Long Travel BS Thread

I used jberrys method with a few tweaks. I also have my own turntables so that makes things pretty quick and easy. A pair of toe plates will help get ur toe set easier too.

When adjusting the hiems I used the angle finder zerod on the brake rotor to get close knowing how many degrees camber needed to change from the last measurement on the tables. That helped minimize the times I had to pull the upper arm off to make adjustments

 

You want 6 degrees positive caster for good tracking/handling

 

Anyone have a use for a pillow block carrier bearing? Had this thing sitting in the garage for a year probably! $50 shipped

 

It's amazing how much a little sound deadening will help. Did this yesterday and it quieted the truck down even more. I did a majority of the back floor too, just waiting till all fab in the cab (lol rhyme) is done to finish up. Using one layer of peel n seal, then gonna get real sound deadener over that.

 

How are you converting your uppers to heims? It's been shown in this thread over and over you can't take a bushing upper and convert to heims. @jberry813 has a picture and write up that he posts every time this comes up.

 

Wow, haha. Thanks for the quote anyways.

It's doable, but you're going to be using different misalignment spacers to compensate for the off kilter heim. Kind of a pita. But do able.

 

Anybody with 2.5x8 King Coilovers Cap over "short version" and standard coilovers get me a measurement for me?
Looking for measurement from the Center of upper bolt to end of the body "end of the cap" not the shocks extended length. And if possible a seperate measurement of center of lower rod end bolt to top of rod end.

Thank you.

 

Can someone post which studs I should replace the stock ones with? I made the mistake of using american tire gorilla lugs and have stripped the shit out of the studs and american tire stripped like 3-4 of them too. What brand, size, and length since im running spacers and does kar tek carry them or anywhere local

 

$44 ARP 100-7718 Wheel Stud Kit for Toyota

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XU9WYO

 

They are cheaper from summit racing

 

I have been using Gorilla lugs for 7 years with no problem, I bet your problem is that they ordered the wrong thread pitch, you need 1.5 and I bet they gave you 1.25 which will strip out in a heartbeat on a 1.5 stud.

 

Thanks!

I'll get them from summit then, I wasnt expecting them to be that expensive either!

I wouldnt be surprised, I never stripped any studs or lugs with gorillas on my other truck but the shop has stripped at least 6 of the studs and im sick of dealing with it. New studs and lugs are needed.

 

Just so you know those Lexus studs from ARP are much longer than the OE studs so unless you cut them down you will not be able to run a locking style capped lug nut.

 

Thanks for the heads up, so everyone running arp studs is using open ended lug nuts? Or some people are just running stock length arps in order to run capped lug nuts?

 

There are no stock length ARP's that fit our trucks unless you cut them down but I just looked around on that Amazon link and saw open ended locking lugs...problem solved if you want locking lugs.

Just for reference the OE studs are 1.5" and the ARP Lexus stud is 2.5"

 

Thanks for the help, I guess I would either cut them down or have open ended locking lugs, I just dont like the way they look as much

 

Had some fun today

 

Jeff are you repairing a wadded up double cab, or converting yours to double cab/similar? ... Johnalagna (sp?) I believed mentioned it was cheaper to get the skin directly from Toyota to replace his cab than the price of a used cab at any wrecking yards...

 

Changing cabs completely. Now I'll probably just buy a high mile DC for 7-8 rather than a cab for almost 4....