Long Travel BS Thread

I just put my headset on when I drive, and crank the music…can’t hear shit that way…lol

 

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Sounds like an excuse!

 

My fab skills are in my build thread

where I live on the other hand, will not operate my 3phase tig

 

Sounds like you are trying hard enough.

 

I just blast music too lol but everything in my truck rattles anyway #"race truck"

 

Arent* ?

 

4 more days til party time in the truck. and by party time I mean the front LT is getting installed.

 

I forgot already…
Are you doing a Long travel (+3.5<)
Or mid travel? (+2<)

gonna devote any cash to shock tuning?

 

BTF Fab +4.5".

I mean yeah, id love to have them tuned/need to have them tuned. I gotta find someone locally to take the truck for a day and do it because I have no idea what im doing.

 

Had a beach day, couldnt get over 20mph in the rough parts before because of constant topping out. Was able to get near 60mph and never felt a bump stop. Even the rear with 75psi in the bumps my oring wasnt even half way. Very happy with the performance so far without any tuning. Welded cam tabs the night before and marked with a paint pen, they did not move thank the lord.

Need more power. Sand in 4hi takes a lot of gas to stay moving.

 

I’d definitely recommend the shock tuning
Out of the box most LT ride like ass or don’t ride as well as you would like,

mine bucked a shit ton when you got on the highway over 80 until I had them tuned

even my daily silvy has tuned shocks at this point

I’d definitely go get a cat scale weight on your truck post LT install too

 

Thats what ive been told. Ive been told that a truck with 12" of tuned travel is better than a truck with 18" of untuned travel.

 

My Silverado has 3.0’s and DK uppers on stock lowers and it boogies over anything on the road
Even surprise potholes that eat smart cars

only thing id change on my daily is the leaf pack the last owner put on was trash and loses its arch after a year

 

when my tacoma was on stock lowers, SPC uppers, and king 2.5s, it fucked. well, it fucked until I pushed it beyond its limits and kept hitting my head on the roof. Hopefully that doesn't happen again.

 

Just put as much love into your LT tuning as you did for the SPC setup and you’ll be happy

And when you take your shocks off for that final tuning
Pay that extra few doll hairs for some Cerakote
Over the life of the suspension you’ll be glad you did

I even Cerakoted my arms and spindles

 

I plan to Cerakote my shocks eventually too it looks so clean but the fact that they're still holding up from around 2008 ish makes me wanna spend the money elsewhere LOL (custom dual hpipe ) but they are def faded no more shine

 

You could always cut cost by scuffing them up to clean the old shit on them
And then spray with steel-it
I know a few have had success with that

 

That’s what I did with mine. Takes a lot of prep and waiting but looks good when done.

Destroyed from one winter week in Utah.


Painted with steel it.


Just make sure you wear a respirator when you paint with it. That stuff is nasty.

 

You should shorten your bump to 1"! Rides so much better

 

Old pic. I actually did after you guys recommended it. Plus after tubbing I moved it up another inch almost.

You are right though. Not constantly riding on the bumpstop made a huge difference.