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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Dec 27, 2014 at 8:54 PM
    shawnphoto

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    home depot should have up to 5" long grade 8's, if not your local napa autoparts will have it. dealt with the same thing trying to find 3/4"x6 grade 8's for my lowers on a sunday.. that was an expensive day
     
  2. Dec 27, 2014 at 8:57 PM
    Evenflow

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    Just got back from Lowes, had to wait for my girl to get home to make a hardware run. I was surprised by the assortment of Grade 8 bolts at Lowes. Glad I brought the misalignment spacer with me because it was actually 9/16 not 1/2.
     
  3. Dec 27, 2014 at 9:16 PM
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  4. Dec 27, 2014 at 11:15 PM
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    Checkmate.... You win ha
     
  5. Dec 28, 2014 at 12:38 AM
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    Chris at bbm probably could too?? Seems DTF is closer to you though
     
  6. Dec 28, 2014 at 7:56 AM
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  7. Dec 28, 2014 at 8:13 AM
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    I wish I had heard about you guys when I was looking for a shop. You guys bust ass and do great work. Seem to be putting out solid trucks on the regular.

    Good job
     
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  8. Dec 28, 2014 at 8:48 AM
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  9. Dec 28, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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    :eek::eek::drool::drool:
     
  10. Dec 28, 2014 at 9:59 AM
    tacomonazul

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    What shop did you went with?
     
  11. Dec 28, 2014 at 10:37 AM
    Trusso24

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    I went with a great shop, I'm just jealous.
     
  12. Dec 28, 2014 at 12:37 PM
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  13. Dec 28, 2014 at 3:51 PM
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  14. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:11 PM
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    Nice. Now go beat on it so that front end settles down a little. ;)
     
  15. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:23 PM
    Blackdawg

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    Yea it needs to settle a bit haha
     
  16. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:34 PM
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    Those cv angles ! I thought my front was a little high
     
  17. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:36 PM
    Blackdawg

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    Yea..18" 700lb coils..need to settle a bit. But floats!
     
  18. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:39 PM
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    Floats! Got that so cal lean! Mine seems higher

    c91c39fe9bc4aa5e34c3cc74176d9109_f7b238387bc8ed4d325be9aa06691d0402935201.jpg
     
  19. Dec 28, 2014 at 4:43 PM
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    Wow 700lb coils on a first gen tacoma, Seems a little stiff. Im running 650's on my 07 LT tacoma with a plate bumper and winch.
     
  20. Dec 28, 2014 at 5:00 PM
    Blackdawg

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    Nah it's not too stiff. For trips I'm damn near 6000lbs.

    Yea yours looks higher Paul. Weird.
     

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