Long Travel BS Thread

looks good....did you just cut off the plate that the bolts are connected to...then just weld the horns straight to the frame?

 

yeah cut all that shit off, then cut out a rectangle piece to cap the frame, then built the horns off that.

 

What he said. Also don't talk about pricey when going LT
Your shocks will be very angled with 16's and 20" travel. Best to call DMZ and see what they think. They'll probably accomadate whatever you want, but they'll recommend things because they know what they're doing

 

Is it just me or is that pic not working?

 

pic may not be working since its an attachment from another forum...hold on one sec

 

how about now.

 

Much better

 

That worked! Thanks!

 

Is there any other reason to have shocks angled forward vs towards the rear? I thought I heard that angled forward helps with go fast stuff? Or is that just hearsay and myth

 

none of the above.

 

if you cycle a truck with leafs you'll notice as it droops out the axle moves forward. (closer to the cab) hence why I had to shorten my drive shaft.

 

and vice versa.

 

indeed since the front mount is stationary and rear is on a double pivot( shackle)

 

Lets get technical.

 

I figured out why I didn't have to shorten mine. My axle is really far back.
At bump.



It'll change when I redo it.

 

is this the same for inverted shackles?

 

Same idea but not exactly the same numbers. Also those are 9" shackles off the bottom of the frame and measured at 12" of travel. Most are doing 12" shackles over the frame

 

12" over the frame.

 

whoopsie ment to post this one here.