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Feb 28 2013 12:44pm
Quote (KoJ @ Feb 28 2013 12:32pm)
lol, u just gotta give the bronco a little lovin, i bet u the bronco could out run the taco in the dezert any fay


If the suspension is built right of course it can, but long travel is useless where I live. In fact the closest ORV park is about 100 miles away. Maybe one day when I get bored of crawling I'll go LT, but it won't be for a while.
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Feb 28 2013 02:06pm
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If the suspension is built right of course it can, but long travel is useless where I live. In fact the closest ORV park is about 100 miles away. Maybe one day when I get bored of crawling I'll go LT, but it won't be for a while.


thats why i have both :)
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Feb 28 2013 02:17pm
How much did you buy your taco for? if you dont mind me asking
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Feb 28 2013 02:56pm
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How much did you buy your taco for? if you dont mind me asking


Sticker was at 34k, I have a buddy that got me a good deal. I paid 27k, with TT&L it was 29k out the door.

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thats why i have both :)


Don't get me wrong, I'd love to mob the desert or the beach but there isn't enough real estate I guess you could say. Maybe one day though..
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Don't get me wrong, I'd love to mob the desert or the beach but there isn't enough real estate I guess you could say. Maybe one day though..


right, we have everything here in california, and next weekend, im going to take it snow wheeling
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right, we have everything here in california, and next weekend, im going to take it snow wheeling


Lucky, there are beaches here for mobbing but the cops don't like when you go over 20 MPH on them.

In other news, I got my front and rear suspension done. Pics were on my old phone (the one that fell out of my pocket on my bike) and I dropped my torque wrench on it to finish it off. :rolleyes: Got a new phone and snapped a few pics I'll have to upload when I get off work. Went smoother than the first 2 times because I used a sketchy method to compress the coil and install the shock in the assembly where as this setup came assembled in a box.

The install went fairly smooth, only had a few minor pain in the ass moments where the brackets for the reservoirs didn't want to line up with the holes in the frame. Also I have to drill a tad bit more so I can replace the gussets on my front bumper, I am currently running without them and it doesn't sit well with me. Ride difference from the Kings vs the OME setup on the front is night and day. Worth every penny to me, the rear is a different story though. I was hauling a trailer with about 3k pounds on it and it rode like a Cadillac, with no weight though it felt the same as the OME setup. I think it's the Dakar springs in the rear, they love weight and don't sag much even with a 5k pound boat being pulled. I'll wait a month before re-torquing everything and giving a better review after they settle a bit. Also smashed my driver side tie rod boot (that's what I get for using a hammer instead of a tie rod puller), not sure if it needs replacing yet, guess I'll wait and see if it gives me any issues.

Quick rear pic


Unboxing


Old OME setup next to the then removed 600 pound King coils and ditched the sway bar, don't really need it with these stiff coils!

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Mar 4 2013 10:36am
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kangs


Overpriced for mid travel IMO, especially the rears. If I hadn't got a good deal on the fronts I wouldn't have bought the rear setup. Better than Icon I guess (although I couldn't verify that, plenty of issues with Icons top hats breaking) about the same price as Fox's. I'd love to get some front bump stops to replace the OEMs but my god they are proud of them.. I'd like it all to match though.
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Mar 4 2013 01:01pm
just link it :)

time for a 3link front dana 60 and a 4 link rear 14 bolt, full widths, do it then exo the bitch and crawl
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Mar 4 2013 01:22pm
Quote (KoJ @ Mar 4 2013 01:01pm)
just link it :)

time for a 3link front dana 60 and a 4 link rear 14 bolt, full widths, do it then exo the bitch and crawl

I wouldn't mind the exo, <3 but if I was going to do all that I would have bought a used one. This one just turned over 20k on the ODO and I don't off road it enough to justify a SAC. If I roll it, get bored, or if I buy another A to B commuter I might do something that drastic or LT it.
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