? Did you put them in?
Any chance they're backwards (left bar on right, etc)?
It sounds like that one bar isn't indexed right.
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