Long Travel BS Thread

I was looking for another craftsman jack but they don't seam to have them anymore. Not a huge hf fan myself but for something that's going to live in the back of my truck I didn't want to spend as much as I did on my old one

 

I bought the Race Dezert jack with extension. I won't see it for three months to be able to test it.

http://shop.race-dezert.com/products/the-rdc-ultimate-off-road-jack

 

Sleeper creeper is done aside from some spring swapping.

 

Anyone have the TC axle rebuild instructions on how to cut the axles and take it apart. The pipe method to separate the stock axle from the housing didn't work for me.

EDIT: TC just emailed me the instructions.....

 

Very nice! Was thinking about going that route on the back end. But seeing how it turned out I am more driven to that setup.

That will hold me over until I can figure out what to do with the gas tank and smog, just use 3 of the 4 links currently setup on my 9" and add a panhard bar. Will leave me the option of going full 4-Link in the future...

 

If you spent the time to dial in this kind of setup. You'd never want to got to full 4 link probably.

 

can't really see from the photos, but did you box the frame and add a cross member as well?

 

I would be very happy if that was the case, but my fab shop keeps steering me away from that option saying it's not a very strong setup. Maybe I just need to tell them I'm not building a race truck, at least not consciously

Then would still have room to add an Aux tank out back.

 

It's a little more complicated than that, the third link is offset from the center section of the rear housing. Might as well wait and do it once, rather than cutting out work you've already done

 

Well then I am out of ideas, I have to keep the stock tank in place for CA smog BS but would like to go with some kind of link setup.

 

I haven't gotten smog in a while, but what are the visual requirements I hear of ?

 

Well that's what the link set up I just did is built for. So you don't have to move anything.

 

Right now but I keep hearing that it's changing or changed to stock tank in stock location....


Anyone really know? Maybe going into effect 16'

 

The red double cab was the inspiration for this build. Still think it's lacking ?

 

@DMCtacoma Brian's the red one. Sick truck!!! He built the badass white one too. Neither are lacking lol

 

Can someone link the build of the dude that fit 14" bypasses in the wheel wells on a DMZ kit? I cant seem to find it...

Edit: Please*