Long Travel BS Thread

https://www.polyperformance.com/pol...5-tacoma-03-09-4runner-gx470-07-09-fj-cruiser

Interesting...

 

i feel like i need to pre-cursor this whenever someone asks me about them.

I only did these because i have the upper arm adjustability. If i did not, i would be nervous to run the lock tabs because it could not let me dial the alignment in properly/as easy. Just remember that if you dont have upper arm adjustability.

 

if i were you i'd look into these over those..
https://www.marlincrawler.com/axles/front-axle-armor/hd-lca-frame-brace-2016-tacoma

 

gussets are not the same as cam replacements.

 

yeah these would be a major pita if you didn’t have adjustable uppers. You’d be better to make your own post alignment if you’re running bushing uppers.

 

those are cam replacements? i guess you are referring to these, correct?: https://www.polyperformance.com/app...5-tacoma-03-09-4runner-gx470-07-09-fj-cruiser

my bad, i just glanced and saw them as gussets.

 

$100 for 4 bolts and 8 plates seems a bit pricey. I would like to have the plates without holes to lock my alignment where it is now. But it's a great idea. I'll look for Poly sales or coupons. I have heim upper arms.

 

set it once and forget it. $100 isnt much anymore these days.

 

If it would take you more than an hour to make its well worth the $100

 

Gas mileage sucks on the second gen, and it’s starting to make me want to get something more efficient now that I haul dirt bikes like every weekend. Do you guys think a valance would help a little to push the air around the flares? I have a bumper already so I would just need to put one on, so maybe it would help get me past like 9mpg...

 

It'll make your truck into a prius

That said if trophy trucks are able to go faster at high speeds with them, the CD is reduced.

 

9mpg is low. My truck is extremely inefficient and I get like 13.5.

Do you have a check engine light on. Do you have a bad O2 sensor?

 

No just all the flares, LT, tires, and the prerunner bumper do it I think. I plugged in my obdII and nothing came up and I cleaned out my maf and replaced air filters and all

 

I'm with @desertjunkie760 , I get about 13.5-14 depending on how much highway I drive. Check your plugs for carbon fouling, if you're running rich you should see it on the plugs. Besides the MAF, the O2 sensors could be a culprit. That reminds me, I wanna replace mine since I don't think they've ever been touched. Is your truck 2wd?

 

Yeah 9 is extremely low unless you’re hauling ass all the time. Even I get around 13 with a s/c and 37’s. Are you calculating for larger tires?

 

LOLMPG

 

Not stoked for mpgs I’ll probably be getting in the prerunner - my 08 gets 18 in LA traffic.

 

If I’m towing my race car (1600lbs) I get under 9 mpg and that’s not getting on the gas. Unloaded on the freeway it varies depending on which tank of gas it is. Going from Sacramento to Baja the first tank will get 12, then 15, then 18 by the time I roll into San Diego. It’s the computer learning my driving habit making the adjustment from commute to highway driving.

 

@Cam2010taco

2wd & With about 5” of Lift, 33’s, and glass, I get around 14-15 mixed normally.
99% freeway and cruising at 65mph I can get over 18 though.

I’ve found that strictly keeping Rpm’s under 2200 and going no faster than the speed limit will bump my mpg up ~2-3 when compared to even “normal” acceleration and going 70-75 on fwys.

 

I made my own before these were available, with an angle grinder and hand drill, and took several hours all said and done. The bolts alone were $30-$50 iirc, being metric, I would have gladly paid $100 for them. I did drill mine the way I wanted though.