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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Nov 19, 2014 at 9:11 AM
    tacomonazul

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    who's going to glamis or pismo for thanksgiving?
     
  2. Nov 19, 2014 at 9:26 AM
    jberry813

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    ...too much shit to list.
    Those are air shocks at 500+ PSI, not coilovers. 150psi will make zero difference.

    Nope. Zero difference.

    Winner winner chicken dinner

    Exactly. Springs are consumables, just like bushings and uniballs. I'm on my second set of LT coils and second set of LT leafs (and rebuilt/rearched the second set too).
     
  3. Nov 19, 2014 at 9:33 AM
    Blackdawg

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    ALL OF THEM!...Then some more.

    That's a double can though.

    I'm talking short bed reg cab supercharged tundra.

    500hp and 600ftlbs of torque in a tiny truck. I think it would do great with the right suspension tuning.

    1st gen tundras are sick though no doubt.
     
  4. Nov 19, 2014 at 10:38 AM
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  5. Nov 19, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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    I always found that when my speedo was reading in the 70-80mph range, I was actually only doing around 60-65. The one Socaltacomas meet I went to in ocotillo, all the dudes were like ya man I was 85-90 in that last section. My GPS never saw over 70 and they were not leaving me. But I also a had manual trans then, not an auto.
     
  6. Nov 19, 2014 at 11:15 AM
    BradyT88

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    I assume your speedo is calibrated for tires and gears when making this comparison?
     
  7. Nov 19, 2014 at 11:51 AM
    thebeeler

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    Ya it was close enough.
     
  8. Nov 19, 2014 at 11:58 AM
    anthony250f

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  9. Nov 19, 2014 at 12:37 PM
    tubbsisland

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    Mines not quite that off but it is off, I'm usually in 5-7mph faster on the speedo than the GPS but I'm also geared pretty appropriately for my tire size. I actually used to use my GPS as my full time highway speedo when I was on stock gears and 35s.
     
  10. Nov 19, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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    Got pics on how's your gps mounted? Looking to get a lowrance Elite HDS-5m HD Baja GPS Global Map
     
  11. Nov 19, 2014 at 12:45 PM
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  12. Nov 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM
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    :eek: How much travel you planning to get?
     
  13. Nov 19, 2014 at 1:07 PM
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    i just have whoevers in my passenger seat take a photo on snap chat and use the MPH filter to tell me how fast I'm going lol
     
  14. Nov 19, 2014 at 1:10 PM
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    What's your top speed on the woops?
     
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    I'm on 33s and stock gearing so the speedo isn't far off from stock
     
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  17. Nov 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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    Jeff, that is going to be a fun dirty hooker 5 lug. Going to be a little beast. That little 2rz is going to be screaming for its life.
     
  18. Nov 19, 2014 at 2:49 PM
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    It's hard mounted to the apillar on my cage
     
  19. Nov 19, 2014 at 3:24 PM
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    Not a crazy amount. 21-23". They aren't even really mocked up yet. Just sorta laying there.
     
  20. Nov 19, 2014 at 3:25 PM
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