Long Travel BS Thread

i'd say $3000-ish

 

They blew the third member. He posted a status about it on FB

 

Thats a siiick tundy nelson!! tim posted a few shots of the bed cage etc on instagram but i didnt see the goods up front...nice

 

Wrong truck. This tundra is linked with full cage and camburg race kit

 

Given the choice between the 50T pack and Giants 64" leafs for the tacoma which one would you pick and why? I have a 2nd gen DCLB...

 

50t

 

Which ever one puts the least amount of stress on the steering rack

 

Why? That is what I am leaning towards but I am still not 100% if I should look at something else... I am open to any suggestions.

Thanks dude. Im not sure anything would have saved it from that hit...

 

Perhaps a cattle bar from a train. Maybe. What did you end up going with on the replacement?

 

Still sitting at the shop... Dealing with some difficulties.

 

it all depends on the geometry of the trailing arms and links, you want the imaginary line of the trailing arms and links to meet up somewhere near the crank shaft at the transmission i believe some fabricator told me, and depending on how you set up the upper link mounts and trailing arm mounts, you may need to cut into the cab. This is to obtain optimal (or no) driveshaft plunge and camber curve.

I'd like to see how they maintained proper geometry with that.

nope

 

Most like inverted to keep the ride height of +4" if I understand what I have read correctly.

 

If you plan on doing inverted then probably stay with Giant..

 

I have ran Deaver, Giant 64, and the 50T packs over the last 13 years.
Depending how you want to run your shackles, I would go with the 50T pack. Thats what me and a couple friends run now and they have worked great so far.
But the 50T pack is set up for a race truck that is supposed to have weight in the back ( spare tires, tools, parts etc..) So you might sit stink bug with no weight in the back possibly depending on your set up

 

Amber is going to be better in all adverse conditions be it rain, sleet, snow, fog, smoke, dust etc etc. The Color of the light penetrates whatever is in the air better with less reflection.

They blew 2 rear ends in a matter of a few miles and packed it up, something about an incorrect pinion angle I believe.

the orange truck is Alpa Racing. more photos on their website: racing905.com

 

pics?

 

I've heard the brenthal kits on the raptors are garbage

 

Had an interesting wheeling trip in a Raptor this weekend. Still a huge fan of them for an off the lot off and very capable off road vehicle but they are far from bullet proof. I can't say that a Tacoma (even built) would have fared any better, in fact I was extremely impressed with how the truck held up all things considered but we certainly exposed another weak point on them.

 

did the rear lift blocks break?