07 DCLB Long Travel Ongoing Superbuild and BS

Hey all!

Ok here we go.. been meaning to do this for years and finally getting around to it.

This is Ursula. As she sits June 2018.


FINALLY getting around to writing my own build thread to help out anyone who may be interested in going a similar direction. I spent so many hours on here trying to figure out the best setup for my truck, and it wouldn't have been possible without all the great build on here so this is me paying it forward. The build is geared toward reliability and function, typically anything to do strictly with looks is at the bottom of my list - example: unpainted fenders. It's far from finished, but this year my budget will mostly be spent on maintenance items as the truck is closing in on 300K KM and it's time for some TLC. Other than that armor is top priority, followed by gears.

Bought the truck in 2012 as a camping/exploring rig as well as a daily driver. After lots of research decided I wanted to go long travel right out of the gate, but by then the exchange rate took a shit and it got way too expensive to do in Canada, so ultimately settled on a mid travel setup. Fast forward to 2017 and an opportunity came up to grab a front long travel setup complete with a 2014 front end (steering, brakes, knuckles, CVs, diff) for an amazing price so I jumped on it. Here's a parts list, happy to answer any questions!

SUSPENSION
FRONT
Radflo 2.5" Coilovers w/ Remote Res + Comp Adjust
Total Chaos Uniball UCA
Fox Extended Length 2.5" Coilovers w/ Remote Res
Camburg +3.5 Uniball Long Travel Arms
Radflo Air Bumps
Limit Straps

REAR
Radflo 2.5" Extended Travel Shocks w/ Remote Res + Comp Adjust
All Pro Standard Leaf Pack
All Pro UBolt Flip
Timbren Bumpstops
BCC Shackle Flip
BCC Extended Shackles

GUSSETS/ARMOR
Total Chaos LCA Skids
All Pro Steel Front Bumper
All Pro IFS Skid
Total Chaos UCA/Shock Tower Gussets
Total Chaos LCA Cam Tab Gussets
Total Chaos Spindle Gussets

OTHER MODS
URD True Cold Air Intake & MAF Calibrator, Injen Pre-Filter
Doug Thorley Long Tube Headers
Doug Thorley Y-Pipe
Magnaflow Off-Road CatBack
URD O2 Sims
ToyTec 1" Body Lift
McNeil Racing Fiberglass Fenders
Cab Mount Chop
2014 Taco Steering Rack
2014 Taco Rear Differential
Tepui Kukenam Ruggedized
Custom Bed Racks

TO DO LIST
Fix Cracked Tail Light
Remove RTT and refinish bed racks
Install Sliders (Recently bought and painted)
4.56 Front and Rear ReGear w/ Rear Locker
Manual Locking Hubs
Install High Clearance Rear Bumper (Have it, just need to put it on)

Hope you guys like the build! It's been a long bumpy ride to get her to where she is today..

MID TRAVEL PICS


LT PICS

 

So had the truck in for a shop day this weekend, front end check, clean and lube and installed my new cold air intake from URD! Cleaned the MAF and throttle body while I had it all apart too. Got the PnP MAF calibrator with the kit as well, made the install so much easier. Only had it for a couple days but already loving how it sounds, and combined with my headers and full exhaust there are definitely noticeable gains! Snapped the pics before putting on my ingen pre-filter to keep the bugs and shit out of the element.

 

Loving the DCLB long travel set up man. Looks great!

 

Thanks man! much appreciated, not too many of them around, super stoked on how it drives on and offroad!