Long Travel information.

Thats what I was looking for! Thanks for doing the leg work!

 

Except you lose ground clearance and throw your centre of gravity way up in the air.

All it does is give you the option to run bigger tires. (Which I do realize will give you more ground clearance, but I'd rather have smaller tires and more GC than larger tires and the same GC.)

However it's your money and your rig. If you like it, rock it.

 

so long travel on an '04 prerunner converted to 4wd w/ 255-85-16 tires will bite the front and rear fenders unless i trim them or swap to fiber werks. or can i get away with out having to trim anything?

 

anyone wanna help?

 

Sooo... i hate to change direction... but im an "A$$" kinda guy...and i gotta question about DEAVER or ALL PRO rear springs? i have been doing a little research and the deaver setup is about 785$ and theALLPro is about 389$.... why such a big dif in price? and I am piloting a standared cab 96 taco that i am in process of making LT. does anyone have experience with the "3 leaf pack" from Deaver? or either of these 3 springs? i found pricing on the companies sites...http://www.deaverspring.com/products/leafstoy.html
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The deaver spring pack is a full LT pack, you have to make new mounts and new shackles and it pulls 16-18'' of travel
The link you put for allpro doesn't work, but I'm assuming it's a bolt in pack=less travel

 

if your going for LT you want a SUA (spring under axle) pack which would be the deavers, i dont think all pro makes a SUA leaf pack but i could be wrong

 

oh ok.. correction... and the all pro leaf pack shows "Long travel" thats why i was curious if anyone has used the all pro springs and what theyr take on them is? I dont plan of doing much HEAVY off roading... just enough to play around and go fast on them desert roads. lol and cant i convert the all pro to a SUA anyways?
and ok as far as deavers are concerned.. so i will need to fab and weld in new shackles for them correct? both front mount and rear?

 

any LT leaf pack is going to need new front and rear mounts, and they will be SUA, I wouldn't waste my time with any pack that's not

 

These are comparable to the Devers and like mentioned above, you need new hangers and shackles
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/all-pro-off-road/50692-new-baja-leaf-springs.html

 

ok i see... so my ultimate goal is going to be 1) get LT springs and fab some mounts and go SUA. 2) THEN build a bedcage to house my 16" bypass shocks. and im assuming there is going to be a need for bump stops for the rear? anyone care to share their experience with bottoming out or rubbing with LT springs? i have Metal rear panels that were pushed out. maybe i need more room still? my build thread pics might show how far it is pushed out...

 

sounds like you have a looooooot of reading yet to do

bumps and straps!

 

aint that the truth... so I want to hear about everyone's experience with the AP leafs... why dont you like them? I dont plan on jumping my truck anytime soon. just want to be able to handle the trails in the desert a little better.. lol

 

Ok, so don"t shoot me down too quick but i've been trying to fiend a thread on here about uni balls on LT setups. I have a All Pro Lt kit on the way (just waiting on FOX to get the shocks together) And I was hoping to fiend out if anybody had any luck making dust caps for the uni balls? If so, some pics would be great! Like I said, I'm still waiting on the kit in the mail, so i haven't had a chance to see whats posable. I just would like to get started on putting something together so its ready for install day. Thanks!

 

Whats going on guys. So I am currently on deployment and have been looking at the TC long travel kit. Im kinda new to this suspension business, or more spacifically, the high end suspension business. I have a few questions regarding the springs for the system. I am going to be getting the Fox 2.5x8" remote resi coil overs to run with the kit. My main question is on the springs to use. I know that I want the 600lb spring, but what I dont know is what length to use. I have found some folks that use a 16" spring and some that use a 14". Is a different length spring used for a bigger lift for the truck? I dont need the full 3.5" lift that this kit offers. Prob only 2" at that max. Just want to know the pros and cons for different lengths and what would be the best length spring for the setup.

Also, I heard that you must have the 3.0" springs with the 2.5" coil over. Just want to confirm that.

Another question is what springs are best to use with fox? I have heard a lot of great things about the fox/eibach set up. I was also contemplating getting the sway a way springs just because of the color (red). A bit rediculous, but thats what happens when your a grom like me.

I hope that I was specific enough to get an accurate answer. Thanks a ton in advance. Registered just to ask these questions.

 

I had the All Pro 50T pack on the truck that was my daily driver and became a race truck. Its a tall back in the rear but worked out ok for us as my truck has two spares in the back, 32 gallon fuel cell, and full cage. Truck worked fine and it ran 180 race miles with that pack without issue.

We switched to a Deaver pack earlier this year and the advice I would pass to you is that the difference maker to me is product support. Especially as a So Cal guy Deaver is the best in the business. Their products are very high quality and you will have no problem getting support after the fact. If the pack doesn't sit the way you like, they can help you. If you break a leaf, they can repair it.

Whether you are racing or playing, in my personal opinion Deaver is by far the best choice when it comes to leaf springs.

 

I totally agree with Jason. Deaver has helped me with racing springs for a while now. They have been around for a long time and know whats up. I loved the 50T pack but you don't have all-pro owner helping you out like Jeff does at Deaver.

 

So... why is the diff drop bad? does it not correct CV shaft angles?

 

It doesn't achieve anything worth while on 2nd gens. 1st gens is another story.