I've searched and searched and have come up empty on reindexing my OME T-bars. Is there a step by step write up somewhere? Which direction are you suppose to turn them, etc....??
Properly Re-Indexing your T-Bars (3 Viewers)
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its in the directions that came with them i thought.
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- #3
well fantastic....
i called Slee and you turn the DS, if you are under the truck head pointed at the steering wheel, counter clockwise and clockwise on the PS.
basically all you are doing in lowering the adjuster bar further down.
macneill
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And hike:
Merrill Creek Reservoir
While you're waiting. Beautiful place to have lunch and get your nature on.
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- #5
sounds kinky.....
Ok, so how do the T-Bars work? The less threads between the mount and the adjuster arm mean...higher or lower? I'd love to just adjust mine and see, but the truck still keeps it level hah. I'm trying to "raise" the front bars to back to stock position so the shocks dont have to hold all the new load. Liam, should I just come look under yours? Not at YOU, I know you'd like that but at the 100....since I'm finally back herre
Trunk Monkey
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Think of them as a lengthwise spring.
No load:
Load:
I honestly don't get the indexing thing. It sounds like it's the start point for the anchor bolt.
Thanks, but I knew that part. I'm talking about that other end, the end that is fixed. How does that part work? The less threads on the bottom of the anchor bolt the higher the ride height?
Trunk Monkey
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The adjusting bolt pushes down on the anchor arm, which acts like a lever, and twists the torsion bar.
holy crap, do i move the arm up or down to lift up the truck?!?!?!?!?!
uHu
Bridgeburner
Holy cr@p.
Just get under the truck and look at it.
It's easier to see which way it works than it is to see which way to turn a steering wheel.
(Time to consider giving up driving
)
Just get under the truck and look at it.
It's easier to see which way it works than it is to see which way to turn a steering wheel.
(Time to consider giving up driving
)
Well I assume if you crank it so the bolts are more threaded on if you will, IE, less space between the arm and where it bolts to then the suspension would ride higher. I just want to make sure, I did it yesterday morning before posting and it felt better, just would like to confirm.
Trunk Monkey
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Tightening the bolt lifts the truck.
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- #14
people people people......it is easy.
1. take your skid plate off so you can get access to the two bolts on the front of the T-Bar bracket.
2. Lift your tire off the ground and remove it.
3. loosen the adjusting bolt on the back of the T-bar just about all the way out. Leave about 1/8 - 1/4" of the thread showing at the adjuster nut. You will notice you will have a ton of slop between the adjuster arm and the adjuster bolt. (THis is the slack you will be taking out so the adjuster bar sits further down on the adjuster bolt) Make sense??
4. now all the load will be taken out of the T-bars and now take the two nuts off holding the T-bar "sleeve" to the control arm.
5. slide the "sleeve" off the T-Bar so that it hangs freely and it is not touching any of the threads.
6. Now turn your T-Bar in the direction that lowers the adjuster bar (in the back) on to the adjuster nut. It is easier to do properly when you're under the truck.
7. Once it is seated properly on the adjuster nut slide the "sleeve" back on the threads of the T-bar and on to the two bolts on the control arm. Check to see if the adjuster arm is sitting on the adjuster nut, if it is not you need to take the "sleeve" off again and readjust. I wanted to shoot myself because i finally figured out you can check the indexing without bolting everything together first......i had to do it 4 times on the DS before i figured it out.....the PS was a cake walk.
8. DO NOT PUT YOUR WHEEL BACK ON YET....after everything is bolted back together tighten your adjusting bolt at the back of the T-bar so that over an inch of the threads are above the adjusting nut.
9. put your tire back on but do not lower it to the ground just yet.
10. Crank your adjusting bolt more and then lower the jack and measure from the hub to the bottom lip of the fender
11. you might need to jack up the tire again and readjust until it is even on all sides.
Basically what reindexing the T-bar does is lower the adjusting bar lower on the adjusting bolt...thus giving you more usable threads....
hope this helps
1. take your skid plate off so you can get access to the two bolts on the front of the T-Bar bracket.
2. Lift your tire off the ground and remove it.
3. loosen the adjusting bolt on the back of the T-bar just about all the way out. Leave about 1/8 - 1/4" of the thread showing at the adjuster nut. You will notice you will have a ton of slop between the adjuster arm and the adjuster bolt. (THis is the slack you will be taking out so the adjuster bar sits further down on the adjuster bolt) Make sense??
4. now all the load will be taken out of the T-bars and now take the two nuts off holding the T-bar "sleeve" to the control arm.
5. slide the "sleeve" off the T-Bar so that it hangs freely and it is not touching any of the threads.
6. Now turn your T-Bar in the direction that lowers the adjuster bar (in the back) on to the adjuster nut. It is easier to do properly when you're under the truck.
7. Once it is seated properly on the adjuster nut slide the "sleeve" back on the threads of the T-bar and on to the two bolts on the control arm. Check to see if the adjuster arm is sitting on the adjuster nut, if it is not you need to take the "sleeve" off again and readjust. I wanted to shoot myself because i finally figured out you can check the indexing without bolting everything together first......i had to do it 4 times on the DS before i figured it out.....the PS was a cake walk.
8. DO NOT PUT YOUR WHEEL BACK ON YET....after everything is bolted back together tighten your adjusting bolt at the back of the T-bar so that over an inch of the threads are above the adjusting nut.
9. put your tire back on but do not lower it to the ground just yet.
10. Crank your adjusting bolt more and then lower the jack and measure from the hub to the bottom lip of the fender
11. you might need to jack up the tire again and readjust until it is even on all sides.
Basically what reindexing the T-bar does is lower the adjusting bar lower on the adjusting bolt...thus giving you more usable threads....
hope this helps
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