Long Travel BS Thread

It does look good!!
But quick Question for you guys running 37's on Tacomas.
Does your steering rack Blow-Out every couple months???
Those steering racks are such crap I cant see them surviving more than a couple months with 37's.
I could be wrong but it seems like it would be that way. Just want some feedback from you guys that have been running them

 

Bigger tires roll over bumps, whoops, holes, etc better. For example on my daily commute, there is a big hole in a certain spot on the interstate that when I hit it with my little beater car (I've learned to avoid it after the first hit) with 23" tires I seriously thought I hit something and it fucked up my alignment. It was pretty rough... In my Tacoma with 33's I just roll right across it and you barely even feel it. My 33's essentially bridge the gap better.

Taller tires usually results in more sidewall also so you can get a smoother ride when aired down since there is more sidewall/air space to soak up the trail.

 

Ahhh I see. Basically bigger tires ftmfw in every situation

 

Except oem steering and power

 

yuh I didn't think there was much you could do about steering...

 

Big Shocks, Big Tires, Working Doors. Everyone is trying to be a 1400 truck..

 

I even want the engine to work!

 

I've whomped on my factory steering rack for ten years. I expected it to grenade a long time ago, but it's still hangin' in there. I run shit tons of Caster though. I max it out to the point the steering arms start to hit the coils, then back it off a little. I also run zero degrees of Toe and Camber, and I think that reduces the force on the rack as well as improve dirt handling.

 

Did you do the paint yourself? bummed to see the purple arms a new color

 

Yea painted it last weekend. I damaged the purple too bad installing the 3.0 coilovers.

 

My 35x12.5x15 bfgs are pretty narrow

 

Scary ass lowers

 

I'm sure its a mixture of LT manufacturer, tires size, alignment, wheel/tire weight, etc. It would be fun to see a breakdown of everyone's measureable variables and see if there is a common denominator somewhere.

After about 15 off road weekends and 15k miles w/ my 35's my truck still drives straight and has zero steering issues (knock on wood).

Also with all this 37" talk...who is going to be the "one-upper" and do 39's???

 

New water box, ready to cut.

 

Jeff how big is that box?

 

Insert a "your Mom" joke here^^

 

56×56. Still a 4x4 cutting area.

 

Let me know how you like the flat slats.
Built a water table for mine about a year ago.

 

So I give up...

The lower shock bolt on my All Pro lower control arm will not come out. It's a 7'' long, 1/2'' bolt.

I took PB blaster and a MAP torch to it. Hammered away like a mad man. Wouldn't budge.

Hit it with an impact wrench, just to try and break it free / spin it. Wouldn't budge. Hit it with an air chisel. Wouldn't budge. Breaker bar with a cheater bar... nothing but a rounded off bolt head. Not from the socket slipping either. I was jumping on a three foot cheater bar...

Drilled the bolt with a 1/8" drill bit. Broke the bit off an inch and half in.

Cut the head off the bolt so I could hit it from the other end. Didn't budge. Torched and PB blasted repeatedly. Nothing.

Bought a cobalt drill bit. Couldn't make any progress on it.

I've removed these bolts before. I know it's not threaded into the LCA.

Guess I'll be paying a machine shop to drill it out; or leaving that shock on the truck until death do us part.