Long Travel BS Thread

Any body here use one of these? Looks similar to a Detroit locker. Reasonable price too.

 

Ok the gear guru, Zuk, said stay away he doesn't recommend them.

 

Who is this gear guru? Ask him why my Detroit locker is so noisy going straight down the road. I remember my other one being noisy around turns but this one makes kinda a whining sound at all times

 

That sounds like a backlash issue maybe. Maybe pull the 3rd and check your gears with some gear paint. I can hear my driveline though my cage all the time, but it's kinda like loud like a motorcycle or sxs since I'm not isolated.

 

Yeah that sounds exactly like my diff before I ha it regeared a second time but by a a better shop. The first go round the shit whined bad. Yotamaster pulled it and the backlash was all out and the gears had worn bad.

 

Here's his link

http://gearinstalls.com

I have be emailing him questions and he's Ben very helpful! Replies quick and doesn't mind answering all my emails. I first heard about him through TTORA but forgot all about him then @Blackdawg mentioned him and put his link up several pages back. I will only have a Toyota experienced shop do my hearing after why I went through with a "very experienced" local gear guy. Yota diffs are not the same as jeep diffs as he found out.

 

He is a great guy. I can't believe he still updates that site constantly. So much gold in there.

Very nice too me too and helped me a ton when i did my own diffs. He knows his stuff.

And Yota diffs...are picky as hell!

 

I think he's on a 9".

 

Correct sir. First full float so not sure if it's the hubs but I wouldn't think so. Has to be the locker

 

pull the diff and check it again. better to do it now then out in the desert.

 

Pfftttttttt!!!!

That's when it's most fun and the best time to do it!!

Been there done that with a few 10" thirds, those damn things get heavier and heavier!

 

Good to know - I've seen his info come up, definitely take his word for it!

 

Would anyone be interested in something like this.... was thinkin of makin a batch of em

 

Dirt designs ran a group buy on a kit that looked identical to that. I think they sold quite a few sets. I have a set sitting on my work bench. You may want to add a hole to the center of the bottom plate for coilover clearance

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...k-bucket-top-engine-crossover-bracket.403816/

 

Ahh didn't realize they made a kit for this, the bottom plate has standoffs at the bolt hole locations to give clearance on top

 

I saw the standoffs. Just wasn't sure if they would offer enough clearance. I'm sure they would have enough clearance on most trucks, but if you look at most secondary shock kits they tend to have way longer stand offs

 

Ah yea I know what ya mean, the vertical plate should be plenty tall enough to make up for it, hate the look of those tall standoffs

 

i think everyone with Icons that ordered the dirt designs ones resold them on here because the Icon top hat sticks up through that hole crazy far

 

Cool lil truck