Colorado B.S. Thread

Whats the performance like for those LT's at the higher altitude? Not quite sure what I'm gonna have to do (if anything) bringing my truck from sea level to 5000 ft.

 

No difference. My coilovers perform just the same as they did at 1100ft above sea level. I'm at 9000+ now.

 

LT=long tube not long travel

they performed great while off-roading up in central city that is ~8500ft

you'll notice that our regular octane here is 85 versus most lower elevations that are 87...i know i use 87 regularly, 85 runs too rough...

 

jeff, did you have any performance issues going from 1100->9000k? i'm up in the mtns most every weekend i don't notice much difference but jeff lives up there so he'd have a better grasp on the effect of the altitude on tacos

 

Guess I shoulda said DTLT lol

 

HA sorry.

It's not too bad. There is certainly a difference but I can mostly only tell on the highway when going up any hill. Even around town I mostly run in 4th out of overdrive up here at 9000. I always use premium gas.

 

Intially I won't really be any higher then you Bob, just moving to the Ft. Collins area. Yea out regular here is 87, but we have terrible gas (no pun intended) its treated before its put on the barge and then it collects water and algea...I run Lucas Oil injector cleaner thru about every 4-5 fill ups to keep shit clean.

 

just google map'd where kodiak is in alaska and i see why it's difficult to get things there...as if being in alaska wasn't hard enough you had to live on an island off the coast of alaska...

i'd say if you keep up with the 87 octane you shouldn't have any issues...you notice some power loss on the high passes but not too bad, i notice it a lot more on my motorcycle when i hit the higher elevations than in my truck

 

A pic of the town I live in...lol



And the base where I work.

 

severely off topic....can any of you access paypal.com? hasn't been working for me, i've tried tons of shit already and i've got a balance i need to pay..thanks

 

that's sick...winter must be a bitch! a boat is a must there i bet...as well as a high alcohol tolerance!

 

who else is planning on going to the moab meet may 13-15?

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/south-west/144798-moab-meet-may-2011-official-2.html#post2928603

 

Oh man. I would love to go. Might have to see about taking some leave... Is that the place where that dude had to cut his arm off?

 

ok so i plugged it, hopefully it works... we'll see. and bob u goin on the moab trip? where are they planing on goin? how many tacos?

 

Already got it marked on the calendar...he's got a free spot eyed out that should be able to fit a good amount of tacos...don't think there's a for sure list yet going...the link has tentative trails....fins and things, hells revenge, 7 mile...second day is open I think for peeps to split and do diff difficulties

 

Meet fri dinner time, runs on sat and sun...fins then hells or other...

 

I would love to go but my truck just isn't ready

 

Hoping.

 

Where in Colorado? In the Springs they got rid of emissions testing several years ago. Still have to do it in Denver and the Northern Front Range though.

 

what do you have to do to it still? to at least make it trail worthy..