Long Travel BS Thread

Suggestions for Welding the uniball cup without the brass spacer? Kartek was out of stock when I ordered the rest of my shit from them.

 

Hard to choose 2in or 3.5!!

 

Aluminum puck works too if you know someone with a lathe...or use an old trashed uniball

 

Damn that's a tragedy. Loved that truck.

Race you there

 

Ordered 2.125" Aluminum rod on McMaster for $17. Should work

 

This is the worst puzzle ever
Untitled by Connor Rhoades, on Flickr

 

Hurry up and put it together

 

Soo I was able to put in a 1500psi howe power steering pump....works a hell of a lot better than the stock pump

 

Pics would be awesome - is it belt operated or electric?

 

Belt...its one of thier TC 1500psi pumps off a friends 10 car... it just about bolts in the factory location, just need to make a little 1/4" space for the upper bolt. And use a course thread 3/8" bolt for the bottom bolt...3 jaw pulled the old factory pulley off and plopped it on the Howe pump... got some adapters for the steering rack connections to run AN fittings and hoses...hooked it all up to my resi and return filter and cooler...works super good in the dirt u can chuck the wheel instead of bus driver it around

 

Started my SUA install on friday. Got it back on its wheels last night. Driveshaft is out getting shortened and a slip yoke added...pick it up in a few hours then gonna start fabbing the bedcage for the shocks. New bedsides dont show until the 18th from Advanced glass. Bumpstops and cans should be here on thursday.

 

Ah is this the DMZ route? Looking sick man!

 

Yup DMZ springs and hangers. Would have bought his bedcage if he was done developing it for the longbed. But I now have to make one myself along with my fabricator buddy @Yotamac . Just waiting for the driveshaft to be done so I can drive to his house where all the tube bending tools are. Outta be a nice bouncy ride with no shocks Full disclosure...all welding was done by @Yotamac as I cant do that shit. Everything else has been a team effort.

 

The kit actually drives pretty nice with no shocks.

 

Ah so this is what he's been busy doing. I hit @Yotamac up last month because everyone said he had a lead on installing gears. Looks like he does good work too.

 

Those questioning 3.0 vs 2.5, y'all don't need the 3.0's, you just need winter.


Winter: Keeping shocks cool from October to May

 

Looks good man! He used my truck to prototype the Standard bed bedcage a year ago. Guess he never finalized things yet to put it in production. Looking back, wish I shoulda bought a daily and the rest of tools to build a cage myself, just for the experience.

Easy over bumps, felt like the springs would want to rip the carrier bearing out sometimes. haha

 

Got me some Big boy shocks race 3.0s 4tubes , now its time for a revalve and some shock tab adjustments.

on another note
My 16” 2.5s tris are gonna be Up for sale soon they’re valved for a tacoma with dmz fab sua or any setup that uses a 16” bypass. Last rebuild had all new seals oil etc and new shafts. I’ll post them up in the for sale section once it get em off.

 

Where’d you pick those up at?