Long Travel BS Thread

I’ll have a better picture soon when I put the pvc links in to cycle it. I may have to turn it down right under the cab, but I worry about fumes from going slow and being parked. I may have a small window to put it in between the links and run to the rear. I like having the lowers inboard and tucked away, but can definitely see the merits of trailing arms and single triangulated now haha

 

problem solved...you're welcome

 

If I could get it back that far I’d be set

Need a stack coming out of the front to be legit.

 

Run it out the front fender right in line with the down driver's side window. Super Legit.

 

Gonna convert a snorkel to a stack haha

 

Got my new white composite links made everything cycled great almost like I planned it. still need to stuff each side individually, but it’s dinner time.

 

One suggestion. Take and gusset the link mounts especially the upper link mounts almost making a truss of sorts for the rear. Also gusset the link mounts as much as you can where they attach to the frame. Looking really good so far!

 

Thanks man. I’m planning to do square tube on the upper axle side bracket and the frame side links will be connected with tube and gusseted down the frame. Just gotta make sure this set up is Gucci and I’ll burn it all in. Gonna sit on it until the weekend and really cycle everything

 

Get a magnetic angle gauge and watch the pinion angle through suspension travel.

 

As was already mentioned there's a bunch of shops that sell prebuilt brackets. If you don't have a plasma table it's probably more time efficient to find what you want from one of them.
Artec
Ballistic fab
Ruffstuff
Barnes4wd
TMR
Bunch of others

Most of the brackets I've got are from Barnes and ballistic. I wasn't impressed with what I got from ballistic, some of the brackets weren't square, it shouldn't be an issue but they are one of the more expensive supply shops. Based on what I've received from ballistic I wouldn't order anything from them unless it is exactly what you need.

As far as I've seen most of those "kits" shops offer aren't really set up well for our trucks, looked like they are mainly for old light weight trucks or buggies, it seems to me it's better to figure out exactly what you want and order everything separately.

 

Anybody that’s ever got glass through fiberwerx, are they typically good at sticking to lead times? When I ordered 6 weeks ago they said it would ship in 3. I’m quickly nearing the start of this build, and glass fitment is going to be my first stage.

 

I only have experience with Ruff Stuff, but their dual triangulated kit fit surprisingly well. I got the Toyota mini truck upper bracket by accident and it fit the axle like a glove. All my angled brackets are dead on, too. I guess my links and angles are close to what the masses do, I don’t know. Originally was going to go with Barnes, but they were four weeks out on some simple tube adapters…RuffStuff sent a bad heim and had to send a front bracket, but other than that it was pretty smooth.

 

My Fiberwerx lead time was 6 weeks and they hit the mark on the nose but this doesn't surprise me at all because I'm having trouble even getting resin right now. Our local auto body supply shop is lucky to get 1 gallon per week.

Are you doing the JD Fab inner fenders ? If so I would not not waste your time with any fitment before doing those, nothing wrong with the inners but in my experience the Fiberwerx fenders take a ton of fitment work and if anything is ie: an 1/8" different from OE it is going to affect how you trim and fit every aspect of the fenders & if you move a 1/16th at the door jamb all of your fitment work at the headlight will be toast or visa versa...

 

I do have the JD inners ready to rock. So that was going to be part of the fitment process. I have a ton of fitment work regardless of what I do. I am doing a full 3rd gen conversion.

 

Not sure how much you care about body lines and gaps etc but if you do order a few gallons of this now :

$44 Evercoat Everglass Short Strand Fiberglass Reinforced Filler - Waterproof Filler - 32 Fl Oz

https://www.amazon.com/Fibreglass-E...t=&hvlocphy=9031300&hvtargid=pla-571266800535

 

We already have some on the shelf. Luckily, my dad has been in the body game for over 40 years so at the very least I have some experience backing me. But regardless, I know we are in for some fun.

 

If you install glass first you'll still be having to check for clearance at bump so you'll be making a mess twice. My glass was ready on time, but anything past a year ago is irrelevant now. Mid race season plus lots of people at least where I am are quarantining so idk if that's the case in MX but it won't be helping at any rate if they are.

 

To me, the order is kind of irrelevant. Glass has to be on regardless to check clearance. I feel the most time consuming part of this entire build will be fitting glass, so it seemed like the best place to start.

 

You shouldn't have any clearance issues if you are on 35's with +6 glass. I've got JD's +4 kit and 2" spacers on the rear end and everything clears the glass at full stuff & lock to lock