Long Travel BS Thread

So did you realize when that happened?

 

It's not a priority, I'll just fix it, finish boxing the frame, gussets and new tube. Then cross my fingers.

 

It must've been a crazy ass jump I took last year. I rarely drive the truck. I was about to do some prepping for San Felipe. Now I'm behind.

 

Just gotta give it a good shake afterwards and say, "Thats not going anywhere" and It'll be all good.

 

Just call them and they can give you a part number and tell you if it’s in stock or not. That’s what I do, but being in Washington I just get the number and if it’s in stock than I call mckenzies and order it since getting king to ship stuff is kind of a pain in the ass.

 

And kick it real hard if you’re still not sure. Nothing fails if it passes the kick test.

 

step 1 - take straps off

step 2 - lots of bong hits before you try to disconnect the “ quick connects “

 

I think I pulled my tank 3 or 4 times than said fuck it and put a cell in…now I have to pull my bed to remove the cell…. Granted I have full access to the top plate without removing the cell so shouldn’t have to pull it.

 

Oh shiz. Never tried that method.

 

And I think I always used channel locks to get the disconnects apart cause I was to lazy to just buy the correct tool.

 

I had to trim my hard lines under the cab to get a normal quick disconnect to fully seat. I don’t know what kind of shit Toyota used on that end.

 

Yeah I never adapted to the factory lines. When I did my Ls I just installed 1/2” ss hard lines. And then I just cut the factory tank sender up and adapted an bulkhead fittings into it.

 

Very cool way to ditch the factory lines haha

 

I've never not known any other way.

 

That is correct. I have the piece on call at my local distributor.

 

Who did the install? The mounting location was not plated on a frame that is well known to be weak and not withstand these types of loads. Has been a common issue for guys doing CMRs and not plating the frame before install.

What thickness is that tube? Very interesting on how the tube itself cracked so severely.

 

I was kinda thinking the same. Frame not plated on the back side and not plated where the tube lands to the frame, that failure not too too surprising. But the vertical tube cracking is not good. Makes me think the shock bottoms out before the bumps and things need to be checked

 

Looks like 0.090 - iirc the guy did a sh*tty job on the spring hangers - Oskar can make a better cage at this point.

 

Yes, hence the shop being out of business for a long time. And YES I 100% can.

 

There are many people who think that more spring is the answer for lack of valving. I can only really speak for my own truck and have limited experience with other trucks in equivalent trail conditions but @Tacoma1192 and I have talked and are on the same page as far as ride quality in small chatter. There are obviously too many variables to make a generalized statement but I'm going to try a dual rate in the coming months. Been too lazy to dig into this project lately.

I've tried a variety of flutter valving with a similar outcome. Again, limited experience in other setups and would be down to explorer the topic more but from my experience tunning out the small chatter is very difficult. It's important to notate the difference in expectations between each build. You can likely get away with running a stiffer rate spring on a desert truck that is expected to plow through whoops compared to a trail rig that you spend miles on small chop terrain and ride quality is the primary concern.