Tbar crank

Mr.ZR5 · Post by **Mr.ZR5** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:35 am

If i am doing the Tbar crank, does this just raise the front of my truck?

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:56 am

Yes. You are just adjusting the trim height , or Z height dimensions

Torsion bar crank

Trim height measurements

Mr.ZR5 · Post by **Mr.ZR5** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:36 am

so for the back am i better off doing the aal or shackles

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:47 am

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Mr.ZR5 wrote:so for the back am i better off doing the aal or shackles

If you're towing or hauling a lot of wgt then AAL. Otherwise go with a good shackle (Daystars and not Advance Auto type). Some report that shackles make the truck handle "loose" . I couldn't detect any diffrence after the daystar install. The are stout!.

Personally I plan on AAL in addition to my daystars after my BL.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:02 pm

Mr.ZR5 wrote:so for the back am i better off doing the aal or shackles

It depends on what you are going to do with it.

Shackles or Leaf Springs

AZS10Crew wrote:With shackles you'll have better flex. Adding a leaf spring will make the rear end stiffer which means less flex.

HenryJ wrote:Shackles will indeed allow MORE flex, but that can be a bad thing if it is side to side.

Ask Hobie about the rubbed drive shaft on his fuel tank shield.

Going to a steel shaft or not adding the gas tank shield are options.

I'm NOT saying shackles are bad, but there are concequences to any mod.

HenryJ wrote: The advantage to adding multiple leaves , as opposed to one heavy add-a-leaf is that in order to achieve the desired lift in a single leaf they use a hard heavily arched spring. not only does this apply uneven forces on the factory springs concentrating the load at one point on the stock springs, they are prone to breakage when flexed hard. In order to keep prices low they usually only build a 2.25" leaf , so it will fit anything from imports to domestics and for a large age range. Our spring pack is 2.5".

By using the three leaf kit, the spring rate is progressive and evenly distributed as load increases. Also allowing for better ride characteristics.

The disadvantage is that you are buying six leaves.

daystar? = lift? , Questions about add a leaf and t-bar crank ,

coffeedrnkr · Post by **coffeedrnkr** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:54 pm

I used to have shackles and an add a leaf

both have some consequences

with the shackles my driveshaft rubs the tank shield on really hard left turns

and with the aal every time I hit a speedbump no matter the speed EVERYTHING in the back of my car goes airborne, it is pretty rough