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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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I'm running 35's and my t bars are set at 23 1/4. I like to play it safe.
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:25 PM
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Turning the T Bar bolts takes a little mustard, especially if your vehicle has seen annual road salt. If your guy at the local shop is a 90# weakling, his answer would be like what you got, "they must be all the way cuz they are impolite and won't turn when I ask them to."

I have never jacked the front wheels off the ground doing mine or helping others. I do use a 1/2" extended socket wrench (probably about 16-18" long) for leverage, and then apply plenty of mustard with elbow grease. I am a helluva lot meaner than any two measly bolts.

In fairness, over years T Bars will settle some. If you bought yours used, and the guy before you had a massive winch bumper with a snow plow (sarcasm), your T Bars may have faded.
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:26 PM
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Yes he did do it while it was on the ground! I told him to raise it up and he said that wouldn't make a difference. When he looked at it at first he said it can't go up there's no more thread on the screw to go in!! The shops I've called say they only do it with lift kit. $500+
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:32 PM
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Yes he did do it while it was on the ground! I told him to raise it up and he said that wouldn't make a difference. When he looked at it at first he said it can't go up there's no more thread on the screw to go in!! The shops I've called say they only do it with lift kit. $500+
I would never pay somebody to rotate two bolts. Instead buy a wrench and/or breaker bar and a 1 1/16 socket, do it yourself.
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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I would do it but I have no way of lifting the H3
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 03:25 PM
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I just went to another shop, the guy also went under and checked it out and he said it's so weird your all the way cranked!! The first guy used a gun to crank it up.
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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So idk what to do now. He said typically there's always some thread left for you to move 2-3" but he said you don't have any left
 
Old Aug 28, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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This is how it looks like right now.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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That's how the bolt always looks. The head doesn't go in or out. Turning it changes the key location. It's the key that moves up or down and twists the torsion bar.

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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 08:34 PM
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Ohhhh mmmmm this is how my pic looks that I tried to take from inside I'll see if I can get a better one tomorrow.
 
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