Long Travel BS Thread

you'll need a whole new leaf pack, the long travel leafs are 61.5" and are much longer than stock leafs.

http://www.chaosfab.com/toyaccess_rearsus.html

12" shackles
front spring hangers
shackle pivot gussets
u bolt plates

the spring perches (plates) are here

http://www.kartek.com/Product/Suspension/UboltPlates.html

you'll also need new lower shock tabs and limit straps and want a poly bump stop. TC has bling lower shock tabs but you can have some made for a lot cheaper... they just wont have the sex appeal.

i wouldn't recomend running this set up with the icon shocks. it'll just be too much work, to try and make it work, and it wont really work...

keep saving the $$$ and just do it right the first time, you'll be much happier

 

Perfect matt thank you a ton.

 

I know the guy who owns that FJ, it also has a Dana 60 rear

 

no problemo, happy to help

 

any idea cost wise I would be looking at parts alone?, are there any alternatives to the $300 shackles?

 

Did the exact same thing! Haha

 

Agreed, piece it together and take your time to make some of the easy stuff. I just did a complete rear LT for under $1500 (plus whatever you have to pay a fabricator to install)

 

IMO gussiting a stock bent hanger would be like putting a bandaid on a turd... Cut it off and build a good one!


On a side note. For all the shit you guys have gone through with leafs you could have linked your trucks twice!

 

It was something I thought about but Im not comfortable building links right now, maybe someday. But your more than welcome to link mine

 

Short course links! Add it up cost the same as a long travel leaf setup

 

Hmmm your making me think. After it gets caged I may pick your brain

 

Think about this.

For leafs you need:
Leafs
Hangers
Shocks
Bedcage
Limit straps
Bumps

For short course links you need:
Links (strait tubing and heims)
Mounts
Coilovers
Bedcage
Limit straps
Bumps

 

Pretty good point! And short course style links don't have as much sway as reg. TT style links so it'd def. be do able for a DD.(pretty sure anyways)

I've actually considered this as I'd be able to pull decent travel & maintain my clearance for the trials/rocks. Only problem I for see for me is I have a lot of camping gear so it'd take some work to find the proper spring rate

 

Easier than finding the right leaf spring!

 

got a link? couldnt find it at hd.com

 

that is not a pic of the defined springpack! they have never been triplewrapped and dont really need it unless you plan on recklessly hitting big rocks. krish also has the standard pack and not the XL pack, but the only difference is an additional spring added in the appropriate place

 

Don't forget you have to move your gas tank for the upper links and run a trussed housing too.