Long Travel BS Thread

Think I just didn’t use one of the clamping points on both sides to keep enough slack on the cables on my truck.

 

Yep you are fine. Only reason you’d lose the parking brake is if you swapped axles or something. The brake line is plenty long to retain function and like @Airdog said you just might have to move the clamp around or ditch one of them. But if they are doing the work for you it will all be taken care of. And congrats on the jump to Lt

 

Yeah id love to do the work but no time or space right now. Thanks its been a learning experience!

 

I have had good luck with it. I have the Inland Empire one on my spare and it has been good also. For it to sit at the correct angle had to make wedge shims though.

 

Thanks for the rack Tanner!

Nice to meet you, and awesome truck!

 

Yea no problem man!! It was great meeting you too! Good luck on the build!

 

When running bypasses up front do most of you get rid of the hydrobump or try and retain it? Picked up some camburg bypass hoops and one of the gusset tabs interferes with my bump mount/bump itself. Maybe remove and go with shaft bumps?

 

Pics? Probably would be just easier to cut out the gusset and add one somewhere else.

 

I can try once im back home but i have not cleared the inner fenders yet so they will look odd

 

bypasses have an bump zone so you could get away without. Most guys run hydros too but I guess it all depends on packaging.

 

If any of you boys are interested
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/jd-fab-lca-pivot-group-buy.721304/

 

Anyone know anything about electric fans? My fan shroud fit like crap with the new radiator so ordered a shroud and fan to fit the radiator from Griffith. Now I just need a wiring harness with thermostat to wire it and need some recommendations. Thanks

 

some good ideas/Info here

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cooling-issues-not-anymore.682278/

the auto cool guy or ligenfelter PWM module

 

Read that whole thread. Wish he sold the controller alone. I’ll look up those two though

 

The controller is easy to come by they are around 160ish bucks

 

What kind of fan. I have an autocoolguy NB 100 that I can part with. I have a spal fan and went with the high frequency version.

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/gri-pf-01

This is the fan. Just ordered it through Griffith with the shroud.

edited: because I found his pdf section.

can these be wired to control an electric fan for the motor and an electric Fan transmission cooler?

 

Seeing as how my fan uses 21 amps, this should be more than sufficient correct?

https://www.autocoolguy.com/product-page/auto-cool-55

The autocoolguy stuff is cool but the painless kit seems like it’ll do the job as well correct?

https://www.painlessperformance.com/wc/30104

 

They are definitely different, but yes the Painless will turn a fan on and off based on temp. The autocoolguy one will use pulse width modulation to ramp the fans up to speed based on temp. So if you only need to turn 20% to maintain your temp, then that’s all they run. If the temp creeps above the set point, then the fans will quickly ramp as fast as they need to. This keeps the fan(s) running quiet like factory E fans. The autocoolguy one also has a separate input for AC. So if you turn the AC on the fans will go to a predetermined RPM regardless of engine temp. Big time requirement for places with hot summers. You can also wire in an over ride switch if you ever wanted full fans for something.
Yes the 55amp would be more than sufficient. No this would not independently control a tranny cooler fan.

 

Anyone with +2" or + 3.5" CV axles out of the truck want to do me a favor? I need a TLG length. Picked up a set of used axles this weekend but not 100% sure if they're +2 or +3.5".