60/80 uptravel

[green_machine]

ok, so I am working on some tweaks to my 80 in time for moab. I have always tried to achieve50/50 on the trucks I have built up, but I don't think due to the spring rates/lengths/coil per inch that I am going to be able to do that on the 80, at least in the front.

I am curious to others real world uptravel, as measured, in inches.

I am after 60's and 80's only due to the 60's weight similarities and distribution.

 

[alkaline747trio]

Good question sir. Although I think you should change it to reflect more the type of rig you're looking for, not just a model. Ex: A 40 set up for crawling should have the same travel ratio as an 80.

I personally have a little less than 4", but that is so I can fit 38.5s. I wish there was an easy way to change out my bumpstops and move my shocks up so that I could get a little more up travel with the 33s (Baja style).

 

[Mace]

first question, how much travel total?

 

[PKP80]

I had a desert shop setup my truck...part of which I regret and part which I can appreciate.

I have great up and downward travel, BUT the reality of wheeling IMO is that you really need the droop more than the up travel. up travel is more of an issue at speed over jumps and whoops.

I am not saying that it's not important and that you shouldn't shoot for the most up travel you can get, but given you are getting max droop.

 

[green_machine]

I don't agree with the first reply, but that's cool, reason is that the weight/wheelbase/weight distribution will efect how it handles, so I think the 40 is out as a comparison.

I have 10.5" travel now, and going to 14" I would go 16" but I can't afford them, and I don't think there is room on the topside mount area under the master cylinder.

 

[Mace]

What do you want to do with it?

You planning on going really fast and jumpin it?

 

[green_machine]

What do you want to do with it?

You planning on going really fast and jumpin it?

typical family hauler that crawls...

I am just looking to see what others or doing, and what they think of their setups...

 

[Mace]

4 to 6"

 

[lowtideride]

I have 3 inches of up-travel on the shocks. The tire still stuffs well with this set up. It also allows the tire to droop a great deal with out lifting a tire in the air.


the rig is a DD 350 miles a week...and built to wheel in the rocks.

 

[Waggoner5]

I run close to 4" on all of my trucks. It seems to work well, but I try to keep my trucks low so I limit up travel. The 80s I have wheeled with have 10-12 travel in the rear and do better than my 62 with 14". Iwould stay with about 12" if it were me.

 

[green_machine]

I run close to 4" on all of my trucks. It seems to work well, but I try to keep my trucks low so I limit up travel. The 80s I have wheeled with have 10-12 travel in the rear and do better than my 62 with 14". Iwould stay with about 12" if it were me.

gary, I call bs on the low thing.. I tech'd you in last year at cmo6 (well half of the dealio) and that 45/80 is not low.. or maybe it's just the way the body sits...

 

[Waggoner5]

Well, let me add this. It sits as low as it possibly can to run 40s. The body sits less than 1 inch from the highest point on the frame. I guess I should have said that I like them to be as low as possible to run the tire I want to run. Sorry.

 

[Tapage]

I always try to have more up travel than less travel, so are not always posible cos my arched springs ..

 

[Mark W]

depends a lot on your spring rate, shock valving and useage. I was running soft springs, not overly stiff shocks and 4 inches of uptravel. Bottomed out both ends of the rig far to easily at normal trail speeds when loaded. Stiffened up the suspension and added an inch and a half of uptravel (not just to the shocks, but to the suspension). Works much better now.

This particular experience was with a '40, but the model really doesn't matter.



Mark...

 

[alkaline747trio]

depends a lot on your spring rate, shock valving and useage. I was running soft springs, not overly stiff shocks and 4 inches of uptravel. Bottomed out both ends of the rig far to easily at normal trail speeds when loaded. Stiffened up the suspension and added an inch and a half of uptravel (not just to the shocks, but to the suspension). Works much better now.

This particular experience was with a '40, but the model really doesn't matter.



Mark...

I concur with that, loaded vs. unloaded an inch can make or break you. Right now I'm trying to find a way to easily move my travel up/down for different sized tires and terrain, but this looks to be a MAJOR challenge.

 

[Mace]

airbags..

 

[alkaline747trio]

...? explain.

 

[green_machine]

...? explain.

airbags allow for adjustable height and spring rate.

not really in my time budget on this truck.

 

[alkaline747trio]

airbags allow for adjustable height and spring rate.

not really in my time budget on this truck.

So it adjusts lift height and not shock travel. Not beneficial to me.

 

[Mace]

So it adjusts lift height and not shock travel. Not beneficial to me.

??? So you want a system that adjusts the length of a shock but not ride height?
???