Long Travel BS Thread

im building this thing from scratch, lots of mechanical knowledge but zero fabrication experience... learning to weld on the fly. I figure even if i mess it up, fuck it, thats how you learn. i literally bought a "pipe" bender, but i need a "tube" bender.

i mean the guys building robbie gordons truck had to start somewhere, they werent born master fabricators

lmk if u want pics or advice on what not to do.

 

lol that's where I'm at too lol. I'd say bump it in the stock position - actually I'll pm you - @SanClementeTac01 sent me a great rundown on the whole process.

 

That was me a month ago...front end maintenance just need to do the last 2 top unibals on the ucas

 

how often do you guys do maintenance on your long travel suspension?

 

Since I can’t afford to shoot my load in one shot like above I rotate around. Usually every two years. But that’s certain parts every 2-3 months.

 

never for the front, im assuming that 62" leafs in the rear pushing 20" of travel may need some attention/re-torquing every few months...

 

I ended up at 53". I tried 52.5 and 53.5 also but I felt 53 cycled best.

 

Don’t just do 52.5 and call it good

My truck cycled better at 53”

My buddies truck smashed the frame at bump at 52.5

 

Here's an oldie but goodie. Read these few pages between 10 -15 around there. These guys have done a good job on leaf setups.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/nathans-long-travel-build.217479/page-12

 

Only when things break haha... so pretty much daily

 

Won't help much unless the lower misalignment that goes into the spindle offers more angle somehow.

 

Got the work truck to lay frame

 

You ever just wish you’d go to your truck and it just magically put its self back together?

 

Agree completely...

 

Working on the cage mounts on the side of the frame. Nothing like saying f it and cut through a floor of a truck.

 

Molten sound deadening always a favorite.

 

Yeah the smell of brunt rubber and galvanized steel go great together

 

I had a huge thing of water in my cab when I was plating in the floor. Hated plating the thin nasty floor lol

 

Mall-o-flage

 

Dem 20's tho