Long Travel BS Thread

Fightin words.









I guess im not stock tho

 

Looks good but dont work. Truck is not happy even with 488s and 300whp. If I ever make the jump to 37s it will be a 37x11.5.

 

Why isn't it "happy"?

RPM torque range?

Doggy in the lower RPM's?

 

I was always under the impression for 35’s+ that 5.29 performed better.
But I never ran 4.88 to compare
And my Silverado runs 4.10 for 35’s but has significantly more than 300whp so maybe not as comparable either

 

Im running 488's+35's( 11.5) I have 0 issues getting it going, N/A with some items. When I went from 33-35's I found the truck really started to pull more from 2800-4200, like 488's+33's was to low.
However, I do maintain the VVTi filters and solenoids, these can and do get clogged and become sticky the more you play in the dirt, no matter the air filter/oil filter.

 

Just felt like every bit of the suspension movement was bogged down and heavy, like a delayed reaction. Each corner came in at 97lbs. Compared to 84lb with the 35x11.5.

Maybe I just have to get used to it.
Also going from a AT to a MT I can feel every lug on the tire at 10mph and below

 

ooh ya, tire weight does make a difference and why I am running toyo open AT III , lighter than my M/T's .when I had 34's I played with AT-MT and found the mt's really made a difference with performance.

 

I would love to try the 37x11.5 nitto recon AT but at 450$ each...

 

ya tire prices have deferentially gone up.
Ive been looking at the new Toyo RT's PRO that just came out. But I still have a ton of millage left on my Toyo open AT III's

https://www.toyotires.com/product/open-country-rt-pro/

 

I've been really happy with my MT Baja Boss 255/85/17 @ 64 lbs each; one of the lightest 35" tires I've found.

Looking at 37's everything is much, much heavier.

 

my Toyo open AT III,s @ 63 LBS, but c load and at tire, the new R/T Pro is 66 and E and a M/T hybrid. Im thinking this could be a secret upgrade.....

 

If toyo made the at3 in 37x11.5 I would buy today. I love my toyos

 

Being a Yoko fan I am very impressed with my Toyo's

 

I run 37" BFG KO2 in load C on the JK and they come in at 65lbs. they measure 35" installed

 

So after driving on them for a few hours I have decided to start cutting. Yolo.

 

I run this tire and size as well. I noticed a significant difference in compliance compared to by toyo's trail being E rated.

I'm also running 4.88s with a manual trans and I honestly think it's too low. I would move back to my 4.30s and buy a northwest eoc crawler box.

 

Them @drtfabrication spindles showed up and definitely look to be worth the wait. Especially since I’m too busy to put em on until probably august. But damn they look beautiful.

 

Alright, how are you guys controlling external electric fans? I have burnt up a busman box, and now my MSD SSR is cooked from exposure. I want something nicer than 4 waterproof relays screwed to the inside of my bed with spaghetti coming out of them.

what are you doing? @tacotunner06

 

Quick side bar...@Pittsy thanks for the Polyaspartic tip. Great product. Buy once, cry once definitely applies here.

 

Heyyyyyyy nice! Looks great!

my floor is still holding up awesome, you know, except for where a battery exploded on it.