Full LT or Mid travel front and LT rear?

So soon enough I will have to make this decision and cant come to a verdict. I originally was planning to go full LT but then had an epiphany on how much money I can save going with fully loaded mid travel front (coilovers, bypasses and hydro bumps) and a full DMZ LT rear. I do want to run 35's and of course re gear the diff. Bumpers and a good spare carrier are also in order.

So I guess what I need is lots of opinions such as pros and cons of either or. I also need to listen to my emotional and rational needs but your opinions mean a lot to me so please...shoot away!

 

I assuming youre a pre-runner and mainly go to the des and daily driver? with that said no good reason to go with Mid travel if your desert mobing. If you go to a good mid and go fast youll end up wanting to faster.

Just bite the bullet and go full LT.

 

Not too sure you will save much if any money going full MT

Coilovers $1400
UCA $600
LCA $1600 (or $600 if you got the smokin deal I got)
King Bypasses $1200 (going to have to buy them new chances of finding 6 inch stroke bypasses used is almost nil)
Dual shock Hoops $350
Your going to need to gusset your spindles at minimum or buy aftermarket spindles so your looking at between $200 to $1400 depending on how you do it.

Labor to put this all together if you can't do it yourself.

I'm pretty sure by the time your done with the Ultimate MT setup you may have spent the same amount of money as LT.

How do I know all this....here is my setup


Regardless of the small diff in cost between MT and LT I love my setup and don't regret it one bit. But as I said above I got my LCA's for $600 bucks and that made a big diff in my decision making on staying MT.

 

Thank you so much guys awesome feedback! Whats putting me over the edge on full LT is fenders, paint and where I'm saving is the fact that I already have camburg spindles, icon coilovers and TC ucas. Not sure if this saves me a bunch but still kinda leaning towards full LT...

 

If you get a full LT kit it's a can of worms but well worth it performance wise. But the $$ adds up quick.

You can always sell your old parts to help offset some cost.

 

Really cool set up! How would you describe the ride quality difference and performance out in the dirt? And are you ever going LT in the rear? Do you feel this would improve the capability of your front set up?
Sorry for the interrogation but I just want to have my ducks in a row!

 

At this point I have no intention of going LT. I am extremely happy with the performance of the front end. It is butter smooth thru most of what I put it thru. I will be going rear LT (DMA SUA) soon just so the rear can keep up with the front because I can really tell how much the rear limits me.

 

Id go LT if you don't mind checking the bolts every few weeks for torque specs, dealing with a wider truck, ect. It costs a little bit more in the end but its worth it and complements rear LT very well. With a mid travel set like Tom's (Airdog) you get way better dampening but you only gain an extra inch or so of actual wheel travel (8-9"), with long travel, you will run from 14-16" of front wheel travel. I will say, it is a pain to get glass, mount it, paint it and remount it but the end product is amazing. Im still currently in the process...

 

This.

And the installation is pretty much the same minus getting glass and getting it painted. Full MT has uppers, lowers, bumps, bypasses. IMO you are really just choosing how much travel you want, if you can handle a wider truck and if you don't mind buying fiberglass.

Granted, it also depends how hard you drive your truck. As far as maintenance id say LT is a little more expensive but not by much and that's only considering you utilize your LT to its fullest extent when you go out.

 

Is the glass really that bad? I would think that would be cake after doing all of that suspension work

 

Well thanks again guys! I think what got me to this decision is my job. My job is just consuming my personal life! However when I do go out I want a really good set up. Before this promotion I just got, I did have a lot more desert time and was fully convinced on doing full LT. Now I don't think I'll be doing anywhere enough desert trips to keep me convinced on blowing 20k on LT...