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Long Travel BS Thread

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

  1. Mar 5, 2012 at 10:30 AM
    Cr250jumper

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    I would say gusset everything. Steering is not something you would want to lose a mount on. Even if it means eventual steering rack wear, that is better than snapping off a tie rod and doing barrel rolls :cool:
     
  2. Mar 5, 2012 at 10:35 AM
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  3. Mar 5, 2012 at 10:47 AM
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  4. Mar 5, 2012 at 10:59 AM
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    i hurd dat! 3rd rack here i come
     
  5. Mar 5, 2012 at 11:06 AM
    NwiTACO

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  6. Mar 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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    Nice my friend raced ruff trucks a couple years ago. Then BAP this year took 8th
     
  7. Mar 5, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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  8. Mar 5, 2012 at 12:34 PM
    FearNothing321

    FearNothing321 You gonna eat that taco?

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    Stolen from Poly's FB

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  9. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM
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    Pretty sure that is Paul hayslett's truck
     
  10. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:09 PM
    nelson18matt

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    cool, paul's truck is on all 4 again...

    used to look like this...

    378765_321442554535554_100000094361149_1_01a7f52ad906bba00291c9c18d7df5431b6b7b7a.jpg
     
  11. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:13 PM
    Tacorunner87

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    He raced Bap
     
  12. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM
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    ah, so it's been on all 4 again... 1st time i've seen it with the beams
     
  13. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:17 PM
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    When I get home ill try to get pics of his truck at bap
     
  14. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:35 PM
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    Poly has a bunch of pics of his truck from that race on their Facebook
     
  15. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:37 PM
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    ^It looks like its the dirt that is built up in the wheel coming out from the landing, it does look strange being a perfect circle though
     
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  17. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:45 PM
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    Received a response from solo, 4x4 spindles....$1350 plus $800 for uni lower :eek: I want bad though.
     
  18. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:50 PM
    jberry813

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    My question is why?
    Gusset you spindles (if they aren't already) and do the heim upgraded steering from TC (double sheared). That'll cost you only $500. The lower ball joint really isn't restricting your travel since you're 4x4.
    Yeah the Solo spindles are BAMF, but you can buy a lot of stock spindles for that price.
     
  19. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:56 PM
    DIRT YOTA

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    Scared of lower bj blowing out....lol.
     
  20. Mar 5, 2012 at 2:59 PM
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    i hear ya there man. adam is going to fab me up some lower uni conversion brackets. solo wanted $450 for the lower uni ball conversion with out the heim steering (i already have that)

    the 2WD and 4WD brackets can't be that different from each other so i'm sure he could tweak it a little bit and make some that will work for you
     

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