Long Travel BS Thread

Yea I believe that, I got like 2k in my cage stuff and I did all the work lol

 

I kept all receipts from my never-ending-link-saga and i wish i never added it all up.

 

Aw link is dead

 

We would agree. I preach to customers the benefits of keeping these trucks light. Running as much aluminum armor as possible and shaving weight where you can. Its no secret that these trucks are under powered once you add larger tires, armor, etc etc so shaving where you can is critical to keeping them road worthy.

The market is pretty saturated, and our sliders will absolutely be on the higher end of the pricing spectrum but I think informed owners who have done their research will understand why they are more expensive and what separates them from other options. In all honesty that's a lot of what this job is, teaching people to understand the differences between a good product and a great product. The unique mounting configuration we came up with is really cool and leaves no part of the slider unsupported and allowed us to make these entirely bolt on with absolutely zero drilling or frame modifications needed.

I pulled it to get some better pics of the 1.5" option on the truck so it didnt skew the poll results. should be re posted tonight.

 

Finally upgraded my resi mounts to some Fox ones, but had to loosen the nut on the resi body to adjust the fitting 90 degrees or so. You guys see anything wrong with how the hose is placed? Too much bend or anything? And should I be worried about the UCA hitting the hose with down travel? (I can only assume cycling will give me the correct answer)

 

Why not rotate the resi so the 90* fitting is pointing down? Also, check to make sure you wont rub the hose while turned or anything.

 

I ended up rotating it down just a little while the fitting was loose to let it find its own happy spot and you were pretty spot on. Thanks!

 

Picked up this lil guy on my way home....

 

My resi hose BARELY touches my tire when I'm full lock in both directions. Anything to worry about? Should I mess with it?

 

Hey man rubbin is racin'!! But in all honesty if u can get it to not rub it's better, or run it and find out

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sdhq-built-third-gen-bolt-on-slider-poll.461839/

lets try this again lol I added better pics that show the 1.5" vs 1.75" options clearer. Even if you don't have a 3rd gen your input is still valued because these will not be the last application we build bolt on sliders or other production pieces for.

 

Is the 50T spring pack from All Pro? I was told they are Engage. Can they still be ordered from All Pro? PN on the spring is 4550T-AP. I assume there is a 50T All Pro in there. I don't see them on their website anywhere.

 

Up a creek I guess. I called Deaver the other day and they said the F67 is NOT the right spring for a 05 4 door Tacoma--too soft. He referred me to Tim at DMZ who said he starts with a basic 50T custom made by Deaver (Deaver would not sell me the spring) and only sells them in his kit. And would not sell without looking at the truck. My issue is my F67's broke and bought a set of 50T from TPF that had a broken main. I had a local shop make me two new main leafs and was very happy with the way they handled but were a tick too long and my shackle was hitting the frame on bump. I had them shortened 2" and now they are too short and the shackle swings too far forward. I went back the the spring guy in town and he wants to take arch out of the spring to make them "longer" and lower the ride height 2" which is what I need. I'm into this endeavor over $800 now (not including the initial used spring purchase) and spending another $150 for the re-arch. I'm willing to cut my losses if I can find a suitable new replacement like a 50T or equivalent. Trying to find something new.

 

I think there's a deaver spring that's equivalent to the 50t

 

E30/h70 pack

 

off the shelf? deaver didn't seem to interested in selling them to me. hmmm. Any other source that may have them "on the shelf"?

 

So, say the DMZ pack just doesn't have the weight capacity/lift I want...can I just pop in any old leaf pack in there? Or do I have to start messing with shackles and such for every change? Obviously shocks will need to be revalved and stuff...I'm having Deaver make me an AAL for the DMZ pack but they said I'll only gain about an inch of lift and a little more weight capacity. with the RTT on the back I'm definitely looking 'Bro' and I have like no preload on my coilovers.

 

Shorter shackles will help a lil

 

Downside to going heavier is performance will suffer if you pull the try off. But i think dmz offers a heavier weight spring pack which would just swap in

 

Taking arch out of the springs is not going to solve the shackle geometry problem and you will lose travel as they won't drop out as much as when they had a higher arch.

You need to take the springs apart to just the main spring and cycle your suspension and change your shackle setup, or get new main leafs and possibly any other leafs that might have been shortened to even out the staggering of the leafs in the pack.

2" was way too much, prob needed to shorten the springs 1/2"

All Pro does not manufacture their own springs. I believe they were either built by betts spring or atlas springs. They stopped selling those springs years ago.

50t springs were a geometric rip off of Deaver long travel Toyota "62" springs so Deaver has a bad taste in their mouth when it comes to those springs.

Initially you could have just had a tad longer shackles made to solve your problem of hitting the frame but it's too late for that.

No real easy cheap way out now, sorry.