Betsy the Long Travel Expedition Tacoma Build

Will the new lowers work with the old uppers and shocks. I have the old allpro LT kit.

 

Great pictures Jason. Looks awesome.

 

Awesome pics man. How'd y'all do in the cold? Do any exploring out past Pillsbury?

 

A few questions for ya, sorry if they have already been asked/ answered. How is the ride of the All Pro lt kit? plush and smooth with all the weight or stiff? What is your weight, I am at 5280 and would like toloose a few pounds before 35's if necessary. Also how do you like the 35's with that set up? I have 4.88 with 255/85r16 and I think 35's would be perfect.

 

No it's just a basic SnugTop Rebel. I've never had any issue with the weight carry capacity. I don't leave the RTT on there all the time so it doesn't get the "daily driving" stress but I haven't noticed any pressure cracks or any leaks from the added weight.

 

The new All-Pro Kit is amazing! I cant say anything bad about it. Rides like a dream, nice and plush. With all the added weight my suspension just soaks everything up. I haven't weighed the rig since all the latest additions so I honestly don't know. The 35's are a must IMO. They just look at home on the Tacoma. Your gear ratio is perfect for the upgrade too

After a few more trips ill be writing a total review on the new LT kit. I am one of the few that have there new designs so it will be nice to give some info for those wondering how it performs, etc.

 

@ffdawson Thanks man! It got cold at night for sure but we had a nice warm fire and brought lots of extra covers in the tent for added warmth. Wasn't cold once! I was surprised at all the snow/ice at lake level and even coming in Potter Valley side... had to help a few people with a tow to get out of the mountain because they were spinning tires and sliding around everywhere. Didn't explore to high up as most of M1 was hard pack ice and traction was a major issue. The night before we got up there it was 19* at night so that didn't help conditions

 

Awesome I am looking for a better ride than the OME 886 and lt looks badass with 35's.

 

Heya @stroM- . Nice truck. Question: I just got my pack rack all welded together and powder coated and am having a hard time visualizing how to use each accessory bar. I want two pair of quick fist on one side and a 4 gallon rotopax mounted to the other, but unsure of which accessory bar works for which, haha. What did you do?

 

@doreydeluxe

I found that the accessory bars that have the tabs welded were best to mount the quick fist clamps to in order to run an axe and shovel on the side. I'll try to get an image for you tonight so you know which ones I am talking about.

 

Can't wait for the LT write up

 

That is what I was thinking, but I called All Pro today and the guy said the opposite. I guess I'll just have to get all the equipment and figure it out then.

 

Yeah they say the bars with the nuts works best for quick fist but it fits perfectly with the ones welded with tabs. I spaced last night when I went home to snap a picture. Ill make sure to get one tonight for you!

 

Actually @doreydeluxe I found a photo on my phone that should work for you.

 

The old LT uppers will not work with the new Lower arms. Jon and I fiddled with the upper cup alignments a lot to get a full and true 12" of travel. (We actually could get more travel but the CV's bind before full droop, hence the limit straps)

The new kit apparently rides really well. After Jon's first test ride he was all smiles and eager because it handled better than the old kit. No bump steer and we added extra Caster to help with straight line tracking as well as dialed in zero chamber gain throughout the suspensions travel. we did retain the addition of 1" wheelbase from the old kit as well.

yeah me too! I look forward to hearing your insight.

 

hey cool, how did you like that accessory bar mounting solution? that was my solution to find a movable mounting solution. how did it go together for you?

also, yes these tabs are what you want to mount two quick-fists to. the weldnut version is for mounting a custom plate or other things that I can't think of right now.

 

Looking forward to your review, I almost bought the kit but tracy never emailed me back after our last conversation so I just shrugged it off and bought a sweet winch instead. After reading most reviews (that I could find) of the previous kit, I would like to hear if the previous issues were resolved

 

what were the previous issues that you were concerned with?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/all-pro-long-travel-review.260276/

This thread is where most of my judgment is, but being a completely new design I would assume the issues he had are probably non existent with the updated kit

 

let me look through the thread