Outer Limits 4x4 Board

How do you like your travel to be setup?

Do you like more rear travel then front or even amounts front to rear? and why?

I like to have front and rear as close as possible as I think it makes for a much more stable and predictable rig.

My lux has approx 21 inch in the front and approx 24 inchs in the rear. When I go to coils in a year or 2 I`ll be trying to get approx 21 to 24 front and rear.

Good question,

I've only ever played around on rigs with lots of travel in the rear... can't say from experience, however flex from both front and rear would be more stable I would think.

Steering linkages limits most in the front?

I like the balanced feel of my zook with rears all round, it also comes in handy when you want to swap them around. (i.e. when the drivers side sags with me in it)

I didn't have much choice with the Jabber :-
front = 8"
rear = 16"

I think those figures will look a lot better soon

id love for my front end to be on par with the rear

witht the setup i have now it is fairly even front and rear and i think that it makes it way more stable and predictable ....

Ryan, How much travel are you getting from the front? I think in stock front and back are about equal.

definetly an even balance, lots more predictable and stable.

Bitsamissin wrote:I didn't have much choice with the Jabber :-
front = 8"
rear = 16"

I think those figures will look a lot better soon

9.5" front (IFS)
20" rear
105" wheelbase
60" track f&r

Measured bottom rim-top of wheel arch..

All of a sudden I don't feel so bad

Gary, you keep mentioning those figures but looking at the pics of your truck I just can't see how you would have the room (in up travel) especially at the rear and even the front with those tyres.
How are you measuring those figures ??
They would be extremely long rear shocks to get that sort of travel ??
I just can't see it to be honest........................

muppet_man67 wrote:Ryan, How much travel are you getting from the front? I think in stock front and back are about equal.

not as much as i would like

with my current setup the rear flexes shit loads more than standard but the front end is equal to standard or a little better.

when i get blistiens in the front and get it sorted hopefully i can get the font on par with the rear.

still flexes well for standard sierra suspention

the rear on mine flexs a little more than the front...the front does flex heaps more but as said above i had to limit it due to the steering link..

have not tried it out very much yet but from what ive done its very balanced......even on side slopes..but i think it has alot to do with the heavier diffs...

Bitsamissin wrote:Gary, you keep mentioning those figures but looking at the pics of your truck I just can't see how you would have the room (in up travel) especially at the rear and even the front with those tyres.
How are you measuring those figures ??
They would be extremely long rear shocks to get that sort of travel ??
I just can't see it to be honest........................

Measured bottom rim-top of wheel arch..

Rear has a lot of droop, shocks are bias mounted to upper chassis rail height. Lower shock mount 7" lower than axle centerline. Resting shock length 22". In conjunction with 3.5" extra track (from +45mm offset 15x6 to +7mm 15x7) it all somehow works out to 20" travel (16" stock)...

Front stock is 10.5", mine has slightly less due to an extra coil and heavier wire to give the lift.

If you are in Melbourne, I will happily come around and you can measure it yourself.