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    Quote Originally Posted by Ascinder View Post
    To answer some questions or confusion earlier in this thread, you don't have to crank the piss out of your torsion bars to lift your VX. You can re-index the bars so they don't get overstressed from being cranked on. Doing this indexing mod will place less stress on your torsion bars making them last longer, retain their springiness longer and keep your ride height correct longer. It will also reduce the shock loads from suspension cycling offroad so you don't break them while wheeling.
    I've got a question on your theory Bro...
    Isn't the same amount of torsional force required to lift the same load?
    Maybe I'm looking at this from the wrong perspective, but it seems to me that no matter where the torsion bar is indexed, you're gonna have to apply the same amount of torsional force (twist) to lift the weight.
    Granted, you will have more threads to work with on the adjusters after re-indexing, but that's not changing the force required to lift the same amount of weight.
    Just thinkin' out loud, not tryin' to pick on ya......

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    Yes, the required force(tension) in this case placed on the bars is the same. The only difference is that when people lift their vx's they usually just crank the bars harder which as we all know puts more stress on them. They are still supporting the same weight, they are just lifting it higher in this case by putting more of a "load" on the bars. When you re-index, it's like putting the load on your bars back to stock. The bars are supporting the same weight again, but they aren't under the same tension as if you just added a bunch of cranks to them, it's closer to or equal to stock tension. Hope this clears up the reasons for re-indexing.
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