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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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    jdkeller

    jdkeller How many words can be fit in this s

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    Same thing happened to me. When I went to put on my spindles both coils were short. Granted I got 2.0 fox coilovers and I'm not LT but still. Both sides were like that for me. So I just left about 6 cranks of preload.
     
  2. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:13 PM
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    amaes

    amaes [OP] Cuz Stock Sucks

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    Coils settle over time so I'm guessing thats what happened. Just add enough preload so they don't separate or you can buy new coils.
     
  3. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:15 PM
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    nelson18matt

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    yeah, thats what i figured it was. i'll leave them where they are at for now. i did get a decent amout of perload taken out. we'll see if i need to swap in longer coils when i get the new spindles.
     
  4. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:16 PM
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    yup, i left enough preload in there so the coil is still working. i'll prb end up buying new coils down the line
     
  5. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:22 PM
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    chris4x4

    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    Measure the spring height and see if its different from the new height. Depending on the CO (If Icons) they use anywhere from a 12" spring to 14".
     
  6. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM
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    jdkeller How many words can be fit in this s

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    That's what I said and it never happened. Lol.
     
  7. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:26 PM
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    amaes [OP] Cuz Stock Sucks

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    free and easy :D
     
  8. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM
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    When are you coming down to solo?
     
  9. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:36 PM
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    as soon as i have some free time off from work and school.

    i'm hoping next week sometime, your close to them right?
     
  10. Mar 8, 2011 at 7:49 PM
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    Socalrunner Toyota Its Like A Jeep Thing Only Better

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    Ya like 5 minutes away. If I'm free when you come down ill meet you there. I would like to check out your truck if you don't mind. Hopefully ill be going longtravel soon.
     
  11. Mar 8, 2011 at 8:10 PM
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    sounds good man, i'll hit you up when i have an idea of when i'm gonna head down that way. like i said, hopefully next week sometime
     
  12. Mar 8, 2011 at 8:26 PM
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    hey sabre,got any more pics of this truck/or is there a build thread on it somewhere?? looks really good...:eek:
     
  13. Mar 8, 2011 at 9:14 PM
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    If anybody sees a good deal on a chaos kit for the 2nd gen, new or used, lemme know. Im starting to piece together shit.
     
  14. Mar 8, 2011 at 9:24 PM
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    here you go bud....:thumbsup:
     
  15. Mar 8, 2011 at 9:32 PM
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    Thanks that was real quick, I PMed him.
     
  16. Mar 8, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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    I want to order some 8inch kings for my future longtravel kit. What valving should i do on them since they can come valved however you want?
     
  17. Mar 8, 2011 at 11:10 PM
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    WhatThePho? Greg Graffin 2016

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    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

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    rattle canned my fenders last night. i couldn't handle the white anymore...

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  20. Mar 9, 2011 at 4:23 PM
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    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

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