Long Travel BS Thread

I'm sorry if I offended you or made my point in a bad way, the only point I was trying to make is that no one kit is for everyone nor is a larger price point for intended use. I think you make a great kit it's just not a good fit for what I want, my trucks a daily driver that I want to have fun with occasionally

 

Thanks for the tip, I surely will.

 

I'm interested to see how this redbull frozen rush deal works out tomorrow. I know most of you live in warm places, but it's been interesting playing with LT in winter. Even with all bypass tubes open, it is a rock solid ride for the first few miles until the fluid warms up. I'm running blue fox oil, anyone have any tips for cold weather shock oil?


(testing vid)
http://youtu.be/gDqO1FRtl7o

 

Not to interrupt the fun discussions going on in here, lol....
I wanted to give a sneak peak of our 1400 beast "Warchild"
Here are some pics of Our race teams 1400 truck almost done. After many years of missing races/ rebuilding it, Sick Nick finally gets to take his beast out to test next weekend. The fabrication is beautiful on this truck!!!!!!! We are running Barstow Jan 18th to test the linked truck and my 2091 leafspringer. (Racing jan 25 and BAP on feb 21-23)
You guys are all welcome to come out if you want to play in the dirt with us.

 

^I really like the bumper design, excellent approach angle. Nothing worse than coming up short and taking a digger on the face of whoop. That engine cage is a work of art!

 

Where are they showing this?

 

Having worked on an engage kit, I have room to have an opinion. They have no crush sleeves, the arms are 3/8 - 1/2" off on the spread of the bushings so you have to pound and pry the factory mounts to get the arms in. With no crush sleeves, it doesn't hold an alignment and also destroys bushings. There is no internal ribbing on the arms. These are issues you will deal with constantly and not something I would personally feel like dealing with on a DD. I don't need to argue points on why I feel there is better options because I am a competitor.

There is better options for the same price point. My 1st gen kits with FOA coilovers sell for 2600, 2nd gen is 3000 with FOAs. Are FOA the greatest, no, but it gets people out having fun sooner and still having a safe reliable suspension. It's much easier to upgrade coilovers down the road than buy new suspension.

 

I think NBC sports, don't know when though

 

Feb 2nd I believe

 

Yes

 

Did you ever get more caster out of your kit? I could never get enough to make it not wander all over the place on the freeway

 

yeah im at almost 4*caster now...the spindles helped gain some...used to be at like -3* and it was horrible

 

on mine DTF chopped the uca bungs out and welded longer ones in, it definitely helped with wandering and daily driving, i was able to get the alignment a lot closer to spec then before…but my coil buckets are pushed inward pretty good so it wasn't perfect.

 

I hate working 12 hr days, I miss all the fun

 

Truck is back from the shop, love whats been done!

 

looks awesome man

 

so clean cant wait to see this thing out in superstition

 

Thanks, fit and finish is pretty damn awesome. They were able to tuck the tubes in really tight so the back wall and most of the plastics were able to go back in.