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Basically you measure the height of both front fender lips and record the height
Support the truck by the frame and let the front suspension droop
Mark the number of threads exposed on both front torsion bar adjust bolts. I use brightly colored spray paintÂ
(this marks how deep your bolts are installed prior to removing of the existing t bars so you can put them back to the same spot)
Now remove both adjuster bolts (13mm) completely
Remove the adjuster / bolt retainer nut
Now the t bar is no longer under tension
Smack the t bar out of the front control arm with BFH
PB blaster helps here
Install new bars, add adjuster nut and bolt, tighten to the marks. Set truck down and adjust ride height just like you would if you were doing a torsion twist.
Your truck will likely be 1" higher than before
You may need an alignment
DO NOT USE RANGER BARS in Explorer
Ranger is like 3500# Explorer 4 door SUV is 4500#+
Different spring rates
In fact I would use t bars from a 5.0L V8 explorer with low miles or brand new
Last edited on Tue Jul 24th, 2018 11:09 am by 410customs
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