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Long Travel BS Thread

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

  1. Sep 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
    Jon64l

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    Generally speaking, leafs dont rebound out like coil springs. The axle/wheel weight pulls itself back out. I would drop the rebound valving. I run 8s on my 1st gen with 2.5 bypass with rebound tube fully open. Not saying that is optimal, but it works well enough for me.
    15 comp stack seems a little much for a 1:1 ratio shock on a Taco. But it does matter how much you weigh and what terrain. Also what size is your short tube? .75 or 1"? Bigger bypass tubes obviously bypass more thus letting you run more valving.
    Its just a balancing game. Plus side is bypass shocks are real easy to remove and swap stacks.
     
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  2. Sep 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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    They are just off the shelf King valving...
     
  3. Sep 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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    Staggered or overlapping comp tubes?
     
  4. Sep 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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    look staggered to me?

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  5. Sep 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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    Overlapping. Thats good, you can run more valving overall.
     
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    Staggered is nice because it lets you tune each compression zone independently, but run less valving overall.
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    I’m so fucked lol

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    I did for like 4k miles :rofl:
     
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    If anybody is looking for a Toyota sending unit kit for a fuel cell fish built on instagram is doing a group buy. Looking for 10 people.

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    Shows my ignorance on long travel builds, my b
     
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    Looks like the Military is trying to grab Johnson Valley again!
    Sept 15th is the deadline for Public Comments!

    Basically making the area a "No Public fly zone" No drones, aerial cameras or civilian aircraft. Including Emergency Aircraft like Medevac flights.


    More than a decade after the off-road community's fight to save Johnson Valley, the U.S. Military's new Special Use Airspace proposal once again threatens California's premier OHV Area. Below BRC summarizes our opposition to the current proposal and changes we require. We need your comments by September 15th via the form below to help save Johnson Valley.


    https://blueribboncoalition.org/sav...eatens-johnson-valley-ohv-area-in-california/
     
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