4x4 Long Travel
i have no experience in the long travel department. i can see the benifit of having the long travel kit if you plan on playing in the desert, but if your rig is 4x4, will the long travel kit help or hurt your 4x4 capabilities (i.e. crawling)???
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from what people have told me, the only place it will really hurt is if you're trying to rock krawl.
other then that, i think it'd be badass on the trail. if you search back a little, you'll see i started a thread on it, and im pretty sure theres some good info in there |
http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbu...4x4/index.html
That's the link to the whole build, but there's a ton of good info in there and some good pictures of what that truck can do. |
thanks i'll check it out! although, the crawling deficiency might veer me away since i do like to do it from time to time. basically i am in search of a setup that will make my rig an efficient versatile rig for the desert and the rock trails...
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The only reason I can see where it would hurt crawling is because you don't get a lift from the kit. Other than that I see the magazine crawling with it just fine.
http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/89954..._side_view.jpg |
if you are just into crawling/wheeling and not desert and speed why not just SAS it?
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Originally Posted by Tys 4x4
(Post 1275144)
from what people have told me, the only place it will really hurt is if you're trying to rock crawl.
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Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1275269)
It made mine better. The LT kit flexes better than stock. And you get ground clearance from tires, not lift, so by fitting 35's or 33's on it with LT you'll be much better off than say an RCD or Superlift.
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Originally Posted by TrePaul86
(Post 1275276)
All depends on the application and usage...
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Originally Posted by Woods-Rider
(Post 1275250)
if you are just into crawling/wheeling and not desert and speed why not just SAS it?
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Yeah but andy like I said... Usage is a key factor... And the look he wants. Also, Price is a huge factor in the decision of LT kits.
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
(Post 1275319)
SAS is overrated.
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
(Post 1275339)
I would agree on two conditions. If you are only going as big as 33's or you run highspeed terrain. Everything else a Solid axle will outperform your normal IFS
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
(Post 1275339)
I would agree on two conditions. If you are only going as big as 33's or you run highspeed terrain. Everything else a Solid axle will outperform your normal IFS
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i don't plan on doing serious rock crawling nor do i intend on running the baja 1000. however, i like to crawl from time to time and i also enjoy a little speed in the desert. doing the rcd or superlift w/ coilovers and install will run me about $3500 ea and will pretty much just keep me nuetral. the db lt kit will run me about $5000 and a sas should be about the same done right. since i have a bl now w/ 33's, i was thinking i could possibly run 35s with the lt, bl, & fibers. i just want to make sure if i do crawl, that i won't "f-up" the lt kit. if so, i should probably sas my rig!
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Originally Posted by Ford'sFORD
(Post 1275451)
i don't plan on doing serious rock crawling nor do i intend on running the baja 1000. however, i like to crawl from time to time and i also enjoy a little speed in the desert. doing the rcd or superlift w/ coilovers and install will run me about $3500 ea and will pretty much just keep me nuetral. the db lt kit will run me about $5000 and a sas should be about the same done right. since i have a bl now w/ 33's, i was thinking i could possibly run 35s with the lt, bl, & fibers. i just want to make sure if i do crawl, that i won't "f-up" the lt kit. if so, i should probably sas my rig!
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Originally Posted by CBFranger
(Post 1275466)
You wont mess up the suspension, it's just independent suspension Doesn't flex as well as SAS. However, anything is better than stock torsions. :crazy:
It'll provide a smoother ride off road as well. |
Long travel with a body lift huh?
I can hear the desert guys laughing at you now ;) With the right wheels, and the right fenders you should easily be able to run 35's with just the Dixon bros kit. You can adjust your ride height as you see fit depending on what you're doing with the truck. Just keep in mind how many CV's Jason went through before upgrading them... |
so if crawling won't mess up a lt kit, but won't be as good as a sas and i plan on doing some crawling as well as desert... is there even an advantage to going all out with the lt instead of just going with the rcd kit???
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Originally Posted by brianjwilson
(Post 1275567)
Long travel with a body lift huh?
I can hear the desert guys laughing at you now ;) Just keep in mind how many CV's Jason went through before upgrading them... |
Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1275424)
Why only 33's? I could run 37's if I so desired.
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Originally Posted by Ford'sFORD
(Post 1275597)
so if crawling won't mess up a lt kit, but won't be as good as a sas and i plan on doing some crawling as well as desert... is there even an advantage to going all out with the lt instead of just going with the rcd kit???
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Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1275611)
To be fair I only blew one. I blew one, ran it for a year broken, and ended up breaking one more (the outer) because of the axle shaft flopping around for so long. So yea, I really only blew one in four years of hard abuse. By the way, I must have seen your trucks pictured 4-5 times in the 60 tips article. Zip tie hubs, bilstein 5100's, light bar, bed extender... How many trucks do you all have, combined? Seems like a pretty big variety of vehicles. :biggthump |
Originally Posted by CBFranger
(Post 1275723)
When you're doing desert stuff I'd put money on the true LT kit doing better.
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Originally Posted by CBFranger
(Post 1275723)
When you're doing desert stuff I'd put money on the true LT kit doing better.
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