Long Travel BS Thread

From what I'm find I g the FJ brackets mount straight up.

 

... thats why i was asking if it was normal, and why i assumed it was not...
its got correct castor, camber, toe, its got bumps and limit bumps, the shocks aren't bottoming out or over extending, and the uniballs aren't binding. hence why i was asking what i could do differently. i don't plan on hacking into these nice spindles, nor do i think its necessary... it must have something to do with my aftermarket steering setup. thanks for the input though

 

Too far forward will pull in like that, too high the same thing. Pull the shocks and torsion bars and cycle the suspension. You mentioned aftermarket steering ? Center link and tierods ?

 

it has the total chaos heim tie rods, stock center link drilled for 3/4, double sheer idler arm gusseted with delrin , and gusseted pitman arm. as far as i can tell it looks decent, but i guess the only way to tell is to cycle it.

 

Yup. Do you know if tc did the install ? Something is off at the spindle , where the steering is mounted. Id check out DR for the pre tacoma guys opinion. If you can wade through the bullshit and dip shits that is.

 

TC did not do the install, I did it myself. I did some searches over there but I guess I should make a thread. I can take some pictures of it now and post them here, if that would help at all?

 

Hard to tell. Someone would have to have the same everything for it to make sense. Have you contacted tc ?

 

Just run it, its fine. You guys need to get over this bumpsteer obsession.

 

U guys are lucky you didn't get caught with the chp station right there. A tiny bump hardly seems worth a ticket

 

Agreed. What they fail to realize is that the LCA is mounted on adjustable cams. My god man, adjustable geometry! Mind blown.

 

So has anyone in here replaced one of these before, did some searching but couldn't find anything? think it would just be called the rear diff seal right? well anyway, there is a shit ton of diff oil (i think) thrown all over my gas tank, axle and just about everywhere under my truck from like the back of the cab up to the rear bumper pretty much, it hasn't been dripping tho at all so i just noticed it and have no idea how long its been like this could be as long as 2 weeks but im experiencing no grinding or anything unusual while driving and the diff bolts are tight as well. At first i couldn't tell what it was coming from but then narrowed it down to here i think if you look at the pic close you can see the seal is torn and it isn't really set right so its kinda poking out in some spots and then not in others. so i know i need to change this for sure so can anyone point me in the right direction of a thread for it or can anyone in here give me a part # for the seal or some tips on how to change it i'm assuming its pretty strait forward right? i just want to avoid going to Toyota at all costs...but my second question is if i have a diff leak like this is it normal to have fluid (which i believe is diff fluid) being slung all over the undercarriage or do i also have another issue? i can get more pics if anyone wants too. If anyone can help me thanks in advance

 

yea pretty easy. Don't put a cork gasket there though. Just use FIPG.

 

What do you guys think... First time ever fabing something

 

Looking good! i gotta ask..where do you guys get the dimple plate?

 

what about a rubber gasket? Isn't that what Toyota would sell me? or go with just the FIPG?

 

you need dimple dies.. luckily a buddy has some

 

I use Toyota FIPG. Is awesome shit. Id just use that.

ahhh..bummer.

 

went to pismo today to do some testing on the new secondaries and rebuilt rear bypasses. the front did absolutely amazing and ate everything, but the rear didn't feel so good. it felt like it was bucking and just no where near as smooth as the front. I do not know the valving in the rear, as i didn't mic the shims when they were out haha. but based on this video, what would you guys say that the rear would benefit from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bZ_C8ZBLCo&feature=youtu.be
this run was around 50mph

 

The video makes it look so much smoother than It felt lol

 

seriously looks really smooth in the vid was it not in the cab lol wish i could have headed out