Long Travel BS Thread

Ookkkkk that was not meant in a mean way at all. I was saying it was funny because that was OBVIOUSLY not a stock BACK HALF, I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well on the Internet.

EDIT: Excuse my ignorance.

 

Ah, I misspoke then. I was referring the the entire back half of the truck as the rearend. Thank you, now I won't make that mistake in the future. That is a very nice truck.

 

yeah the plan is to get a new rear end next year, with the baby and everything else its hard to talk the wife into spending more on the truck. like rj said it will be trussed and the plan is to stock pile parts until everything can go in at once.... and if it breaks then i have a better story to tell the wife to get new..

grabbers are great imo, i have had no problems with them minus being a bit heavy like lembowski said they are quite on the road also which was part of my initial reason when i got them over a year ago.

 

Normally with a stock rear end there isn't enough clearance for the shocks when you articulate, but it looks like the back half is kicked in so it might work, I would still double check. Some shops only cycle it up and down, never checking clearance from articulation.

It's not that much money for a junkyard 9'', by the time you pay to have it trussed and tabbed twice could have payed for the 9''

 

Exactly why I ordered a new housing for mine. tires were going to eat shocks at full articulation. Kicking myself a little bit now for keeping the frame but oh well.

 

That Camburg rear end..

 

69" Wide, 35 Spline, Semi Float, 12" Wilwood UltraLites, Strange Third, Detroit locker, 4.88s, 1350 yolk. I'm pumped, can it be August yet? I just wanna go huck hahaha

 

Automatic, debated the spool for awhile but after driving the other prerunner around for a few hours I opted against it. Great for a Race Truck, eh in a DD. An ARB is still a possibility, havent had the third built yet. Even with an ARB in the old rear end I almost always ran with the rear end open and never had any complaints.

 

Its only going to stay a DD for a few months after its finished as i imagine driving a linked desert rig on the highway is going to get really old really quick, just enough time to give the bank account a breather. After that it will be getting stripped down again for some more "improvements" ( ) and will probably spend the majority of its time on stands, i tend to over prep. Front diff will be getting an ARB.

 

yea thats why the new frame is kicked in, the coils would rub on the frame with mild to heavy articulation so this clears up another 3-4" of space with where the new frame rails sit.

i want that camburg housing.....

 

Nice, just wanted to make sure, better to find out now then once the trucks all together

 

Yeah starting down main after S/F i was focusing too much on the 37's not hitting the fire wall while turning and the back end jumped the "H Track" on me...she got sideways for a bit...but recovered....we have footage from the undercarage....it will be in the mini vid we are making....fun for sure

 

2.0

 

anyone know what kind of shackle hanger I need for my 12" total Chaos Shackles?
edit: width Wise

 

Should be 3" IIRC. 2.5" for the leafs and 1/4" on each side for bushings

 

okay cool. I messaging Jason About it the other day, but deleted my PM's
Edit: found it.

"It's designed where the pivot is 3.75" (3.25 + .5" for bushing ends)"

 

I would call TC, I think their shackle pivot is wider than the leaf pivot