Originally Posted by
jspec94lude
your better off modifying your auto tensioner to be a manual tensioner ... it involves cutting it open and putting washers and a nut in it and welding it back together and now u adjust your tension by turning a bolt and then u lock the back up nut..... its tried and true and CHEAP!!!!
I've never heard of this version of the conversion. I've done it many a times and there is a way to convert without having to weld anything at all. Let me know if you need more info, if not, forget it.