Long Travel BS Thread

I think I'm on my 4th or 5th? Lost track. Last one lasted Moab and KOH. Maybe 500 miles

 

The rack or the tie rods? Haha

 

Hes talking about his steering rack he has heim tie rods

 

I would much rather replace rod ends than racks. That's why I'm staying with factory stock inner rod ends. I bent my first one on my last trip, I had it replaced and back on the road in 20 mins.

 

Woohoo shocks showed up at dirt king today, should have a shipping confirmation for everything today or tomorrow!!!

 

What were you doing when this happened?

 

Billet trailing arms. What are the odds this goes well?

 

gonna fail, like everything with that build lol

 

I believe the new Mason Trophy Trucks are running billet trailing arms with carbon fiber inlays. They are also using billet spindles. Very competitive winning trucks. Proper engineering can go a LONG way now days with CAE.

 

Anyone know someone who works at Geiser? I'm trying to order parts or plan a trip to go visit their shop but haven't been very successful.

 

Trying to take a picture of an antelope running down course at 50mph. Hit a wash out.

 

What are the preferred replacement CV boots for a TC +2 kit? Are people using the porsche 930 boots? Original boots? Something else?

Part #s along with preference would be even better.

 

SDHQ boots, they are on their site for second gens...super easy to find.

 

Wow, after like 3 hours of reading on the subject somehow hadn't came across those... 34$ a side not bad at all, ordering now... thanks so much.

 

well if you ever find red ones please let me know I want em' because red makes shit faster...like TRD Stickers...

 

i was hoping the SDHQ boots were OK, i planned to use the ones i had in the garage.

 

Mine didn't come with boot clamps though. So much sure to order some of those

 

All the sets I've installed came with clamps for the large diameter side of the boot and I just reused the old clamps for the small diameter side. I've also used stainless tie wraps. Both routes require a different specialty tool to install correctly. TC extended axles include hose clamps. I don't use them. But do keep a spare set in my trail spares.

You also may want to order grease from sdhq when you order the boots. They don't come with grease like the oem' do

 

Ok so which ones? Both say for 05+ Tacomas, what is the difference?


"Direct replacement cv boot kit" :

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/oemreplacementcvbootkits.aspx?variation=36900

"Tacoma CV boot kit" :

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/tacomacvbootkits.aspx?variation=36469

Im assuming I want the "direct replacement" ?

 

I forget where I read it, but someone suggested the SDHQ boots are simply EMPI boots: 86-2418-D and 86-2326-D CV Boot kits. If that's the case...

$26 Empi 86-2418-D CV Boot Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HQITG0O/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

$20 Empi 86-2326D CV Boot Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000IY6DH2/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER