tc or allpro +2 ?

You might consider researching on the FJ site about the 2"+ kits (more people running them). There are some threads about the actual travel numbers achieved. Even considering that T/C didnt acheive the same numbers as AP I'll probably still get the T/C kit. I'm not gonna start an AP bitch fest, but their service isnt consistant enough to make me open my wallet. MonkeyProof, a guy up in Canada, have put the AP kit thru some shit and havent had anything bad to say. Either kit will work as intended and be better than a typical mid-travel kit. If you plan to ever go from the 2 to the 3.5 kit you should consider T/C since they use a standard 8" coilover.

I've got axles for the 2" kit, just waiting for the right deal on coilovers or something breaks and forces me to pick up my kit.

 

Also just an FYI King will build a kit specific shock and they do not charge any more than the standard 8" price. I have shortened body 8" shocks and they were $976 for a pair shipped to my door. DSM FTW

Edit: Oh yeah they also valved my shocks for the correct application for no charge

 

down south makes a really solid uca. the price is right and the materials are heavy duty

 

Im at 12" with my AP kit ..4x4 with no limit straps

 

^^^^thats what im looking for!!!

 

and thanx for chiming in sara (allpro) info from the source is always appreciated

 

Lol..with 35" tires and locked front and rear. Ill post up some pics later with me on the rocks..

 

Whatup John! I wouldn't say this if it were someone else's thread who i didn't know, but since i know you, your wheeling style, and what kind of terrain you wheel, i feel like i have enough info to make the following claim......for about the same price, you can get front and rear lockers and the required air to power them. for your speciffic wheeling needs, two lockers will get you overthrough way more than a couple extra inches of front travel.

 

thanx monkeyproof....yea thats exactly where im heading this fall-next spring and 4.56's

 

yeah i know brotha but i still want MORE ....just tryin to figure out exactly how i want my build to go...lockers,gears,35's are a deff 100% but extra travel and stronger axles are deff needed with were i wanna go .....gonna run blacks at rausch creek soon..been talking to some locals ...and after all the extras im gonna try my hand at a red or 2.......got a cool idea for some flat tube/plate style fenders im gonna draw up soon also

 

nice, i was actually just thinking about integrating my bumpers and sliders to one another and making a partial exo cage.

but on-topic, you're talking about 6 grand(ish) for a +2 LT and lockers/gears. unless you save up real well, it's gonna be a two stage process, and for your needs, i believe lockers should be the first of the two steps. i've seen vehicles with 2/3 the ground clearance as me and less travel make it over the same stuff (maybe quicker even) simpley because they have lockers.

 

Shit, this thread pretty much sold me on the AP LT +2 kit, just gotta wait till I get a 4x4!

 

x2. all the reinforcing you can do!
john knows how to wrench though and has access to welding, so it'd be cost of parts and shipping only.

 

Everyone knows that wheel articulation is vital in rockcrawling..and having those extra inches lol allows me to be more stable on the lines I pick. and I am uasualy able to pick the harder and funner lines

 

I know that, and agree fully. but since he wants both, I am suggesting my opinion on the order in which he buys, based knowing how he wheels and the arailable terrain, if the "all at once" route is not an option.

 

yeah, big decisions to make. unfortunately there is no single cut and dry correct way to do things (though there are plenty of wrong ways)

 

True..

And that was my original plan too..a little bit at a time. Ended up being everything done all within a month

 

lol.....yeah and colin is right about gears and lockers first, ill need them with my 35's coming soon.....he knows how bad i am in the woods and on rocks...lol.....lt is deff next yrs project and i cant wait

 

yup

 

hey, if you have the means, why not.

when are the 35s coming?