Long Travel BS Thread

That's quick. I order all my shocks from @Downsouth Motorsports since they have taken such good care of me and others on this forum for so many years.

 

x2 with 06. i have 2x5x8" double bypasses on order just the plain jane and they told me 4-6 weeks. same with all my other stuff from them

 

New 4wd 3.4L solid trans mount installed on @2002 tacoma s/c LT truck! Keep that heavy drivetrain in one place and maximize rear wheel power - message me if anyone wants one!

 

man your mounts are beefy as fuck.

keep up the good work.

 

Same here and DSM did tell me 3-4 weeks last time and then called me a week later and said come get your chit man...and that was with black anno parts too so hopefully yours will show up earlier too...

 

So, I was dumb and decided to go back to school, moving away from all my fab tools for the next 6 months until I am somewhere with a garage. Running the bamf rear relocation kit w/ 12" kings and sos shackle flip kit, but wanting a little more uptravel and want to swap out shackles. Had I had tools, I would just make some of my own, and had I wanted to spend money, I'd buy the sos ones or someone else's, but I could swear that I read somewhere of people using some Jeep shackles or something to get the little bit of lift on the cheaper side. Figured this would be the place to ask if anyone knew of any shackles that would bolt up to our trucks and gain a little ride height.

Help anyone?

 

Brake question:

New pads, rotors, drums. Fluid. Vaccumn bled, correct order. Everything adjusted properly. Decent brake feel (miles better than it was), but still feel like i just blow through the first 1/4 of brake pedal travel. If i pump the brakes quickly, they get rock hard and work amazing (front and rear). If not, it's all front brakes, and not where I need them to be.

Starting to think maybe a weak master cylinder? MC has 40k on it. Stumped, because all four feel great after two quick pumps.

Any ideas?

 

XJ shackles

 

Let's just say you were in the market for a new rear axel. What width would you go with running trailing arms and possibly 3.0's while avoiding wheel spacers?

 

68-69"wms ...... I think is about what ya want

 

Ecoline ford 9". Done.

 

Did you adjust the drum brake star thingamajiggy?

 

It'll put you at 83-85 width depending on offset.

 

70" wms is ideal for me but I settled with an econoline that's 69". If your a short bed you can go narrower cause the frame dove tails in.

 

What year van u get the axle from? Contemplating doing this or a ruffstuff housing

 

'82, I used to have a list but I wanna say 76-85 but verify that with others here first

 

How much was it if you don't mind?

 

Depends how ya get it, straight from a junk yard its 100-300. I got mine with Currie 6x5.5 axles, Chevy brakes/rotors already tabbed for brakes and ruffstuff truss for 800

 

Thanks. Any specific years? Do their stock ones give lift? Or just their aftermarket ones? Noticed their aftermarket ones are a lot cheaper than ours as well

 

IIRC with the setup I'm going with between the SOS shackle flip and the 5" XJ shackles I'll pick up about 1.5" ride height. The shackles will add .75 as well as the flip. I will know for sure when I get everything on next month for sure.