Long Travel BS Thread

Let me talk to my fabricator tomorrow I'll I'll get back to you asap. Any pics?

Looking so fresh and so clean!

 

sure here you go. also, i will include the calipers to convert it to disks for free


and the bom tag

 

Any tips for rebuilding coil overs? Finally have all the parts and tools, going to do it next weekend.

 

Monte made a pretty cool walk thru iirc

 

Just go slow. And lay out all the pieces in order and you'll be fine. use leather or a thick cloth with a pipe wrench to break off the cap and you'll be good

 

Theres a video on youtube but also this link covers a lot

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/coilovers/Part_2/#InstallingRemovingSprings

 

Here's what Dakota is referring to. May be useful. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/igor-double-cab-4x4-frankensteins-helper.390488/#post-10743347

 

I wouldnt mess around with ratchet straps to compress the springs though, they rent out spring compressors for free at auto zone...which reminds me I need to return the ones in my garage

 

Those don't fit some coils.

The ratchet straps I think work okay for 600lb coils. Sure as hell would t want to do it with 700s though.

 

I used them for 500 lb coils and the 600lb ones I replaced them with... wasnt a perfect fit but definitely safer than ratchets. To each his own but there are better options out there lol

 

Well yea haha I went and borrowed a wall mount one for my 700s. But can't always do that.

 

Those wall mounted compressors look to be way easier than anything else

 

Super nice. Wish they weren't so expensive.

 

Can be found on CL for $300-$500.

 

Was Dan ever able to get that shop in North county he was talking about in spring last year?

 

I'm so confused. I'd rather spend the money (and more importantly the time) doing it right the first time and then enjoying it, instead of doing little incremental upgrades, dealing with all the BS that comes along with each, and spending 5x the money (and time!!) in the end. I learned that the hard way as do many others, yourself included I guess.

Of course you can cantilever a double cab, you can cantilever a mini van if you were so inclined. However, just because you could, doesn't mean you should.

Just so I can wrap my head around it

Canti Bad:
Very difficult to tune
More moving parts (more to replace, more to maintain)
Won't work as well off road
Shocks easily stolen and exposed to elements
Stepping stone to links (will need new shocks, have to remove cantilever kit)

Canti Good:
Looks sik
Pullz hoes
Bedspace (bedspace is for pussies though)

 

Hey, on those conversion mounts, can you run the oem discs on the rear?

 

like oem front disks? kinda, it just happens to be oem gm disks from a 3/4ton truck lol

 

That's expensive for a tool that gets used very little.

 

lol its not to bad realy, i have a bunch of random toyota tools that were around that. its nice to have when you need it. I am always in the boat of buy the correct tool for the job.