Long Travel BS Thread

Rakso · Oct 26, 2016

Evenflow said: ↑

Dirt King will add secondary tabs if you want them, they do not build their stock length kit with with them because the average Joe with a mid travel kit does not use a bypass.

The non race series is a bad decision now that the race series is out...why would you want 2" less ground clearance and the external BJ adapt vs the race series ?
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I don't know? Lmao

mrbedgood · Oct 26, 2016

Just being sarcastic

Mxpatriot · Oct 26, 2016

override said: ↑

I will check out Total Chaos kits, All Pro seemed to merit good reviews from people who I have seen use them.

#1-5 - Thanks for answering my questions in detail. The more I read and look around at Long Travel setups and cost for a proper setup the more I am realizing if I am going to spend that kind of money I may as well go SAS. lol Which I highly doubt I will do with this new of a truck and the kind of money I would be working with. I reckon I will start looking into what it takes to chop things up and give the needed clearance as I want all the travel I can get out of whatever setup I go with. I think my main concern with the mid travel kits is the lower control arm is left stock, my past truck 02' Tundra has left me with three sheared lower ball joints over the life of the vehicle and that is something I DO NOT want to deal with on the Tacoma from changing suspension components.

#6: - Ok, well that makes sense. I read an article over IFS and the pro's/con's to adding a locker and the moral that the article came too was that you at least want to upgrade to heavy duty CV's or under heavy use and binding your guaranteed to screw one up. I'll have to find the article again but I believe a few other components like beefed tie rods and added support to your shock mounts were suggested. So here is the main question that I am sure I can find through reading but may as well just ask. If you change your rear gears is it necessary to change your fronts to match to keep everything spinning at the same speeds and also while in 4x4 to keep your front and rear from binding due to not making the same complete rotation? In other words will is screw sh*t up?! lol
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Yes, you have to have the same gear ratio front and rear.

Shock mounts are immaterial to locker use. You won't break anything with a front locker as long as you use your head. Turning while locked or just absolutely spinning/thrashing through stuff will destroy any drivetrain eventually. That said, I blast up shale rock hill at 40 MPH locked front and rear with no issue; as well as crawling through technical stuff at slow speeds and churning through soupy mud.

Do NOT upgrade tie rods. I would rather bend a tie rod then break a power steering rack (again). I had HD tie rods for a while - definitely not worth it. Destroyed a power steering rack and was constantly replacing the heims on the tie rods.

I have the older design AP LT kit. I wish I had a TC +2" kit instead, with heimed uppers.

Rakso · Oct 26, 2016

J.Maynard · Oct 26, 2016

Anybody gonna be out in ocotillo November 4th-6th?

Rakso · Oct 26, 2016

I wish

DTFtacoma · Oct 26, 2016

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/thr...t-TRAVEL-heavily-modded-ONLY-10k-inlc-trailer

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5808861073.html
wow.

tubbsisland · Oct 26, 2016

DTFtacoma said: ↑

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/thr...t-TRAVEL-heavily-modded-ONLY-10k-inlc-trailer

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5808861073.html
wow.

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it was posted a couple weeks back. there are no words

DTFtacoma · Oct 26, 2016

20" of clean travel

doyouquaxu · Oct 26, 2016

tubbsisland said: ↑

I just did the stock width TC Race series lowers on my 2017 build but without the secondary shock mount. To clear the secondary mount you need to run a 1.25" wheel spacer, and at that point you might as well run their +2 kit and going off my past arguments might as well go all the way to a full 3.5" over kit.

First time I have posted a picture of the new suspension.
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Missing lug nuts. Truck is garbage, give it to me and start over

SanClemTaco · Oct 26, 2016

DTFtacoma said: ↑

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/thr...t-TRAVEL-heavily-modded-ONLY-10k-inlc-trailer

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5808861073.html
wow.

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volcomstone1223 · Oct 27, 2016

What size spring you guys running on your 8" coilovers for 2nd gen? I'm running a 16" 600# and I have the top spanner all the way up and truck sits to tall. Thinking if going to a 14" 600# might help out or do I need to relocate my lower shock mount lower on the control arm?

Rakso · Oct 27, 2016

tubbsisland said: ↑

I just did the stock width TC Race series lowers on my 2017 build but without the secondary shock mount. To clear the secondary mount you need to run a 1.25" wheel spacer, and at that point you might as well run their +2 kit and going off my past arguments might as well go all the way to a full 3.5" over kit.

First time I have posted a picture of the new suspension.
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Travel numbers?

glorifiedwelder · Oct 27, 2016

Probably in the area of 10"

mrbedgood · Oct 27, 2016

Here she is gents the new upgrades LT, C/Os, axles, and tire. Finally took some pictures.

dirt addiction · Oct 27, 2016

Looking for someone to swap out rod ends on some c/o and bypasses. Possibly revalve coilovers for bypasses. Located in lake Elsinore until Tuesday

glorifiedwelder · Oct 27, 2016

Did you try Dsm? They aren't too far from you

dirt addiction · Oct 27, 2016

glorifiedwelder said: ↑

Did you try Dsm? They aren't too far from you
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They're about 1.5 hour from me so I'd like to find someone a little closer

DIRT YOTA · Oct 27, 2016

jeff b said: ↑

Still looking to trade my MT 4x4 for an LT prerunner. 2013 with 23k miles. TC UCA/LCA fox 2.5, buckets, sliders, tire carrier, 5 new KO2s - etc so on and on and on...

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Still think u should sell ur mid travel kit, buy a used lt kit for similar price, pick glass and do rear. That thing would be a fun versital mobber!

Or sell it out right, try the classifieds on DR, RDC etc.

tubbsisland · Oct 27, 2016

glorifiedwelder said: ↑

Probably in the area of 10"
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eh, probably under. Its a stock replacement coilover, nothing fancy.

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