Long Travel BS Thread

It won't seem that bad when you take a ride in it. Your mind subconsciously wants to like it. Do the work and drive it everyday for a year. That's what will change your mind.

 

Turn the stereo up

 

This. Don't even have a cage, but everytime someone complains about noisy bypasses or squeaky leafs or something, I'm like I don't hear shit, I just keep the radio up at a decent level and never hear anything

 

I don't like noisy cars but I'm not sensitive to it and won't sacrifice performance for it. I'll just buy a second car

 

1st day driving with a cage I was thinking what the fuck are all these noises....after a couple months you don't hear shit lol

 

Well I won't be starting whatever route I decide to go for a little while so hopefully I'll have a chance to ride in someone's truck before then so I can better figure out what I want to do.

 

It's not bad without bypasses. If you have them, yes it's loud. Just do what I did, buy a 1990 diahatsu charade from your 99 year old neighbor for 1300 bucks. 65k miles and 40+ mpg. Problem solved

 

This. My truck is quiet without bypasses, or maybe I am just used to the added noise so it seems quiet lol

 

Yea it wasn't bad till I tied it to my rear shocks honestly

 

Well that's good to know. I'm maintaining the bed and won't tie into any sort of rear bed cage. And don't have any bypasses yet, though I plan on upgrading my rear to them next year

 

Been thinking about long travel for a long time. Is it a lit better ride for a dd. I kept breaking my torsion bars up front on long offroad trips, and like the coil over conversion. But concerned about the weight it can handle. I put a lot of weight on my truck while offroading. Got a nearly broken in 93 pre taco.

 

One of the best investments I made on that truck along with the 9". Everyone loves my exhaust but it's fucking loud when you're on it and screaming along at 5000+ RPM in third

My bypasses in comparison to others are super quiet. Kings are loud AF

 

You sell it yet? Bring that thing up to flag and out of the heat for a weekend.

 

This is for King, but the basic procedure should be about the same, I would bet there are guides specific to Fox floating around too, just have to find them.

http://www.filthymotorsports.com/Articles.asp?ID=265

Step 17 says to charge the reservoir with a small amount of nitrogen to set the IFP against the hose-end of the reservoir prior to filling with oil.

 

Hell I drove this girl's caged STI on a 200 mile cruise to the mountains and it was annoying as eff. Whenever I drive the prerunner I want to shoot myself when I don't' have headphones on. All the pivots are uniballs so they screech constantly and the bypasses shatter echoes through the cage tons! It's one of the biggest reasons why I don't want to cage the Tacoma. I have a daily driver but I'll sometimes alternate between the two on driving duties.

 

anyone know a first gen taco with i beams in the front? saw giant makes a kit. is there any builds on one?

 

Does that noise issue typically apply to bed cage only set ups as well?

I don't have a desire for a full caged truck but have been working towards having the rear bed caged for the shocks

 

Race car parts will make race car noises

 

Flaunts truck on dr.

 

No added noise from just a bed cage other than the noise from rear suspension components. What everyone is talking about is how an internal roll cage allows all of those noises to travel right to your dome like 2 kids playing with a string and some solo cups