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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 05:55 AM
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Had 14in Malos installed on my 12 RGC. I am noticing that the bars move back and forth just a tad. Its not that they are "rolling" in the brackets as if they were loose. Its that it seems that the bracket itself moves back and forth with just a little pressure. Could that be because of the length of the bars causing torque, or is there a more sinister issue?
 
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Where your bushings replaced when the new bars were installed? Sometimes if the bushings are not firm enough, the torque from the tall bars makes the bushings flex.
 
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Where your bushings replaced when the new bars were installed? Sometimes if the bushings are not firm enough, the torque from the tall bars makes the bushings flex.
They were NOT replaced. Will be doing that in the next few weeks.

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