Long Travel BS Thread

It's Stickied in the LT Section.

Basically:

UCA Double Shear.
LCA Cam Tabs
Motor Mounts
Engine Cage (usually last, but if you got the $$, do it)

There are more but those are the basics , every 2nd Gen Taco LT truck should have installed prior to ever going out (only applies for the first 3) IMO.

 

i have an older gen and dont know of a page just for gusseting. go on Dezert Ranger's and look at build threads of fully built trucks of your same generation and learn off there mistakes is always a good way to start haha. see what failed and what works.

Plating the frame in the front and the back and gusseting the upper control arm mounts and lower arm mounts is a general good rule of thumb. Connecting the shock towers in the front end will really help minimize vibration which equals less things cracking and ect or a full engine cage as said but that's alot of work to relocate everything so more money. Same when u do a bedcage or ect with just shock hoops because it makes the vehicle more stable and solid, make sure to have the shock hoops in the rear and front connect and be solid because solid components = less movement = less breaking.

 

Excellent info and input, guys. Thanks much.

 

it took me a while to figure it out to lol

how long do you think it would take to weld it in?

the engage bed saver is pretty much exactly what i want lol....could still fit 2 dirtbikes! the dualrate looks so crammed in there.

isnt it like 300$ or something? pretty sweet

 

Have a custom cage made

 

no point...

 

the new 05+ American MS bed cage is tits... i'd rock that for sure

 

i sent them a pm about it....so cool

 

people want different things though..like myself and anthony need the bed still..the engage kit is fine for what it is and relatively cheap. I still have room for my toolbox and about 3ft worth of bed. That american motor sports cage is very nice though. I would totally do that if I didn't still need the bed.

 

crap well you just threw my argument out the window lol..how you gonna fit dirt bikes in there still?

 

yeah thats why i dig the engage set up!

it was more of a curious pm....its most likely 3x as much as the engage one though i think you could remove the spare and fit drbikes inbetween

 

X2, usually cheaper to have a custom built cage because the fabricator can make it in his design, not put together someone else's, also he can build it more to your needs and make it unique and stronger. It's like having a tattoo artist draw u up something and having someone else ink it on you. i dunno why people go ape over generic products when any shop can make u something to your specific needs and custom for your vehicle. to each his own tho

 

not very long..could definitely do it in less than a day

^^^ this

get a small trailer...they are cheap used

 

use a little trailer, instead of the bed. besides as I'm sure you know Rolling bikes into the bed is kinda a pain in the ass

 

He already has a trailer lol

 

lol that trailer is sooooo beat!


what would happen if you ran 16s with a cage and stock leafs? just wondering hahaha

 

It's not that bad. The trailer is fine

 

I haven't heard much of the Huseman cup coming up here in socal, check it out

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/so...rick-huseman-cup-sept-29-30-lancaster-ca.html

 

theres 1 fender....a bunch of the lights are gone

 

It worked fine last time I used it