NW WA Meet / BS Thread

What suspension setups are you guys running, and how do you like it? I have a set of fn fx pros in my garage, wildpeak at3 275/70/17’s are on the way, I need to lift my baby! I told Marie at headstrong I don’t do any crazy off roading, I just like to fly down trails riddled with pot holes on the way to camping spots and she recommended either ome’s Or 5100’s. I don’t want to spend a fortune on Kings etc. I need some reviews/recommendations ions from my PNW people pleaseeee!!!!

 

No secrecy. They make mordern variants but they began in the 80’s and are known for their durability. Ive broken every watch I’ve owned and thought I’d try something older.

 

I have 5100s and they do everything I need them to, and most importantly to me, retain a very civilized ride on the street. But if you’re into flying down forest roads, 5100s aren’t the way to go. You need something with quick dampening and rebound like extended travel Kings, Icons or something similar.

 

Spend all your $ on resi’s. Take out a personal loan. If you don’t, you are not truly living.

 

You can run 285s on no lift. And it's absolutely worth saving up for something with resi's if you're gonna run FS roads at 50+mph.

 

@GSPRunner @CBenfell @JimSnell, thanks guys. Sounds like resi’s are the golden ticket then.. shit what would be a good mid range resi setup? Id really prefer to be around 1500$, I can always persuade myself to go a little higher though. This is my daily, and I’m not going 50 down forest roads, probably 25-30 max. I ordered 6112’s just to break the ice but I got a call today saying they are still on backorder and there is no eta, so that’s getting cancelled, maybe that’s a good thing though. I want to get the right setup the first time.

 

I don’t even have resis, I was being sarcastic about blowing all of your money. Now that I read it, if you plan on off roading at speed, get some coil overs.

I think Fox is the most affordable.

 

I've found that where you see the difference is when you're 20-30 on washboard or pitrun for an hour or more, which usually happens when you're pushing to get camp set up before dark.

 

Soooo is anybody actually wanting to do this ECGS swap meet dealio?

 

More reading, less yapping!!!! I've been here for 8 years and haven't even passed 700 posts. 2 ears, 1 mouth, use them proportionately.....

 

365 x 8 /700 ~ 1 message every 4 days.

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You dont have to go resi's. Unless you are really pushing through washboard/bumps/ect for long periods of time you arent going to get to the point of fade. Are they nice just to know you can? Sure. Totally needed? Nah. Espcially in a daily and espcially since you dont really have any idea on suspension (say that nicely since you are asking which lift to get), A nice Coilover, leaf pack, and rear shocks are going to be better than just worrying about getting resi's.

but thats just my opinion. Call Downsouth Motorsports, Headstrong (you already did though), SDHQ, or any of the other bigger shock places. They can help get you set up based on exactly what you want.

As for brands....Fox, Icon, King, Old Man Emu, Bilstein are all good choices and an upgrade over stock.

Ive honestly had good luck buying refurb phones off ebay. Just go with an actual store and not a user. They will offer a 30 day money back. But its how I have bought my work phones and never had issues.

 

Those are all over Ebay. Those and old G-shocks. Just search for "vintage casio watch".

Or just get a new one.

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I agree. I did a 4 day long off road trip and we spent most of our time on FS roads and few spots we were going quick for a stretch and I had no fading with my non resi icons.

I think if you're doing like 40mph over actual washboards like out in the desert you might look into getting ressies, but at that point might as well just go long travel and SUA.

 

Another factor to consider whether resi's make sense or not are the tire/wheel combo you are planning on. 35" Load Range E on some Ray 10's? That's a 100 lbs per corner. In other words, that is a lot of mass to control! The same exact tire in a 285/75r16 on 16" Ray 10's comes in around 80 lbs. 255/85r16's on some F5's would drop down to 74 lbs. Still a lot of weight for either combination, but 25% less mass for the shocks to handle.

These factors are less important to a rock crawler than a desert runner. But for the most part, Tacoma suspension tuning is pretty much a "one size fits all" approach.

 

heck yeah! I would love to give it a try

 

I'm running ARB BP51's / 17" stealths / 285/75/17 Nitto Ridge grapplers

 

I don't remember having a casio like that but I did have this sweet pac-man watch when i was really young. I think there was a plastic joystick extension but they'd break or get lost.

 

Thanks. I got outbid on eBay and hoped someone would have one just laying around. I’d really like a G-shock but they can be $100+ and I’ll still break it I bet. Maybe I’ll just buy 5 Walmart watches

 

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