Long Travel BS Thread

My Hankooks are holding up great in the AZ heat! Working out really well for me.

 

as promised... so should i:
a) buy a new piston, wear ring and shaft, put it back together and run it till i find a new front kit
b) save the money i would spend fixing it, take the valving from the broken one and run a flutter stack or some kind of combination valving and one shock at each front corner until i get a new kit (both shocks at each corner are valved different... one with quick springy rebound and a light compression, and the other with harder compression and slow rebound... the shaft that bent was on one of the stiffer ones)

Luckily the inside of the shock body isn't scratched and all the seals seem okay, but I'm really ready to ditch torsions and balljoints... what to do?

EDIT: nice, just found a pretty solid little dent in the shock body about 1/3 of the way up, fuck. looks like a shock a corner it is then. thanks though!

 

Is that a 2.0 or 2.5 shock? Id say ditch it and go coilover.

 

Its a 2.0. I agree, just having trouble finding a used tc kit or something comparable around that price

 

Ron, take a look at Mickey Thompson, MTZ's or even ATZ's I have the ATZ's priced right and work very very well, mileage rating over 50K

 

I think 37"s are sweet but you would need a bigger rear axle to keep your gears alive. Your steering rack, hubs, and everything else would need to be replaced more often if you go that big. Unless you've upgraded everything to accommodate the bigger tires then its kind of a never ending maintenance issue. I would put the money in a cage before I went down the route.

 

I just updated my Solo LT build tonight. Check out the clearance pics with 35s... Granted that is with a 10" shock and using all the up travel.

 

What are you SUA guys doing for extended brake lines in the rear? I saw the 3'' extended lines from toytec, any other options?

 

If you buy the DMZ kit just buy them from Tim.

 

Same here!

 

Anyone with a Camburg 4x4 kit:

I have an issue with one of my axles - the clip that holds the axle in place in the outer CV is broken or missing. I guess Total Chaos supplies clips since the OEM ones shouldn't be reused, but Camburg doesn't.

Any ideas? I had a stock one in there and would like to fix it with something bette if possible.

 

get one from your toyota dealership. That's where i went for mine.

 

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Or any local rebuild shop. Here in Vegas we have a shop that rebuilds racks, alternators, CVs, etc and they have a huge selection. As much as camburg charges you would think they could include a 10 cent clip.

 

well crap, I'm liking the Toyo's also...not sure what to go for. I'm actually leaning more towards the Toyo's now. I think I'm going to stay away from the mud terrains however. I've had muds 3 times in a row. Just want to try something different.

 

Actually what you should do is just go to toyota and buy the CV boot repair kit. It will come with new CV boots, bands, clips, and grease. This is what I did when installing my Camburg 4x4 kit...

 

cool, thanks guys Tim thought the clips weren't sold individually by Toyota because their procedure for replacing them involves the whole assembly and not just the clip. I will check the local stealerhip and see what I come up with.

 

I think I paid 33 bucks a side. That is for 4 bands, 2 clips, and two boots.

 

But you had the fake ones lol