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| | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,308 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,308 | There is a lot of preloaded torque on the springs going on with a torque tube axle. You can jack up the frame so that the axle hangs down enough to relieve that torque. I always put the front spring bolt in before I put the rear shackles on to give me more wiggle room.
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