NJ B.S. Thread

What kit did you go with for the rear?

 

Keeping my mouth shut these days.

 

Happy Turkey Day fuckers!

 

Any negative effects when doing a shackle flip?

Thought I read something about springs not designed for it and handling on the road suffers.
Could have been fake news though.

I would be running dakars.
@HomerTaco

@stairgod
Missed you last weekend. BA was fun.

 

Beats in the lead springs more but that’s about it. Way more positives than negatives with that mod IMO

 

Happy Thanksgiving
Here's to hoping everyone's bird is up to par.

 

DMZ. After doing the install I realized the bolt-on kits don't really make anything easier, possibly harder when considering you have to completely clear the rivets from the frame. Also, the frame is twisty, so my hangers needed to be plumbed out from the frame. The front ones needed to be rotated out at the bottom and the rear rotated out at the top. Probably the easiest part of the install was setting up and welding the hangers. All the cutting and grinding sucked and you have to do that anyway with the bolt on, not to mention setting pinion angle and welding the spring perches, shock tabs, etc.

 

4" even

 

Often times I find it easier to design and build my own shit. That way I know how everything is supposed to go together.

Like making a bookcase from scratch VS an IKEA kit. No need for instructions and better fit and finish.

 

Lots of sparks when modding suspension.
@mjp2 did all this long before any of us.
Maybe I can lure him to chime in...

 

Got the rear disc kit done last night. Had to break out the plasma to deal with a bolt not going in. Initial impression is favorable.

 

Last I heard he was going back to a SOA set up cuz he was hanging his leaves up on shit all the time

 

Yeah, that's awesome if you can do it. I'm glad I built my own bed cage, but I'm not skilled enough to engineer suspension, let alone have all the fab/machining/CAD equipment/experience to match guys like DMZ, DTF or any of these other guys. I'm in utter amazement of what Dirt Designs builds. R&D is a huge value too.

 

CAD is just a tool. I use cardboard. Suspension is like anything else. A bunch of parts make up a whole.
Like I tell people all the time. You know how I build a house? One piece at a time. Once broken down into its components, it is simple. But to the novice looking at the plans and a bare piece of ground, it can be daunting.

 

My brother and I built his house. 3 bedroom, 2 Bath.

52 weekends.

Never doing that again.

 

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Smoker fired up:

 

Happy turkey day everyone.

 

Hey, we have the same smoker. I've been pretty happy with it.

 

Tacomas tow like crap doesn't matter if they have shackle flip or gold plated springs made by the Pope.

SHACKLE FLIP FOR LIFE