Long Travel BS Thread

Those lower uniball adapter bolts are a bitch, mine would constantly need to be retorqued. New bolt, new nut, didn’t matter. Total chaos told me to double nut it. Or just tac a little weld if the problem persists honestly.

If I go LT again I’d get race lowers with integrated uniballs or choose a company with integrated uniballs. No adapters, pita.

 

thanks for the help again

ill be ordering a new bolt. maybe it wasnt torqued tight enough (i got the kit used) and it worked itself loose after some driving. definitely something funky going on, but its tight now i guarantee that.

true. ill see how it is when i get the chance to pull it apart. luckily its not going anywhere for a couple of weeks.

tac weld seems easy enough for a new one. i should have just said fuck it and bought tc +3.5. none of this used +2 shit

 

Get the right nut to, dont cheap out on that

 

Mine was on a total chaos 3.5 kit... yours could be isolated to a one time thing but mine was weird. Tac it to be safe or double up.

 

definitely. hopefully ordered the correct bolt 3/4inch x 4.5L

will do, thanks for the tip

 

What size LT kit?
You could trim fenders like a boss and run +2
You’ll need fiberglass for +3.5.
I’m running +6 McNeil glass up front.
And have a hybrid bumper from Brute force fab.
There are tons of options there man

 

4.5" more that plenty. What type and grade bolt did you order?

 

grade 8, zinc yellow-chromate plated

 

these would be way better along with a stover nut..
https://www.kartek.com/parts/kartek...-bolt-4-12-long-for-our-spindle-uprights.html

the BLING BLING of flange bolts..
https://shop.jimcorace.com/products/3-4-diameter-bolt?variant=10709402241

and of course the poor man's flange bolt, that came with the original AP LT Kit..
https://www.dmpfasteners.com/12-pnt...p-5893?zenid=373a5c20baeb2837255d3bf9be7a7878

 

id be a little worried about bolt head to axle clearance with those 12pt bolts. they tend to have a taller head i thought. there isnt a ton of clearance as is.

 

I've never had issues..

 

Solo machines a bolt head down to a 1/4" or 5/16" in that place - if you had to take some off the top I don't think it would be a big deal for the torque you're probably torquing it to.

 

fair enough ill bookmark those

 

if it causes me too many more problems it may still be a possibility

 

optima battery yellow top #35 would it fit this ? just got new battery looking for something that would work with a 35.....

 

Is it wrong that hardware makes me feel warm and fuzzy in my special place ?

 

You need the 34/78

I have this one brand new that I’m selling

 

Trail Gears website says 34/78 group.