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Old 05-20-2013, 08:11 AM
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I have a 2006 Yukon XL that I use to tow an RV, my front TBars appear to be sagging slightly as the truck is raked down in the front. I replaced the shocks with bilsteins and now I'd like to go ahead and swap some 2500 tbars in front to better support the weight being distributed through the hitch.

What part number would I be looking for in a 2500 TBar, can I re-use my stock keys? I'm not looking to lift the truck at all, just need more spring rate in the front end to keep the truck from bobbing while towing.
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Where are you located? I have a set of torsion bars on a 2005 2500HD parts donor truck that I'm getting ready to take to the shredder, I'd be willing to pull and ship them to you for the right price.
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I had GL bars in when I was running 40"s.
are your keys maxed out?
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Your keys will fit 2500 bars but will be like a brick **** house we did a swap on buddys 1500 when we did his lift they came out next day truck wasnt heavy enough fir them
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I have XL bars on my truck which have a spring rate of 4626. The truck is REALLY soft. I want to move up to at least the XM bars which would basically increase the spring rate 1000 lbs to 5636.

GL bars would be waaaay too stiff for my truck.
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Are the 2500 tbars the same length as the 1500 tbars?
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Originally Posted by wckdZ71
Are the 2500 tbars the same length as the 1500 tbars?
Yes, all bars are 54 inches except the short wheel base tahoe/escalade/yukon.
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Originally Posted by blackseven
Yes, all bars are 54 inches except the short wheel base tahoe/escalade/yukon.
Ok, good to know
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It was rough with the GLs but I was running 40"s so wasnt really going for ride quality. lol
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What do you all mean by LX, MX, and GL torsion bars? I have a 05 Suburban 1500 4x4 and slightly stiffer bars sounds like a good idea to me. I'm running 33.5" Terra Grapplers on 22s and the front end is very froggy. It's sometimes a pain to hold a straight line at higher speeds. I think stiffer bars and probably a steering stabilizer hold help.


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