Long Travel BS Thread

I was referring to the overloading joke on overlanding. Lol. In Maine we called it "stompin' "

 

Damn I haven’t heard that one much so it slipped my mind.

 

Maybe I’ll see you there. I’ll be “doonin”

 

It’s my favorite place for 24h at a time lol. One day I’ll win the lotto and get a fat bus so I can enjoy it for longer than a day.

 

How many of you guys are running disk breaks in the rear and or upgraded in the front?

 

I think half of nor cal has done this to me some point. Lol.

 

BBK in the front is a huge upgrade.

 

Are 3rd gen front brakes the same as 2nd gen? If they are, you could look into doing the 4runner front brake swap. I'm planning on doing the swap when I get around to doing my install. I'm also planning on getting the SOS Performance rear kit.

 

Don't worry, all of those people are likely in crippling debt and will be for a long time. They take a loan out on a $35,000 vehicle, max out all of their credit cards over the course of a couple months "Expo-ing it out" and then in a year or 2 they will realize they aren't really into back country car camping and they were just jumping into a fad because they wanted to feel "adventurous". Then they will attempt to sell their truck and camping crap only to realize none of it is worth what they paid at the beginning.

 

I'm not sure if the 2nd and 3rd gen are the same brakes but I'm gonna research it now for sure

And yeah the BBK is def on my radar
I just feel like the front isn't stopping for crap now and the back has never really felt like it was doing much unless you're ripping that ebrake haha

 

Thanks again man for the reference, taking my truck in to @jeffz0rz sometime this week, he came up with something special for the truck

 

Progress!!! The dash connector tubes are a huge pain in the ass

 

Did the stop tech extreme kit first, then went BBK. I tow a 4000lb boat plus heavy as fuck full armor and 305/70/17 tires.
The BBK made a noticeable difference over the the other kit. Worth the money if you can afford it. I have only heard one good review o the doing the rear and read lots of its not worth it. Bad reviews.

 

Go BBK if you can.
The stop tech kit is an improvement but not by much. The tundra upgrade might be a bit cheeper but not by much.

 

You should let the cat out of the bag

 

Dang. My regular cab weighs 3900 fully loaded for a 3 day camping trip with a full size hydraulic jack, a bunch of tools, food, and water lol.

 

I have been “overlanding” a few times with Toyota groups in NM and CA. All the same. A lot of talk before the trip, then a lot of group pics and drone videos and talk about what is best for this and that. Then they all do easy trails and get pumped when they cross 2” deep streams... I always found myself bored. I know not all are like this but most seem to be... it’s a fad.

Oh and what’s the difference between Instagram and web-wheeling here. Same shit different pot.

 

Just in time for me to swoop in on it after I decide to turn my truck into my go fast and hard machine and maybe I meet someone and have to camp a little more civilized out there in the wild.

Muahahaha lol

 

I love following your progress, thanks for trying to keep the thread on topic! Please keep them coming!

I'm interested to find out how many hours you log installing the complete cage. Just for curiosity's sake.