Long Travel BS Thread

Yea what happens is two bolts bolts will fall out or one will and the others get loose. Then bam.

Happens to all sorts of people. Very common. Doesn't matter if you modified it. Same mounting and bolts. Need to loctite them. Has happened to me first hand. And a good friend.

 

I've seen those 4 bolts on the lower BJ fail even with a fresh prep. It's a weak point

 

Yea there's a reason why the 2nd gens one opposite of ours haha

 

Throw a small bead on there that's easy to get too with a grinder.

 

True..but I think the loctite is more then enough.

 

Seen all 4 sheer right off even tight with locktite

 

Damn really?

 

Yeah that's what I meant by fresh prep. Sorry wasn't clear

 

I got all the new springs in and revalved the shocks night and day better. And I'm pretty happy with the ride height when it's all loaded up

 

Damn..that's not cool..

 

My "modifications" is a fully custom LT setup that I designed, analyzed, and built over the summer and is pulling 14" of travel on the first iteration. It's obviously far from done, but that's because I'm going to college so have a limited budget and resources. Not everyone with built and modified vehicles posts on your forum.

Thanks 4Running, that's what I was thinking and wondering!

Thanks! This was the kind of info and insight I was looking for.

I didn't mean to come off disrespectful to anyone. I was looking for information, and regardless how many posts someone has doesn't relate to their understanding of vehicle dynamics and engineering.

 

Your kit looks pretty good man! You designed and built you own kit you're in the .000000000000001 percentile here on TW ha

 

Looks great!

We are the .000000000000001%

 

That was in a race....

 

Good for you. I wasn't relating your lack of posts to your understanding of vehicles.

You did come in here and go from asking for help to telling people they were wrong in your first 3 posts. If you meant no disrespect, cool.

I still stand 100% behind what I said before. It's difficult to see sometimes, but there's real wisdom here - wisdom that you can't learn from a book or on the internet.

 

Kit looks pretty good...are the lca pivots wrapped at all ??