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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Bryant, Arkansas
Age: 21
Posts: 145
Real Name: Parker
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Bryant, Arkansas
Age: 21
Posts: 145
Real Name: Parker
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Long travel rear - What does it take?
I'm looking at new shocks because the seal in my rear passenger Toytec BOSS shock crapped out after 25k miles and lost all it's oil
I'm considering just going ahead and going long travel while I'm at it, so I wanted to get some input on issues/considerations I should know when going long travel in the rear?
I've been doing my research and reading as many build threads and forum posts as I can find, and here's what I know:
- Variable rate springs so they stay seated
- Longer brake lines on axle to account for travel
- Adjustable upper/lower links to center axle (already getting)
- 2" bump stop extensions to limit compression (already installed)
- No sway bar (already uninstalled)
I'm mainly looking at the LT Dobinsons IMS shocks and LT Icon 56550 shocks (MetalTech Stage 2 LT kit)
Anything I'm missing, or issues I need to expect if I go long travel? This is my daily driver as well, but I already don't run a sway bar, so it shouldn't effect on-road handling, right? And what's with the issue of the driveshaft contacting the gas tank skid at full droop that I've read about? Would the position of the pan hard bar not make it arc away from the tank at droop?
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