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Long Travel BS Thread

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by amaes, Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Jan 8, 2019 at 9:25 PM
    Dalandser

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    Solo has a green 2nd gen in their shop with it. Maybe they can show you what you want to see?
     
  2. Jan 8, 2019 at 9:33 PM
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    Of all the ucas I've installed they were the easiest and perfect gap alignment for the shock towers, you're with lsk right? I always get people confused on here lol
     
  3. Jan 8, 2019 at 9:41 PM
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    Good to hear, I was not anymore.
     
  4. Jan 8, 2019 at 9:50 PM
    Cam2010taco

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    Only the upper bags went off so I just cut em out bc it’s almost the same price for a cage to get them reinstalled, and for now I’ve done all the work myself!
    ya I was thinking it could be those too, I’ll do a good check on those! And thank you!
    I did actually check that and all of the mounting points seem to be fine and not rubbing so I think that should be good!

    I’m gonna check about the cab mounts sometime soon, how much is it to replace them cause I don’t got anything big enough to lift a cab haha!
     
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  5. Jan 9, 2019 at 12:47 AM
    Caboose117

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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint
    They do
    And I have asked a slurry of questions and taken a million pictures of that truck.

    But since I have the Baja shits shock tower on there from my +2 kit I have to cut more and I was hoping to find a picture of someone’s install when the shock hoops was ready to go on after all the cutting.

    Just trying to form a better mental picture before I cut into it
     
  6. Jan 9, 2019 at 12:49 AM
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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint

    I know it’s redundant but humor me, take it completely off and take a drive around,

    Also check the blocks on your crush bar if you still have it, if those got wrapped or crushed they squeak
     
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  7. Jan 9, 2019 at 12:50 AM
    Dalandser

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    Who's that dude with the brown linked truck - I thought I remembered some pics of his hoops.
     
  8. Jan 9, 2019 at 12:57 AM
    Caboose117

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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint
    No impact no idea... not sure I’ve seen it.

    I’ve talked to Irish sully as well, and Chris with the black truck

    Nobody happened to have pictures of what I was hoping for.

    I’m probably just being picky.

    Maybe I can just take a super nice picture of mine, print it out and take it to Bobby and have him make marks so I have a better idea/mental template
     
  9. Jan 9, 2019 at 5:29 AM
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    Once you loosen the bolts you can lift the cab with the OE jack, and support it with a 2x4
     
  10. Jan 9, 2019 at 5:55 AM
    Dalandser

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    Are you talking about just cutting the coil bucket or all the other things that need to get moved or clearanced - are you using their shock hoops?

    Sett your main hoop for the longer shocks and bolt the coilover into your lower arm uncharged with a main spring on it and your shock tabs bolted to the top. The coilover will tell you where you need to cut when it's at full droop when you can slide the main spring all the way up to the spring retainer.
     
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  11. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:04 AM
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    Im already in the southern AZ/phoenix area!
     
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  12. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:19 AM
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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint
    I got their shock hoops

    Figured their kit, their shock hoops.

    As far as clearancing the sheet metal I was just gonna put the UCA on and push it up to the top and chalk a like and cut there.

    Cause if the UCA clears the hoops will too.

    I just want to make sure that I cut all the right stuff at the right height for these new hoops so everything meshes well...

    Just being picky/ OCD
     
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  13. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:43 AM
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    If you want all the up travel you can get that's a good way to do it - you could bolt the rest of the kit on as well to make sure everything fits before you get too far into it and have to wait for parts or something.
     
  14. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:48 AM
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    Nice - I took a ride out there two years ago in December. Nice place. Quite a few first gen guys out there too - @Speedytech7

    [​IMG]
     
  15. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:51 AM
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    Thats awesome man! Im looking forward to seeing the socal peeps hopefully somewhat soon. If you ever roll this way let me know!
     
  16. Jan 9, 2019 at 6:57 AM
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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint
    Yeah I plan to get it all on and cycle it.
    I even got them to give me the kit without powdercoat so I could fix/mod anything I wanted to change before final instal (then I’ll Cerakote it all)

    Ya know, just in case I want to add a tab to something or in my case cause of where I live, drill a drain hole in the shock pockets so they don’t hold water and crap
     
  17. Jan 9, 2019 at 9:53 AM
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    Just gotta do a little digging lol this is off the aamco.racer’s truck. Found it on instagram3B67B324-A061-4F14-9523-FD117F952B6B.jpg
     
  18. Jan 9, 2019 at 10:25 AM
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    I'm here right now.... Been stuck do to some personal stuff. Hopefully finishing another project this weekend and start bolting on the XLT kit.

    [​IMG]
     
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  19. Jan 9, 2019 at 10:53 AM
    Caboose117

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    smashed this, broke that, covered it up with tape and paint

    Why remove the whole shock tower and UCA mounting points?

    From what Bobby told me you just have to cut off the hat of the shock tower and a little extra... not everything.

    Thank you for digging up a picture though tbasch
     
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  20. Jan 9, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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    Mine is a little bit different, but there are a couple reasons. First is anti-dive and getting rid of the factory quantity of anti-dive. For me the truck was bought on auction and one of the shock towers was twisted....
     
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