Long Travel BS Thread

Hi…it’s your local dummy back with some valving questions.

I have a good handle on the rear with sole stuff I messed with and gets pretty close to perfect now. But the front could use some work. Since I have a coilover and a bypass I’m not sure where or what changes i should try.

From you guys’ help before we made some huge progress. Here is where I am now.

Coilovers have 600 pound springs with 10/10 valving. The bypasses (2.5 triple tube) have 0.018 compression and 0.010 rebound.

I’d like to soften up the daily driving and small bumpy stuff. I don’t have any giant whoops around here that would need a little more stiffness.

What are some suggestions?

 

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Jk

 

how open are your tubes?

 

I’ve been told he’s super slutty so I’d assume all his tubes are open

 

All three.

Recently learned the live valve 3.1 I have are quadruple in front and triple with an open bleed in the rear.

 

Both of the comp tubes are fully open and I think the rebound is two turns in from fully open.

 

I would hate to suggest dropping compression to 12’s that’s a big drop. You could try running 12’s on your first couple big shims than stack it to 15’s for higher speed or do a flutter stack.

 

I haven’t watched this yet, but I bet it’s good.

https://youtu.be/U7R0xdj3AgA

 

Maybe I’ll give the 12’s and 15’s a try first and see how it goes.

I need to order a couple new shafts so I figure while I have it apart I might as well swap some stuff around.

 

Quit worrying about road handling on a pretty well built off road truck?

Is there a flutter in the coil over?

 

I only care about road handing because 90% of my driving is on road. But still small stuff road it’s not great at.

Coilover is straight 10’s. No flutter in either.

 

Make a DC swaybar or get a variable arm

 

How many bleed holes are open on the coil over?

 

I am pretty sure only one. They are standard coilovers from DSM spec’d for a DK kit.

 

I know with the 16” travel shocks you gotta go through the bed to achieve full stroke…would you need to do the same with a 14” travel?

 

Not if you go with the JD shock mount & SUA kit.

 

Check the bleed on you C/O. You have staggered tube layout, correct? I'd probably go to a .015 on compression in the bypass. You have hydro bumps so you can get away with a little less compression damping in the bypass.

 

Copy that. Because I really don’t know anything about it, what makes the 2” difference a big deal between the 14” and 16” stroke shocks and needing a bed cage or not?

 

cause its 2” of shaft and 2” of body as well. So it’s actually 4” extra extended.

 

That make a lot more sense, guess I could have looked at the shock specs too lmao. I appreciate the info. Just gotta figure out the info accutune needs for me to add these to my cart lmao