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Long Travel BS Thread

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

  1. Jul 27, 2015 at 10:06 PM
    Supermoto

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    Not at all ive built setups to run a camper shells on glass. Just have to build a small internal structure under the top of the bedsides and mount the shell to that. I built my tundra to be able to run a shell. It's got 1" .120 under the top of the glass.
     
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  2. Jul 27, 2015 at 10:16 PM
    JuansTaco

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    i pass out in az with my fuel cell. i know @tubbsisland does too. and his truck is full race truck haha.

    gotta love az emissions!
     
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  3. Jul 27, 2015 at 10:29 PM
    jeffz0rz

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    This shell hangs over the bed sides about an inch. Does not mount flat to the bed rail. It's just this style of shell. Was a factory option. I think it's, a Leer or a snug top or something. Can't remember. Nice shell, just not my bag, baby.
     
  4. Jul 27, 2015 at 10:39 PM
    Supermoto

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    Cringing......
     
  5. Jul 27, 2015 at 11:22 PM
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    Why ? It is a very nice Snugtop, the one with frameless windows but it overlaps / form fits the OE bed sides. There is no need to run glass on this truck, it only has a +2 kit up front and OE rear axle so the track width just doesn't need wide flared glass.
     
  6. Jul 28, 2015 at 1:28 AM
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    I wish I could go to a fuel cell so I could put my shocks on the front of the axle rather than the rear. My smog place in San Marcos told me that even if I keep all the emissions equipment, they would fail me for having a fuel cell. Having a purpose built pre-runner that is also fully street legal/passes smog is a balancing act. My truck passes smog straight up but only because I compromised and went shorty headers, kept all my cats, and kept the stock fuel tank.
     
  7. Jul 28, 2015 at 3:39 AM
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    The only thing I miss about my old ranger is that I put a bronco 2 fuel tank in it and kept it smog legal. It used the stock ranger pump assembly, the stock fill neck hooked up with no mods, and it was a metal tank instead of plastic that fit perfectly at the back of the frame between the rails.

    All the evap equipment is gone on my Tacoma and it has a cell. No chance of it passing haha
     
  8. Jul 28, 2015 at 3:55 AM
    06HAOLE

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    Do you trailer your truck out to the desert or just roll the dice and drive it on the freeway anyway? If only I had a tow rig. I would have links, a fuel cell, and green sticker registration.
     
  9. Jul 28, 2015 at 7:06 AM
    doyouquaxu

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    I've got plates on my truck for now. We'll see what happens when I have to smog it in 18 months. It's not my daily driver, but I do occasionally drive it to work or on errands around town.
     
  10. Jul 28, 2015 at 7:28 AM
    MojaveMadman

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    Yours look way better in my opinion. Better design and a lot more beefy!!! I don't need a set yet but I'll be getting in touch when I'm ready...
     
  11. Jul 28, 2015 at 8:02 AM
    tubbsisland

    tubbsisland I took snowtanks beer

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    I might, but I don't have to go through emissions. Registered in Flagstaff homie. With no O2 sensors or cats I would be cutting it close
     
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  12. Jul 28, 2015 at 9:37 AM
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    just got a simple lift on her
    living out in az, you can get tags for any truck as long as you know what your doing.

    shit i can even get tags for 5 years...... LOL
     
  13. Jul 28, 2015 at 10:52 AM
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    I find it odd that Jordan returned the set we built for him, and then DTF comes out with these shortly after. He told us that the reason he was returning them was because "they didn't fit" but we weren't told in any detail as to why or in what way. Trust me I was pretty concerned as to the issue, as I take extreme pride in what we build, and I think our track record and races won proves that. Kinda makes sense now though since DTF was doing the full build on that truck so naturally they wanted their motor mounts on it, which is what we pretty much figured out on our own at the time.

    Of course like any good business we issued a quick refund to Jordan. However, since ours "didn't fit" on his truck(which were jigged from a brand new set of mounts and test fitted on a straight truck), and DTF made a set for his truck that did fit, that logic would lead me to assume that DTF's jig made off of Jordan's factory mounts/frame bolt hole locations would now produce a set of mounts that will not fit on a straight truck without some tweaking.

    And those mounts that DTF "couldn't" install onto Jordan's truck, we checked in our jig, found them to be within spec, and sold to another customer a week later who installed them into his truck in his driveway in 4 hours by himself fyi...Just wanted to clear that up for people that may read this thread and think that our parts don't fit.

    Obviously as stated, these things are not rocket science...there are multiple ways to connect A-B. It's the original R&D and basic design that takes the time and critical thinking, not to mention over 15 years of testing in the desert and races, which we have. The problem with Toyota motor mounts is the rubber isolator and through bolt. Those are what break and bend, causing the eventual catastrophe. You can build a motor mount with more plate/support/gusseting then ours, which is fine and doesn't hurt anything, but in reality you are still always held to the frame and block with a few 12mm bolts that need to stay tight.

    DTF - the mounts look great, nice welds, good luck with the selling.
     
  14. Jul 28, 2015 at 10:52 AM
    MadTaco461

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    Man wish I had az registration.
     
  15. Jul 28, 2015 at 11:26 AM
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    I wish I had ocean front property in arizona.
     
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    - Total Chaos 3.5 Long travel kit - Fox 2.5 coilovers w/ resis -Prerunner bumper -Fiberglass front fenders -Fiberwerx tt bedsides - Dmz Sua - fox 2.5x16 triple bypasses
    I was about to post about something similar. Im about to sell my tt bedsides and try to get flat tops so I can run a camper shell, just way easier for how much I travel and keeping surfboards locked up and what not. Do you have pics on how you did that? I was just picking at the idea of some internal structure to mount a shell to
     
  17. Jul 28, 2015 at 11:51 AM
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    stuff and things
    What about a soft shell which attaches to the bedrail system and uses clamps? While not as "lockable", what isn't seen isn't desired...
     
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  18. Jul 28, 2015 at 1:14 PM
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    I get where you guys are coming from and what it might sound look like from you side but you make it sound like we played you guys or something? is it that hard to believe that they actually did not fit on my truck. I believe it was the passenger side that ended up fitting with some minor boring out of the bolts. While the other side was going to take a lot more and was maybe even going to get re-fabbed to fit. I do have pics somewhere if you want proof? Whether or not it was an issue with my frame being tweaked or the mounts themselves, Tony recommended I hit Landon up to see if he would take them back. He was totally cool and made sending em back no problem and even tried offering solutions to help with install but they just weren't lining up, which i told him he wasn't in the dark. The deal is, for what i payed i didn't want something that i had to modify at all to fit so if they didn't fit for whatever reason (whether my frame was off or not, i haven't been informed on that) i figured it was best to ask Landon if he would let me return them to him instead of trying to cut them up to fit. at that point neither of us knew if it was the mounts or my truck, and if not i would have chopped em to make em fit but not unless we had to. You guys installed them on another truck so taking your word for it something could very well be slightly off on my truck, or your "within spec" is too loose.

    Tony nor i wouldn't have cared to have someone else's motor mounts on the truck that just sounds silly, i already had your guys mounts in hand and had the motor mounts torn out so it would have been 1000x easier just to bolt yours in and call it a day, versus having to reinstall the stock ones plus design all new ones, like you said the benefit is ditching the rubber, the bolts are still the limiting factor. I can also guarantee the mounts he offered for sale won't be off a jig from my truck considering its probably slightly off, just like I'm sure the ones you guys sell are not off the original set you made Krish's considering he was in a full frontal collison. Tony has his truck and two other tacos at the shop so the logical thing to do would be to have a few sets cut when they are laser cut to replace the ones on those 3 trucks, so might as well offer to have extra cut.
     
  19. Jul 28, 2015 at 1:54 PM
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    Just another day in the LT BS thread :sadviolin:
     
  20. Jul 28, 2015 at 2:02 PM
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    just got a simple lift on her
    really stoked to see how your truck turns out man. :)
    sounds like exactly what i want.
     

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