Daily-ing a long travel travel rig?

I originally had tc +2 with the archive rear and it worked really well together. If I would change anything I did I would do 14” bypasses in the rear and hammer hangers instead of the shackle flip. But once I went to 3.5” kit the deaver sua became the limiting factor.

 

I daily a LT Tacoma but I also live in the mountains 2 miles from the trail.

 

Yeah I plan on doing the hangers too. When I called Archive he said generally you could only really get 12” of travel even with the 14” shocks unless you mount the rod ends way down in your axle housing, sacrificing some clearance. But as much as I would like bypasses, reality is telling me I really don’t need them for what I do lol

 

I had to cut my bedsides to get all the travel out of my SUA but I've never measured it.

 

Yeah now that I get. I’m trying to keep my bed and stay spring over. I know that I’ll be limited to prob 12” of travel but that’s all I want……for now

 

Haven’t started yet, probably going to stick with a super plush mid travel for now, at least in the front. Possibly LT in the rear. Haven’t looked too far into Archive but I have heard of them

 

Understood. Well if you wanna go full on long travel in the rear, bedcage, bypasses, and a spring under set up would be what you want. But with that you lose a lot of bed space and towing capabilities. If not, like I said check out some hammer hangers, new leaf pack, and shock relocation. Still keep your bed intact, and depending on your leaf pack, able to tow stuff still.

In my opinion I’d say if you’re going to the desert every weekend then maybe a full long travel set up. If you wanna just have an all around solid suspension for medium desert running and some trail riding then go with the shock relocation and better leaf pack.

 

For a daily, i will stay with a +2 LT only... Because total chaos make a sway bar for +2.. that will help with the body roll, and corner... with a +3 you're pushing it but can be done with +2 sway bar and adjustable link, that will help... Trust me i know from experience, daily driving during spring and summer only.. During winter and fall, you will break a cold sweat in highway/ free way traffic, that depend on where you live...

But for the trail LT is worth it, you will be able to pick line that you don't with mid travel. It makes for a more fun, and easier experience, because you can do "some" of the SAS can do...Plus fitting 35" is easier...