Long Travel BS Thread

The one I have from autozone for my Silverado is like 80$
And I’m pretty sure as baggy as it is after install on mine
Something similar would work on yours

 

Here’s my update. Not what I expected at all.

Jesse offered a full refund on anything I don’t want. Cool.

But at no point did he want to own up to what was shipped to me. Just that “if people have a failure we replace the part for free”. Great. If you’re still alive after said failure, or aren’t facing a lawsuit from the other party that you killed.

They also do not do tack style welding, allegedly. Even though a welding instructor with 45 years confirmed that’s exactly how the welds were done.

Had he owned up to what I was sent, I would have a much different take on this situation right now. And more than likely removed everything. But unfortunately it was a very confrontational phone call. I was in the wrong with all of it.

Catastrophic steering failures caused by a workmanship issue are not a big deal. And I had no right to inform others they may experience the same issue.

 

WOW to all of this and your situation.

 

The whole situation is fucked.

I’m doing nothing but trying to destroy his reputation.

Yet, I just purchased pivots for my wife’s truck. And have tagged them in 90% of my IG posts on one of what I think is the most beautiful Tacomas out there. Sorry to sound egotistical, but man we’ve poured our hearts into that truck. If I truly hated them, I wouldn’t tag them. (I don’t tag a few).

I know I’m personally responsible for at least 2 Tacomas being all JD parts because of it. Yet, I’m a customer that can’t be pleased. I’m just trying to destroy them.

But most importantly I should have never posted that people should check their shit because of what I found.

Absolutely dumbfounded.

 

These are pretty big red flags imo.

 

I get it. I’m a business owner. Shit like this is damaging.

But this is when you step the fuck up and say I know we had a QC issue, but we’ve done A,B,C to correct it. We’re happy you, your wife and your mother in law didn’t fucking die when our shit failed. But we are making this right.

 

Just because I'm nosey do you have a link/pics to the original failure? I guess I missed it when that happened

 

The failure wasn’t parts breaking off, it was my wheel locking up solid coming into a corner because the clevis’s started breaking apart. I have a video I originally did on FB. If you DM me on FB I can send it to you.

 

Is this all from a new failure or the one from like 2 years ago?

 

It’s the original. Wouldn’t catch me dead with another slide rack lol.

Really, instead of putting the clevis’s on the shelf I should have tossed them with the rest and we wouldn’t be here right now.

But curiosity killed the cat on this one for sure.

 

Why is that?

 

It’s a joke.

 

https://youtu.be/AYyecS2D2-o

 

Question re: that steering lock up, your saying your steering locked up when the triangular end of the clevis where the tie rod attaches peeled open a bit which caused it to spread / increase its OD and to then catch on your frame as you tried to turn the wheel vs it being able to pass through the hole in the frame around the clevis right ?

 

No. That is not what I’m saying at all. Factually speaking, if the slide rack and steering rack aren’t aligned perfectly the steering binds. They flat out tell you this.

Well guess what, when the clevis starts deforming/deflecting they are no longer aligned. Instant bind. With absolutely zero warning.

 

Makes sense, do you still have the picture from the tweaked clevis was still on the truck ?

 

I have video of it for sure showing insane deflection in the clevis its self. Just need to dig for it. Should I stir the pot more? Or have I shown enough? Because I feel the welds were enough, but I’m happy to go deeper yet if you want?

 

I’m

I’m still waiting for my ochofab front frame. I also ended up ordering a full beam set, radius arms, and extended axles from threat motorsports. Waiting on those too.

 

TTB? Why not cho beams? I have mentioned to both ocfab and Hall Fabrication it would be cool to see someone to do a TTB full roller for Tacomas. Sounds like you are heading in that direction.

 

Solo Motorsports does, ain't cheap though