Long Travel BS Thread

Wow get ticked off much?

 

lol dude, ride height is ride height. A lot of guys in here running the same height with 3.5 kits as stock replacement lifts. I understand your logic for stuffing 35s at bump but chill lol....you're not doing lt for lift right?

 

35s are way easier to fit with long travel anyways....

 

Yes and no.
Complete differents between the 2. Easy to fit with stock length if you ask me less up travel. Plus with 3.5 , unless you bump most of the up travel your inner fenders get In the way and upper cab fire wall with 35s what's the point of spending all that money for little gains in travel.
Went from stock length to plus 3.5 with same tires .
With 3.5 i had to make a ton more modifications to get the extra up travel.
Other wise why go plus 3.5 if you just want lift. Makes zero sence. Lots of good info on this subject all ready.
Never mad just seems like alot of waste to compare the 2 here.
There lots of threads for this.
This Why this thread is loosing guys with lots of experience. The same old thing over and over. On tw. Then people get but hurt when someone says something they dont like.
Let's not lock this thread up.

 

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My shackle width on the pivot side is 3.5” wide.
Is that what your shorter shackles are?
How long are they from center to center?
How much $$ do you want for them?

 

I’ll measure when I get home. I don’t care to be honest. I paid 280 for them. They have ten miles on them. No bushings but they are just common type that I can give you the pn for. Whatever you want to pay I’m good with.

 

Awwww Jason had my back when I took the high road and ignored the comment lol

 

For the record, I was talking about 3.5+" LT, not lift. I have pretty much no lift, Kings are still set from where ever King set the coils at, and it never bugged me until recently. Decided when I rebuild all my shocks I'm gonna add an inch or so of lift up front and back and see how I like it. I didn't think lots of lift + high speed turns in the sand was a good idea so I never bothered. Plus to lazy.

I've never stuffed 35s on stock anything before, nor would I try, sounds like a bunch of cutting, and as well know, it doesn't matter how much lift you have, you're still gonna bump up to the same spot, but bigger tires means its gonna bump sooner...or you're gonna self clearance some sheet metal. I was doing that on the 34s very slightly anytime I jumped, so I know for a fact it's just gonna be worse on 35s. I've already contacted a few local fab guys to see if they want to cut up the truck and tuck the inner fenders back for me, no luck so far.

I already have some new body mounts that tuck way back sitting on the shelf (yeah yeah, story of my life), and have been eyeballing the big ass 5lb mallet my Father in law gave me thinking I can just clearance everything on my own

 

Are you guys with Ass glass shaving or cutting the rear for higher clearance?

 

Even with good glass...departure cut the bottom rear fenders....and cut about 2.5" out of my 6" glass works fronts to clear a small 37 lol

 

After stalking this thread for many years, can finally make a post!! Got all my parts in for my build, next step is to take it to smp for install etc

 

Shock tuning...?
So I finally finished my rear.
Taking the truck out next weekend.
Where do I start with the shocks?
Fox 16” triples
Do I start midway of adjustment and work from there?
Anyone know of a good article or write up?
Thanks in advance

 

What valving is in them?

 

Don't think that says anything about valving so I have no idea what that means. Rebound fully open should be good. Long compression start a few turns in. Short compression start a few turns more than the long compression. That'll get you started.

 

Pretty coin, but that’s why I’ve been saving for about a year to be able to do this!! Work hard play hard

 

Compression 2,1
Rebound #70

And thank you

 

Quick question for those of you running SUA setups. How is your shock stroke divided when you're sitting at ride height? Are you sitting at the center of the shocks travel or is it offset like 60/40? If you're offset, do you have more travel stroke up or down?