Long Travel BS Thread

I use an allen wrench that fits tight in the hole. Im pretty sure its an SAE size. It works pretty good and leaves very small marks but doesnt bother me. Otherwise you will have to get one of these
http://www.kartek.com/product/Tools/SpannerWrenches.html

 

Do not tighten them yet though. You will most likely have to put at least one of them in without a coil while installing your suspension so you can cycle the suspension

 

Factory mounts are around 1/8-3/16 if I remember correctly. I built mine out of 1/4"

If your baller status you can go that route. I bet your looking close to 300+ I know thats what Bonzen and DMZ both quoted me. I built mine cost me about 40bucks to make mine including metal, bushings, sleeves, 9/16" bolts, and 5/16" bolts. Granted it did take me about 3 days to get them installed.

 

Don't forget that it's not just the motor mount that can break. I pushed a motor mount through the wall of the frame and didn't even break the motor mount. Luckily the shop was able to get in there and rebuild everything (and gusset it).

 

Do you need to remove the front diff to gusset the motor mounts?! or what's the best way to reach them, looking to do this when I gusset everything else!

Thanks

 

Im sure that is possible figuring the frame is only about 1/8 -3/16" thick but rare at the same time. When i did my new frame side I plated the frame in that area with 1/8"

Edit: didnt see you have an 06 dont know if the frame thickness is any different but I doubt it is. But again pre-taco's had a fully boxed frame all the way back.

Tell you the truth there is no real easy way to do it since the engine bay is pretty much in the way. I welded as much as I could from underneath then crawled into the engine bay the best I could and did the best I could. I plan to clean them up some when I do cage work.

 

^ Did you do yours with the engine in? I didnt think that would be possible

 

Yea, It was a giant pain in the ass. Hardest part was cutting to old mounts off without hitting starter, and power steering hoses with the grinder.

 

Ok so im going to be ordering some rims. Now with the engage race spindles will the 4.5 backspacing clear 35s. I dont want them to rub on the spindles. What width should i order as well?

 

They clear, ask Hassim. Can't go wrong with bfg at's. good all around and they last.

 

Thank you Steve.

 

..if it was linked it'd be a diff. story.

ofcourse it's worth much more since everything is proffessionally built, but still

 

No, but they had to pull the half axles.

 

I didnt have to pull anything. But again im 2wd

 

If its a race proven truck which I don't think this one is but I'm sure it can be. It would sell for that without links.

 

Cool LT taco. I'd see it going for 16-17K though depending on how quick he is trying to get rid of it. It hasn't been abused yet because the shocks arent tuned yet for the truck. Speaking of tuning I'm still too lazy to pull out a few shims out of my rear shocks.

 

join the lazy club... i got truck work to do too... i'll do it next weekend haha

 

im beginning to shift my focus from my truck to little mods for Jen's truck. I just got her something as a little surprise. I hope she doesnt read this post

 

little surprise...4 link...??? hahaha