Long Travel BS Thread

All the time. But also "routine prep" to me is literally pulling the truck into pieces. It's so nice not rushing jobs because you have to drive it to work Monday. You end up doing everything the right way vs just good enough to get it drivable

 

Exactly

 

Ha...I got the TC 2" installed, then like 3 months later picked up a DD. I just couldn't stand driving my 4Runner for more than a few days straight anymore.

 

As soon as I put the supercharger on mine I knew I needed a DD. After doing front and rear LT and all the down time that has come with it I got tired of having to borrow my parent's car so I went out and bought myself a DD last year. Best decision ever! My truck can't make a u-turn to save it's life, I don't know if it is a common thing post LT install?

 

I don't have a dd...but I just ride my Supermoto when the truck is down

 

When I had my +2 LT I still used it as a dd, way to fun not to. Trucks a little hard on gas but still cheaper then having a second car, insurance, maintenance bill.

 

lol yea that's where im at...my buddy lets me cruise his old beater when im REALLYYY workin on my truck.

 

You know whats up then, haha

 

I dd my truck, I've driven to texas and back 3 or 4 separate times in the past year, and take it everywhere. That being said I would have a dd if I had the money to spend and ive been thinking about getting an older yota as my strictly offroad toy and then have something nicer to drive on a day to day basis. and yes every time im going to take one day to work on the truck it turns into 2-3 days of not having a truck, every damn time

 

same here...
trying to keep my truck reasonable and long drives really aren't bad but still... long travel and links aren't super awesome on the street. however when there's dips in the road and you punch it, and watch the person behind you who's likely on their phone and just following your tail lights get rocked... it makes it all worth it

but really though, if you go full gnar gnar or have a cage you're gonna want a dd

 

I've been looking at rebuilding the motor mounts on the frame / frame perches. Should I go with 3/16" or 1/4" plate.
I've considered a bushing style mount but it seems very tight so i'm just going to keep the original design of perches.

 

Yeah 5 points everyday is getting slightly old lol

 

Got another tube did

 

Why is it so high?

 

18's.... And the shock is going to mount under the hoop I'm gunna make, then plan on putting the tabs on the axle on top cause they just get the shit beat out of em otherwise, it's not as high as it looks, top of the tube is like 3" above the bedside. Hoop will have a nice even down slope towards the back

 

I DD my truck. It's a pain in the ass maintenance wise. After this duty station I plan on retiring the Tacoma from DD duties. Not really a financial decision, more of a convenience one so I can really go nuts on the truck (cage, etc.)

When you do the math on gas savings from 13 MPG to say some econobox at 30 MPG, you have to drive A LOT of miles to make up for purchase price ($7-10K), insurance, and registration.

I drive twenty four miles round trip for work each day. Other than that most of the truck's miles are to/from offroad and offroad. And if I roll the truck, the wife is a stay at home mom... I can grab the mommy mobile (GMC Yukon) for a week if we have to.

 

I dd another tacoma. Screw the MPGs. Not why a dd is useful to me. Just having another truck to drive to work

 

If I really cared about MPGs I would ride my ZX10R which still gets a good 40-50 mpg, but its fuckin cold. Same thing, I can always take the wifes CRV that gets about 30 if I cared hard enough. She works from home and we have a babysitter. NBD. I LIKE driving a built truck. I occasionally like driving fast. Point being, I'll be happy with 4.56 and stock power. Y'all can preach about 4.88s being better and more low end, but I've got plenty of that with a supercharger and supporting mods. I do appreciate the input though, it makes me feel good about my choice and know what I'll need to do in the future for even larger tires and racetruck stuff..

 

man people are serious in here.....really who cares? do what your gunna do lol

 

looks better with the hi lift in there....haven't lost much space that I didn't already not have before....so far