Long Travel BS Thread

Is there a certain kit you are looking to put on yours?

 

That would be amazing!... I actually was going to call Total chaos this morning and order a set, but as my luck would have it they are not open until monday...

I am happy to pay for them as well, ill send ya a pm.

 

Nice and tight. Sleeved through co mount with 360* box gusset on mitre. Just gotta add tabs and one sides done

 

Most guys go 62" springs with a 12" shackle above the frame. You can buy all the stuff from Total Chaos and Deaver. Most guys recommend the H70 (now called the E30) springs.

http://www.chaosfab.com/1996-2004-Toyota-Tacoma-Off-Road-Suspension-Accessories.html

There is a Giant kit that has 64" springs which is the only kit for the first gen that is recommended from them (don't get the 62" kit as you can get the same stuff for less from Total Chaos)

DMZ is also in the works with a first gen kit I was told when I emailed them a few months ago.

 

Since most of you had mid travel set ups before lt, do any of you know if 1st gen tundra ucas/coilovers bolt up to 1st gen tacoma?

 

Pretty sure coilovers will swap over with the right top hat.

Anyone have experience with 1st gen "performance" clutches? Ive been on the fence but thinking about pull thing the trigger on one of the LCE performance ones. My last ebay one (F1 perf.) held up decent for a few years but was always a soft pedal and chattered alot. Trying to stay under the $400 mark.

 

Right now I don't, but might do something custom when I do

 

I'm going to have to do this soon brake boosters suck.

I had to get welded eyelets for my new king bypasses

 

Definately a pain. I think I'm gonna have to get custom tube layout. I think you can clock fox's but I need to double check. Def no room for 3.0

 

The bed is plenty strong. When I do bedsides and rtt I am going to use large 3-4" angle iron that will bolt to the factory bed rails but have the weight distributed across the top. Though this will only work for flat top bedsides, not tt style.

 

I would definitely not sit anything on top of a fiberglass bedside... rtts are heavy, and the amount of stress it puts on the bedsides when your mobbing around. Need to have something tie into the bed bolts for sure. I know people have done it, but they are just asking for a cracked bed and fenders imo.

 

@erok81 Having done it already, I can tell you that the bed gets a little weaker without the metal bedsides on it. I mounted a Go Pro to bed rails I had my RTT mounted to, and all the footage was so shaky I couldn't use it, while everything shot when it was mounted to my sliders was smooth as butter. When I installed the Bed Supports I had to push one side over a hair to get it to bolt up, I'm assuming it had spread out a little from having the RTT weight on it and blasting through Pismo. Would highly suggest some sort of bed rack that sits in the bed, not on the rails. Alternatively I was looking in to building some frame supports underneath the glass to support it so I could put a shell on top and not have to worry about cracking the glass or the bed.

 

All I could think of when I read that was:

 

I would be interested to see how this works out. I think Im going to continue with my bed bolt mounted bed rack though.

Nothing a bro fears more than cracked glass!

 

Im the opposite, because of my SUA Im trying to keep my RTT on there all the time. But at the same time, an RTT weighs alot more than just a cap. I would consider this route if a cap is all you are putting on.

 

Build a trailer and forget about the bedrack

 

I know their older all pro design was not good which got redesigned. Could be worth checking depending on price? I have heard hit or kiss things about their LT kit though.

 

What he said

 

yeah hate for you to have problem or not like it, even a deal is a lot of money. Why are they selling?

 

If you dont want it I'd be interested