How many with TB crank?

Pauleo · Post by **Pauleo** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:28 pm

How many of you guys out there have the torsion bar crank? Even more important, how many of you had trouble with the cv boots and alignment afterwords? I really want to do this mod but am fearful. I keep having people tell me not to mess with them because I'll be sorry.

Wadda ya think?

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:29 pm

Yes to crank, yes to boots and no to alignment problems.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:33 pm

I think I have mine cranked about 4 turns and haven't had any problems (yet - knock on fake wood).

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:36 pm

I prefer to refer to it as adjusted to the upper specified limit

Yep, I'm cranked too

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:42 pm

im cranked too in terms of proublems its hard to tell if its from my lift or t bars.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:45 pm

HenryJ wrote:I prefer to refer to it as adjusted to the upper specified limit

Yep, I'm cranked too

I may still have a few turns left I could go so maybe I'm not as "cranked" as I think and maybe that's why I haven't had any problems yet. Anybody "maxed" their's?

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:45 pm

My truck seriously has been feeling like its leaning to the passenger side as of late, I think I gotta crank the TB a little on that side.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:49 pm

SomeCrew wrote:My truck seriously has been feeling like its leaning to the passenger side as of late, I think I gotta crank the TB a little on that side.

Mine leans to the drivers side but I don't think it's the trucks fault!

Sorry, I just couldn't resist throwing that one in there.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:55 pm

Reminds me of the incredibly funny Larry The Cable Guy.

-"You been drinkin tonight"
-"No why I got a fat girl in muh back seat?"

Yellow Hammer · Post by **Yellow Hammer** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:38 pm

I cranked my T-bars pretty far and had the boots come off at about 60mph. One heck of a vibration when that happens. Also, grease flung everywhere under the front end of the truck. It took a lot of work to get it all cleaned up. I packed it back with CV boot grease but had a bear of a time getting them back on because of the angle. The clamps would not go back on and stay on so I ended up buying some big hose clamps to do the job. Afterward, I took to Sears to get the front end aligned and the technician said that he couldn't get aligned like it should be but pretty close. Anyway, that's been about a year ago and so far no problems. I plan on getting the SL 6" lift when I get the money and go back to the normal angle on the CVs.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:16 am

Yup im cranked about 1 1/4 inches has settled to about 1in.

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:20 am

Yellow Hammer wrote:. ......... I packed it back with CV boot grease but had a bear of a time getting them back on because of the angle...........

I couldn't get mine oh until I sat back and thought........duh......put a floor jack under the wheel and lift it only. Was almost no angle and boot went right on and I also used a large hose clamp.

Retep · Post by **Retep** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:26 am

I cranked up about .75 - 1 inch and have had one boot slip off. Dealer covered it under warrantee.

killian96ss · Post by **killian96ss** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:02 am

3/4" crank, one boot replaced in last 30k miles (warranty), and no alignment problems.

Steve

Yellow Hammer · Post by **Yellow Hammer** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:20 pm

Retep I'm really suprised that the dealer covered that under warentee with the t-bars cranked.

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:31 pm

Yellow Hammer wrote:Retep I'm really suprised that the dealer covered that under warentee with the t-bars cranked.

They'd have to prove he cranked them and that it caused the failure before it wouldn't be covered. The crappy CV boots seem to be such a common problem that I don't think many dealers would question it.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:56 pm

On my 01 i cranked them up all the way then brought them down to 1.25 and lost a boot covered under warranty.

Retep · Post by **Retep** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:46 am

Yellow Hammer wrote:Retep I'm really suprised that the dealer covered that under warentee with the t-bars cranked.

It's not cranked that much, probably on the high side of allowable spec range maybe a little more. I didn't tell them I touched the t-bars either.

Pauleo · Post by **Pauleo** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:47 am

O.K.. So it sounds like I'm good to go with doin' the cranking. I'll just have to watch those boots.

As always.....

THANKS EVERYONE!