Long Travel BS Thread

i don't think you'll need a bottom spacer..looks fine for a 1st gen taco..

you do need a top mount plate though.


you'd need a way to limit droop to keep your BJ from binding..you could just use straps but kinda pricey for just a tiny bit over stock travel..

for the price, id jsut wait till something that fits off the bat and works pops up.

 

My point exactly, short course isn't a trophy truck, also if you notice short course trucks don't have much travel...they rely on timing of jumps to absorb their landing

 

think they are limited by regulation to 18'' front and 20'' rear or something..

 

Aren't top plates and limit straps relatively inexpensive? And I would still need to get uniball UCA's even with a direct bolt on… I just thought that 400 bucks isn't a bad deal if i can make it work

 

top plates are ~$100 for the set.

 

Huh. Thanks for that

 

Cant fit a 14mm bolt through a 1/2" hole.... if it's 4wd, the 1st gen have offset spacers to clear the axle. Lift coilovers require alot of preload to get the lift. Without the internal spacer, your relying on a limit strap to contain all that force and not let your BJ or CV self destruct.

 

Im not even sure where you'd get the top plates..maybe TC? no idea..

 

huh didn't know about the spacers.

 

MCM fab has the top plates i believe.

 

I have some Donahoes off my 1st gen Tundra that will work on your truck. Direct bolt in and they can be yours for 600$.

 

there's a better deal IMO..

 

Stock or oem replacements on 1st tundee and 1st taco are same size coilovers...didn't know that

 

yea running tundra 5100s on 1st gen tacomas is popular...well..not that popular..but they are even a bit longer so like cheap mid travel..haha

 

I agree. MCM I will let you know, are you in any hurry to sell? What shape are the shocks in?

Only person I know of that did it is 4WD haha

 

I guess i remember reading that somewhere about the billies. A bit longer, but when compressed are they longer too? I loved my mid travel icons!!!

 

Ya, in fact, the a arms are almost identical dimensions.

The bolt pattern on the strut is ever so slightly different, buuuut, the donahoes have both patterns drilled, so it's just a matter of changing the shock orientation.

 

Lumpskie has the toyotech 5100 tundra CO on his 96. Gets 11'' wheel travel or so. Has photos showing it..so thats 2. Was some more on like Expo and TTORA but i don't remember anymore.

 

Overall good condition. No leaks, not destroyed, honestly never really did much offroading with them. They were on my daily driver. I just decided to put long travel on cause the bitches think its cooler and I figured it was better to showcase my own products on my personal truck. ICON still sells any service parts for the donahoes as well.