Long Travel BS Thread

if your linked it doesnt delete the sway bar?

 

there are sway bars for rear links, they go from the axle up and to the rear

 

Not the style of sway bar you are thinking of. The ones troophy tucks use. Most of the time they go off the back of the axle to the rear of the truck

 

Crappy cell phone pic but saw this truck at lunch at a tranny shop

 

In regards to this kit: http://giantmotorsports.com/content/view/89/109/

From Geoff at Giant:

Con from the DDL kit to 64” kit;
Cost $1800. more
Takes longer to mount

Pro from the DDL kit to 64” kit;
Way out performs
More reliable
Less sway
Saves more bed space

Here are the prices;
$3500 DDL kit
$1275 2.5 King coilover shocks
$1800 bed cage
$1200 installed

The gas tank and bed can remain, bed sides are needed.

What I emailed him:

I have a 08 Tacoma and have been researching the option of linking the rear. What are the pros and cons of this rather than going the SUA route?

I saw the DD link you have and saw it said it can be retro fitted to work with late model Tacoma's. What would we be talking cost wise for this, with the proper shocks and a bedcage including install?

With your kit would the gas tank be able to stay were it is or would it have to be relocated?

 

with links the gas tank must be replace IIRC

 

Look at what I just posted....retains the gas tank in place (for the 2nd gen guys). Also look at the design of the kit..

 

That would be a 3 link not a 4 link correct?

 

Is it a radius arm setup?

 

doesn't sound very long travel to me....

I've never heard anything under 10" here......

 

you're thinking of spindle travel. He's talking about suspension travel.

My kit that pulls 15" of spindle travel uses a 8" travel shock. TC, camburg all use 8" travel shocks.

 

That really depends on how you set up the coilovers and if you run a sway bar or not

 

ummm... not that i know of. let me ask my parents...lol

 

ok, there are seriously maybe 2 or 3 people on this entire site that could benifit from linking their trucks.

any shop that is responsible and knows what they shit they are doing will dont link a truck without the truck being caged... correctly.

i know what it's like to get the "what if..." thoughts going on... we all do that, but links are an entirely different world that SUA...

there are plenty race trucks that are not linked and perform great. do you really need a linked trucks that is a DD and see's pavement 80-90% of the time it's driven???

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BVC_6BSkKw

until your truck is built like this... you have no need for links

deaver or 50T SUA leafs, double or triple bypass 2.5" shock and air bumps will be more than enough