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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:49 PM
    anthony250f

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    the tc spindles go on top....i thought they were tapered haha ? his appear to be on the correct way.
     
  2. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:50 PM
    blackhawke88

    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

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  3. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:51 PM
    anthony250f

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    check out his toe at 00:15 seconds
     
  4. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:54 PM
    jberry813

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    Ohh he has TC spindles.
    Yes those go on top....but....there are two different part numbers for the TC spindles. One for stock length arms, and one for extended LT arms. As I understand it, not interchangeable. I can see the wrong spindles causing the bump steer.
     
  5. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM
    theduck911

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    Thought one was for stock & Bushings LT and the other for Heimed LT arms,
    I remember Marnes#### talking about it a while back :notsure:
     
  6. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:03 PM
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    Cool20,

    Have you put the front end up on jackstands lately and checked for play?
     
  8. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:24 PM
    disc0monkey

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    lol bet he wasn't expecting this when posting the video
     
  9. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:26 PM
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    It's better to discover an issue this way before something goes south out in the dirt.
     
  10. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:26 PM
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  11. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:27 PM
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  12. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:28 PM
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    forgot to mention that this was the day after we installed the kit and i didn't have it aligned and when i got home i bent off the little piece keeping my alignment straight. it looked something like this in my driveway... (but the front wheels) vvv


    [​IMG]
     
  13. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:28 PM
    RJALLDAY702

    RJALLDAY702 U MAD? OH U MAD

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  14. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:29 PM
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    like this hahaha...well actually this was leaving the dirt

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  15. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:31 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    How many of the cam tabs were bent?
    That still seems like a lot of bump steer even if the cam bolts were moving. If it were my truck, I'd jack that thing up, pull out the coils and start measuring for bump steer to be sure.
    Did you buy the kit/spindles brand new or used?
     
  16. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:34 PM
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    well they werent there at all when i get home looked like they were bent off so we tacked some new ones on, and yeah everything is brand new from total chaos themselves
     
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    Assuming you tacked on TC Cam Tab Gusset kit?
     
  18. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:43 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    Ok...but again, how many of them were bent/missing. There are 8 tab plates total. Did all 8 of them bend and break off?
    I'd still suggest cycling the front suspension.
     
  19. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:44 PM
    anthony250f

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    soundles like he made new tabs " l " like that ?
     
  20. Feb 12, 2013 at 1:45 PM
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    no the guy at north county spring made a piece for it. but i feel like it is the tie rod that could be the problem because i heard when you hit bumps on the street the steering wheel shakes pretty gnarly and ive noticed that and just thought it was nothing
     

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