Long Travel BS Thread

I just a quote for a back half I can afford. It's from a reputable fabricator in my area.

I want to keep it street legal-ish. I'm assuming I'll need to keep the stock fuel tank. What else do I need to keep? I'm in Colorado springs so there is no safety vehicle verification or smog. With that said, I would still like to avoid any surprises or a cop having a bad day.

 

Stacking upppp

Don't mind the mess. It's a basement lol

 

Well boys, we fuckin did it. First test drive was a massive success! Steering is going to take some time to get used to. One turn lock to lock is different, to say the least. Worst case if I don’t like it, I up my box ratio. But it moves 37’s absolutely effortlessly at a dead stop. It’s wild.

Rear end is unreal. It is night and day better than the last setup. Zero rear rise no matter how hard I accelerate, I can’t feel even the slightest hint of wrap. And talk about plush.

So stoked with how this all came together.

 

Just saw these

 

Looks rad, man! Truck looks super composed and thought-out. Making sure I'm following you correctly on how you fixed the rear end, you adjusted the mounting points on the rear JD setup? Same shackle length and springs? Seeing it all come together makes me want to measure where mine are at and start looking into the geometry.

 

Thank you!

And yes, I relocated the front hangers/made my own rear hangers. Mounting points are drastically different now. Still on H70HD’s

 

As a rough estimate how long would you expect a a shop to take to do a 3 link back half? Nothing too crazy.

 

3 weeks to a year

edit: depending on what all you have done

 

Browsing Rockauto. Curious if these Tundra CVs would work fine out of the box for LT without trimming. Anyone have any experience with these?

 

It can be A WHILE
But my best advice
Do your due diligence on shops and if you have any feelings of uncertainty with them
Trust that feeling
It’s almost always the right one.
Try to use someone who you have second hand experience or knowledge of (meaning someone YOU KNOW has had success with said shop)

 

Curious to know what you guys are running for valving on front coilovers and bypasses with Fox shocks on 3.5" LT kits.

 

Dont, i made that mistake and still have them taking space in my tool cart

 

Picked up a set of freshly rebuilt King 3.0 IBP coilovers with finned resi’s and adjusters for 2k for the raptor. Well, pending actually. They’re still at king getting refreshed but the second they’re done they’re on the way to me. I found out the raptor has super heavy aftermarket springs on the front, paired with blown 145k mile shocks explains why this thing bounces off the ground when it hits dirt.

need to get deavers are 3.0 bypasses for the rear still but one step at a time. Raptor Tax is real af.

 

The Raptor front IBP's are pretty dialed, and when paired with Deavers in the rear with 12" bypasses its a decent ride

But don't be like this one customer I have with his 4th Gen.....
This is not a good Combo.. when you see it

 

If back halving, you would be crazy to not go to a cell and 4 link. Far too many perks to 4 link over 3.

 

Damn, thanks for the save! Sure sounded good lol

 

nearly bald ass tires?

 

honestly man, if you're back halving, you should be 4 linking. 3 link has a ton of compromises just to keep a stock gas tank. If you're set on 3 link, then don't bother with a back half.

 

Going to depend on if you have all the parts ( shocks, links, Hiems, etc) or all the money for all the shop to order the parts, tubing, labor etc.
Rest of the truck caged already?
My advice keep the bed so you can still do truck stuff.

 

Full race right there. a lil' springy?


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