I'm the final leg of finally having this thing off road ready (I'll update my thread at some point).
Some of the finishing touches include some suspension tweaks. Current set up is an OME 2" with Nitrocharger Sport shocks (I believe we're looking at 13.74x23.18" in the front, 14.05x23.11" in the rear), I've moved the center pin forward and it's sitting on 35x10.50 Kendas on FJ Cruiser steelies with Spidertrax 2" wheel spacers. Drives well, tires actually fit, and it flexes like you might expect. I'm going to add some anti inversion lift shackles for an extra inch of ride height and suspension flex and I'm looking to plug in some adjustable Fox 2.0s, hoping to be able to remove the front sway bar to simplify and gain some wheel travel instead of relying on a quick disconnect mechanism. I also added some really long steel braided brake lines when I redid the brakes, so that's a non issue.
I have worked in marketing and product development for some of the major suspension companies out there, and I'm sure I can answer these questions on my own- but I'm wondering if anyone here has played around with long travel shocks on these mid wheel base rigs, and if so, what are your shock lengths and modifications to accommodate the additional wheel travel? I'm going to keep it simple this time and keep the factory driveshafts (lengthening is ok) and leaf spring set up. I don't want break stuff wheel travel, just to maximize what I can get out of the factory-ish driveline. The idea for this truck is simple and bombproof. Anyone got any info/pics? In the end I've got lockers, t case gears and built axles with 35s, so if I lift a wheel so be it, I'll get there.
Some of the finishing touches include some suspension tweaks. Current set up is an OME 2" with Nitrocharger Sport shocks (I believe we're looking at 13.74x23.18" in the front, 14.05x23.11" in the rear), I've moved the center pin forward and it's sitting on 35x10.50 Kendas on FJ Cruiser steelies with Spidertrax 2" wheel spacers. Drives well, tires actually fit, and it flexes like you might expect. I'm going to add some anti inversion lift shackles for an extra inch of ride height and suspension flex and I'm looking to plug in some adjustable Fox 2.0s, hoping to be able to remove the front sway bar to simplify and gain some wheel travel instead of relying on a quick disconnect mechanism. I also added some really long steel braided brake lines when I redid the brakes, so that's a non issue.
I have worked in marketing and product development for some of the major suspension companies out there, and I'm sure I can answer these questions on my own- but I'm wondering if anyone here has played around with long travel shocks on these mid wheel base rigs, and if so, what are your shock lengths and modifications to accommodate the additional wheel travel? I'm going to keep it simple this time and keep the factory driveshafts (lengthening is ok) and leaf spring set up. I don't want break stuff wheel travel, just to maximize what I can get out of the factory-ish driveline. The idea for this truck is simple and bombproof. Anyone got any info/pics? In the end I've got lockers, t case gears and built axles with 35s, so if I lift a wheel so be it, I'll get there.