Long Travel BS Thread

I am not sure man. I will take some good pics of the front tomorrow morning my phone died so they will be up tomorrow

 

this is why you want bumps

 

God damn.. Yours?

 

anthonys not lt haha

 

at myself.


Long day

 

rj......are you drunk ?

 

Long beach racers taco, my picture from toyota fest. Defined rear setup

 

Sort of. On my way back from laguna.


Like I said, long day.

 

this truck

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/181481-2012-tacoma-race-truck.html

 

Fox Valving sheet for reference for anyone. If your shocks are new they will have the valving on the dust cap

http://www.foxracingshox.com/dl/offroad/foxrs-or-25bypass-v.pdf

 

Sweet. All mine are fox, new.. Gunna check it out.. If i can find this "dust cap" ahah

 

So the numbers on the far left are the width of the shim. (The are in order by size) and then the numbers in the columns are the thickness of the shims. The thicker the shim the stiffer it is. (Really basic explanation) Fox uses this weird # then a number for their valving. King and most other companies just do it by thickness of the shims. Depending on where the shim its located in the stack and thickness is how the oil flows at certain speeds.

Take this with a grain of salt because I am no shock expert and learned all this by asking questions and reading. Maybe we can get DSM to do a nice in depth explanation one day.

 

Its the bottom of the shock that the shaft is going into. It will have a part number and valving on it. Valving will have the "/" in it.

 

i know right..

 

2-1/70

Just checked front and back. Both the same

 

You aren't going to find shit on valving. Really the only way is to find someones truck that rides well for what you do and then go from there. Each truck is different because of weight, speed, and type of terrain. A guy that likes to huck is going to be different then a guy that likes to go through whoops.

Here is a diagram of what the inside of a bypass looks like. C/O and Smooth bodies are the same but without the tubes.

http://www.kingshocks.com/products/parts/replacement-parts/

Best video on rebuilding shocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkbwZCHPui0

Explains a bit on how shocks work
http://www.foxracingshox.com/dl/offroad/foxrs-or-bypass-s.pdf

 

Well.. Ive got some home work to do

 

If any of you buy used shocks and they weren't rebuilt before you bought them I'd suggest doing it or atleast just checking them. You don't know what shape the oil is in there. When I pulled my C/O apart a few weeks ago and the oil was black. Its supposed to be clear or what ever the color the oil you used is but not black.

 

That about right for a rebuild and revalve.

Rebuild kits are $25 each for kings, Shock oil is about $50 a gallon, Shim stacks are $25 a stack from King (Each shock uses two stacks) plus the time it takes a person to do the labor.

As for valving talk to DSM and Tim at DMZ what they suggest as they do a lot with 2nd gens. I'm sure what TCyoda said is going to be around what they are needing to be but never hurts to ask.

 

also you will need a pick set to rebuild them. I have these that I really like since I can't justify the Snap-On ones. They are a little less at walmart

$13 Stanley - Pick & Hook Set (4Pc) (82-115)

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-82-115-Piece-Hook-Set/dp/B000FBQEQ8

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-4pc-Hook-and-Pick-Set/16913722