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Suspension
1st gen lift kits
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<blockquote data-quote="swshawaii" data-source="post: 1049964" data-attributes="member: 67547"><p>Stock length torsion bolts should work fine using lift keys. Grinding the rounded dog points on the bolt ends is recommended so the bolt tips seat into the torsion key "dimples" properly. IIRC, rotating one 60 degree "flat" of the torsion key will give around 3 inches or more of lift or drop.</p><p></p><p>I believe the biggest mistakes some make when tightening the torsion bolts is leaving the tires on the ground with the front suspension loaded and also not heating the bolt heads to soften the overused factory blue threadlock compound with a torch. Same applies to the body mount bolts. Had a difficult time with the four heavily threadlocked bed bolts. They should not be heated because of the composite bed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swshawaii, post: 1049964, member: 67547"] Stock length torsion bolts should work fine using lift keys. Grinding the rounded dog points on the bolt ends is recommended so the bolt tips seat into the torsion key "dimples" properly. IIRC, rotating one 60 degree "flat" of the torsion key will give around 3 inches or more of lift or drop. I believe the biggest mistakes some make when tightening the torsion bolts is leaving the tires on the ground with the front suspension loaded and also not heating the bolt heads to soften the overused factory blue threadlock compound with a torch. Same applies to the body mount bolts. Had a difficult time with the four heavily threadlocked bed bolts. They should not be heated because of the composite bed. [/QUOTE]
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