Long Travel BS Thread

i was hoping the SDHQ boots were OK, i planned to use the ones i had in the garage.

 

Mine didn't come with boot clamps though. So much sure to order some of those

 

All the sets I've installed came with clamps for the large diameter side of the boot and I just reused the old clamps for the small diameter side. I've also used stainless tie wraps. Both routes require a different specialty tool to install correctly. TC extended axles include hose clamps. I don't use them. But do keep a spare set in my trail spares.

You also may want to order grease from sdhq when you order the boots. They don't come with grease like the oem' do

 

Ok so which ones? Both say for 05+ Tacomas, what is the difference?


"Direct replacement cv boot kit" :

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/oemreplacementcvbootkits.aspx?variation=36900

"Tacoma CV boot kit" :

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/tacomacvbootkits.aspx?variation=36469

Im assuming I want the "direct replacement" ?

 

I forget where I read it, but someone suggested the SDHQ boots are simply EMPI boots: 86-2418-D and 86-2326-D CV Boot kits. If that's the case...

$34 Empi 86-2418-D CV Boot Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HQITG0O/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

$28 Empi 86-2326D CV Boot Kit

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000IY6DH2/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

Call CVJ and get their high angle boots. You can see the difference here - https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ked-trip-reports.412394/page-11#post-13396487

They do cost a bit more, but its well worth the extra cost.

 

Got my tracking number!!! Kit will be here next week.

 

Need a measurement of a fox 2.5 bypass. How far does tube stick out from body? So from body to farthest edge of tube

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, please, but wasn't there a problem with these boots that if you had to much CV angle (IE a bunch of lift/preload) the fins rubbed to much and actually caused excessive wear and failed? Maybe I'm thinking of something else...or stock boots lol.

 

I would say that was with stock boots, the fins on these CVJ are further apart.

 

I don't have time to dig through, but the ideal ratio has been posted a few times. Off the top of my head, I wanna say 60/40% up/down. What's normal for the giant SUA kit ?

 

If you have 16" bypasses, minus about 1" for limiting with straps/bumps. 60% of 15" would be 9" uptravel. Seems like a lot to me lol. I'm sure some knowledgeable people can chime in.

 

Anybody want some silly smog parts?

 

For shits and gigs I decided to check out TTORA, but was bummed to find that there is a database error. I was curious if TTORA might ever go under as I think a lot of their traffic has migrated elsewhere, but this might have just happened. Regardless, it was a good secondary resource to what folks have done in the past if it wasn't catalogued on TW. Kind of sad though as TTORA is where my beginnings started.

 

Getting closer Limit straps and bump cans from @SDHQ OFFROAD installed, thanks!

 

Around 8" would be a minimum , around 9/10 is pretty good. I have more down travel than up travel and it still works really good.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/jds-02-tacoma-build.126596/

 

I assume you don't have the HD springs?