Long Travel BS Thread

In my experience traditional hinges don't hold up well on a truck. The weather, dirt and mud make them work like shit pretty fast.

 

I just used those on 2 gates I built for customers. Medium size and the larger size. So far, they are super smooth. The zerk fitting is nice to have.

 

This might be a dumb question. Idk.. But can you use as 64" chevy springs to do a SUA. I'm really hating how little up travel I'm gettin with the AP standard

 

Not enough arch for spring under. I have heard of people getting them re arched but I dont think they would work very good

 

Well shit.

 

For the settling, I'm pretty sure that is just your suspension cycling causing that and not exactly related to the springs.

When you jack the truck up your tires swing down and in towards each other. When you set it back down the traction of the tire will keep the tires from sliding back out and will hold the truck up higher than it would normally sit. Once you move it the tires can slide back out to where they would normally sit based on your spring rate and preload.

 

If you could find some 12" lift ones it could work. haha

 

Why not sell the APs and get some deavers?

 

Thats a buddy of mine. Cool little truck. It is actually an old prolite.

 

Dan Vance endoed the big jump tonight battling for first against McNeil at the Sand Sports Super Show. Looks like he's fine, Trucks a little beat up I imagine.

 

Hey guys looking at replacing some bushings on the truck. Have the defined sua, is it safe to assume the bushings in the shackles are the same exact size as stock ones? I want to replace the Delrin with poly bushings.

 

It will never work.

 

Looks like he dropped a tire off the side. And lost the momentum

 

I think he hesitated when he dropped a tire and didn't hammer down to clear the gap.

 

Does he have a build thread somewhere?

 

Don't know how well that would have worked out if he absolutely flored it. The tire would still want to go down. May have made it worse if he did

 

Link to the hinge that you are using?

Thanks

 

No, best info I have. Just shoot Brandon a text if you want info.

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I have a JCR ..its huge. it is also a single shear one. There are a few double shear ones that work good too.

here is mine: http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/DIY-BPS.html

Other options:
http://www.comp4x4.com/Tire-Carrier-Hinges/

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Lol I get so much entertainment out of reading his build thread on DR.