Long Travel BS Thread

stock inverted shackles:


shackle flip:

 

thank you I think its the closest to LT I can get right now

I have not.... Looking and consulting Aaron now...

He says Kings are better and about the same price (we are looking mostly for used parts to piece together)

 

wheres the shock at?

 

good point, so you're saying stock inverted shackle will allow the same droop with the same leaf pack?

 

Before he re-installed his shocks

 

tell aaron he can suck it. lol

you'll def have a much easier time finding used bumps over the jounce shocks. the nice thing about the LR jounce shocks is zero fab needed to install, but it's not like bumps are hard to do

 

you dont have to do ANY cutting or welding to install front and rear jounces?

 

Ok you two lost me now....


Another question... Would it be stupid hard to install FRONT shock hoops so I can run a bigger shock? If it can be done reasonably, how much more shock do you think I could stuff?

 

u have to cut the stock mounts off for the rear and bolt the new ones in place

there is a pdf on there website of how to install the front's and rear

 

do a shock hoop like bluetaco80 u could get a nice shock

 

i may have spoke too soon... for 1st gens there's no fab needed, not sure for the 05+ trucks...

 

Look how bad the leaf spring went into negative arc on the other side

 

really no need for a larger shock on OE arms. would be more trouble than it's worth

 

I think for the price of bumps new or used all pro 3 inch springs and a shackle flip you could just buy the stage 1 defined kit and be better off. Just my .02

 

that looks like a lot more work than what i want right now...

yeah... if it would have to be like bluetaco80 then thats a lot of work..

thanks guys for your help!!!

 

X2, and can still run OE replacement shocks and upgrade at a later date

 

deaver j66 with just icon rr

 

AP 3" pack and Fox smooth bodies mounted in stock location:

 

Yup and then later on get a small hoop like fixedtrds shock hoop built. On a side note those ato flip kits look kinda week. I wonder if theres any side to side movement after they Are installed

 

no spring under

my thinking is, after watching 2nd gen trucks go thru the shit i go through, their biggest problem is bucking really hard. I think nice bump stops will take care of that.

So your standard 3", spring over leaf pack with longer shocks mounted to a hoop, with 2.5x4" King Air bumps will kick ass