Long Travel BS Thread

well...thats no good.

 

I’m working on a more permanent LBJ delete currently.

 

It does taper slightly FYI.

 

Yea I just needed a general measurement, for a chase light , want to squeeze the biggest one I can between my rollcage tubes

 

What does that entail?

Like the guy whole welded in a uniball into OEM ones?

 

No fuck that haha. Orientation is still in correct. Ballistic Uniball and my boxed lower control arm. Heim steering required though

 

so youre making a custom LCA and modifying the spindle?

 

Wish that XLT kit was on sale..

 

It's on sale but only a few hundred off. I wish they were doing the 20% off on it.

 

The second gen xlt is, just not 20%

 

There would be a few more trucks on here with it if it was lol

 

Worked on a Chevy a few weeks back. Customer used a "steel it" knock off coating and I'm a fan now!







He'll be back in January for bumpers and front LT install.

 

Yeah for real. I’d be buying that now if it were 20% off

 

Is that a 2500??

 

Yes and kind of. We’ll see if it works. It’s just a Solidworks model currently

 

2 or 4 wheel drive? Wonder if it would make a difference. Maybe their design's changed

After adding uniball conversion and spindles to Solo's regular lt kit, there's only a $200 difference in the xlt kit with axles. Can't justify going the first route when things seem simpler and obviously more travel with the xlt kit.

 

Just build it it’ll be fine

 

How are they simpler?

You don't gain much travel unless you use a 10" shocks....which mean custom hoops and hacking the fenders. Even with solos wiy kit.

Then you have a truck thats 2" wider over all. Need big fiber glass too.

Then at least to me..you should do an engine cage while you do shock hoops. Then roll cage..and then you might as well tie into a nice bed cage with a fuel cell a 4 link and 9" rear end to pull at least 24" travel to justify 17 up front.


Not so simple

 

Anyone ever have issues with their tires rubbing the crap out of their rear bypasses on hard turns?
I'm already running spacers and they don't touch any other time than when I whip the truck hard left or right.

I'm asking cause I am getting a Currie rear end built and want to make my rear track width wide enough

 

Depends on your bypass orientation. Right to left sliding around is gonna flex the suspension similar to rock crawling. I have all my bypasses tubes forward and flexing like this with wheel 2" wheel spacers I didn't rub the shocks at all. You might need to notch the frame and move your shock mounts inward if you can't fix it otherwise.