First Timer Looking At Long Travel

Hello,


First off I did quite a bit of research and I think Ive finally came up with the kit, shocks, rear suspension, etc I want to install. This is mostly for peoples inputs and advice to a beginner.

Truck- 2017 DCSB TRD OR

3.5" Dirt Kings LT Kit w/ extended CV axles
King Shocks front and rear w/ Comp Adjuster
Dakar Leaf Spring Pack
Road Runner 4" Bulge Fenders

Want it to sit on 33"/12.5"/17"
Looking at Tire- KO2s
w/ Method Double Standard wheels

If i am missing anything please let me know.

Thank you !

 

What's the plan to long travel the rear?

 

Just the King Shocks and and Dakar Leafs.. I was looking at the TC Mid travel Kit for the rear but thats an extra 1.5k and thats diving a little further in my pockets than id like to right now. I was told that the rear end will be able to keep up with the bigger leafs and kings.

 

You'll need new mount points to really get any out of the rear.

I feel there's a lot missing here.

 

@Coot83 ​

 

Everything im getting is OEM the rear end the shocks and leafs come with the larger U bolts. Im mostly getting the rear end to level the truck back out as the Kings up front will lift the truck about 3 in.



The kit is...
http://shop.dirtkingfabrication.com/Long-Travel-Kit-DK-811908.htm
Includes:
Boxed upper arms• WSSX16T stainless steel uniballs
• Pollyurethane bushings
• Zinc plated bushing washers
• Grease fittings for easy servicing
• 3/16" boxed plate construction
Boxed lower arms
• WSSX16T stainless steel uniballs
• Bump stop plates
• Limit strap tabs
• Bypass tabbing
• Delrin bushings
• Grease fittings for easy servicing
• 3/16" & 1/8" boxed plate construction
• Internally ribbed with extrusions for weight reduction
8" quad wrapped limit strapsWeld on adjustable limit strap mounts
17-4 stainless steel misalignment spacers
17-4 stainless steel tie rod extensions
DOT approved extended brake lines Grade 8 mounting hardware
Bump stop spacers

 

Cam tab gussets, spindle gussets, coil buckets gussets. Hydro bumps for the rear would be nice.
I'll think of more shit later.

 

Dmz...

 

Just to give you some insight...I got the TC 3.5 LT kit on my front with the TC mid travel SUA on the rear with relocated 12s. The mid travel SUA in the rear severly limits my front due to it flying all over the place. If you don't want to LT the rear, then you don't need a 3.5 as you wont ever get the use out of it...especially with an SOA rear. I would look into a 2+ kit which doesn't require glass fenders and stuff as you can just slightly trim up your stock fenders for that. I assume you want LT for better overlanding stuff? 3.5 is for the guys who like the high speed driving and flying through whoops and stuff...not that you cant do that in a 2+, but obviously you wont have the same travel and articulation as a 3.5.

 

you're going through all that but not doing a U bolt flip kit and new bump stops?
I haven't heard much about the dirt kings UCAs and LCAs, but for what its worth the best on the market to use is the Total Chaos.

I have the TC UCAs they're amazing.

Might have mentioned it and I missed it but what about your fenders? you'll need new front fenders.
spacers for the back to keep the wheel track the same? Your front will be wider than the rear.

 

Thank you. So I got a hell of a deal on the DK 3.5 Travel Kit thats what made up my mind. my original plan was the TC 2" standard kit but I Can get the DK kit with the built CV axel for the same price as just the TC 2" Kit. But the I cant find any input on the DK kit. Like i said i am pretty new to this scene so Thank you guys for all the info.

 

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Unless you're doing desert racing and going off jumps etc, don't see the point in doing LT.
You'd be better off doing a mid travel set up.

 

probably because the TC kit is a lot better lol.

 

what can you do to get more out of the rear.

I've got fox extended travel, so mid travel set up and I know for sure my rears are being held back right now.

 

So I am about to get off for the day but one last question before so I have more of an insight when i get back on. For daily driver/ four wheeler would this be a better deal?

https://bilsteinlifts.com/shop/toyo...-suspension-lift-kit-2005-2015-toyota-tacoma/

I obliviously will not be racing but I do love to go wheeling (Rock Crawling).

Thank you everyone for your input before i spend thousands of dollars.

 

Replace the AAL with full leaf packs

The stocks are trash

Thank me later

 

that's very similar to my set up. just I have Fox all around and dakar leafs not a stupid toytec add a leaf.

Long travel is a bit much just for rock crawling. Its more meant for racing and jumps. It would work for crawling but then again at the same time, real crawling is best with a solid axle and coils all around for better articulation.

For what its worth this is from the recent trip I did.
Check the time stamps you can see some of the 'crawling' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzR0w5SM2Rk

The spot at 18min I took different lines that were much harder for the fun aspect lol. we needed that bypass because the water swallowed the front of a 93 dodge ram with a 6" lift on 35s.

From what I heard from all the others on the trail, I had pretty decent flex going in the back and travel from the rear.

There's more pics in my build thread too and you can see full set up of what I've done.
If that's similar to what you want to do mid travel might be better off as its the best of both worlds and still keeps some on road driveability

 

lmao ya thats pretty much what I figured.

I started looking into it when I first did my suspension but not sure what route to go.
Right now I've just got fox 2.5 extended in the rear and dakars. I know its for sure limited on what it can do. Hell front is probably limited as well on what I can do.

But I spent a lot already and have it as is for now. Might add to it later down the line just not sure what to do. Besides welding on new shock mounts etc

 

Read the FAQs in the LT forum.

 

build thread.
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