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ORIGINAL: naluboy

I initially had my t-bars cranked to level the truck off, and also to accommodate the 35's I threw on. Appearance-wise the H3 looked awesome, Ride-wise I was bouncing all over the road, got kind of dangerous at higher speeds. So I picked up the Truxxx leveling kit and it level off the H3 but retained the stock ride. Overall, I'm very pleased with the kit. The only bummer about the whole experience is that I paid twice to have the truck aligned=( once after cranking the t-bars, and a 2nd time after the kit was installed...

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ORIGINAL: importkiller

if you cranked the t-bars to level the truck and you cranked them to the point that your ride is harsh then you are up against the bumpstops. A simple replacemnt of the bumpstop with a mico thin one is all that is needed to regain a smooth ride. Also by cranking that much you may have gone past your shocks lenght range and were actually over extending the shocks...that will make the ride terrible. longer shocks and bump stops would have made the ride smooth again. Remember all a t-bar is is a rod that actss as a spring, so if it takes you a ton of cranks to level off the front end then for some reason your t-bars are worn out and are sagging. Mine took 3 turns to completely level, so have the other 5 or 6 h3's that I have leveled off for people. A lot of times t-bars come from the factory sagging, don't know if its the manufacturing process or whatever but I have see it often. If you have a front grill guard and or winch the t-bars will wear out alot quicker and will sag due to the added weight to the front end. You can easily replace the t-bars for much cheaper than buying a leveling kit and will raise the front end and give you a higher spring rating to boot.