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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Apr 30, 2017 at 1:57 AM
    Oreo Cat

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    Anyone here know who's truck this is?image.jpg
    Saw it on the total chaos website for 3.5+ LT, just hoping to see a build thread
     
  2. Apr 30, 2017 at 6:00 AM
    Airdog

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  3. Apr 30, 2017 at 8:01 AM
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    thats what im hoping for once i swap my axle
     
  4. Apr 30, 2017 at 1:22 PM
    TC yota

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    A Lot more then just being able to adjust externally. Main benefit is being able to adjust the different zones on the shock. That being said, if bypasses aren't in your budget, proper tuning on smoothbodies can make them work pretty good
     
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  5. Apr 30, 2017 at 1:23 PM
    VolcomTacoma

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    I was trying to keep it simple lol
     
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  6. Apr 30, 2017 at 2:09 PM
    Dalandser

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    Reading through an old thread @jberry813 made the case that with hydro bumps most people would be fine with duals, but the guy with the army green first gen (name?) that races said he's able to make good use of triples and Jberry clarified he felt most people would not benefit from the third tube...
     
  7. Apr 30, 2017 at 2:38 PM
    TC yota

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    Most people never even bothered to adjust the tubes or know how to, so yes, doubles would be fine
     
  8. Apr 30, 2017 at 2:41 PM
    jberry813

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    Triples give your more zone dependent dampening. You can bypass less on compression as you get higher in the bump zone. Every LT leaf pack I've seen on the market is progressive as the spring rate gets higher the more compressed you get. With that, double bypasses are absolutely fine with leafs. It doesn't hurt to have another tube and give you more tuning capability, but it's not going to be night and day difference over doubles.
     
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  9. Apr 30, 2017 at 10:17 PM
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    Anyone got a spare rack laying around :anonymous:
     
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  12. May 1, 2017 at 7:35 PM
    Dalandser

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    Good deal!
     
  13. May 1, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    and a cock shot.
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    Dalandser

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    It's all starting to add up.
     
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    wanna make 14 dollars the hard way ?
     
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    It wasn't very hard when I did it...
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    Glad @Downsouth Motorsports set you strait. Night and day difference on the machining between radflo and king
     
  18. May 2, 2017 at 7:59 AM
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    DSM is awesome! Once you rebuild a set of $1k used bypasses you would have paid the same amount, and instead you have brand new, well worth it
     
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  19. May 2, 2017 at 9:41 AM
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    Speaking of rebuilds, anyone know roughly what it costs to ship shocks? Maybe @Downsouth Motorsports can shoot me a shipping label or something from 94534 :anonymous: but my rear bypasses have a slow leak. And my front coilovers need revalving fo sho
     
  20. May 3, 2017 at 9:36 AM
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    BRO, my guy in Sac does great work and is $75 a shock.
     
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