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sreidmx

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JT monster truck

Hey guys we got another build on the slate!
Here's a great example of a 78 K10, typical procomp lift springs and based on part numbers puts it at 6 inches, I think it sits higher, 47 inches from the ground to the fender... annnd it rides like it has that much lift also.
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I love stepsides, this one has tons of character!
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Must be some sort of boomerang type of shackle.. didn't work really, bummer..
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I met Jake when Ethel puked the clutch last summer, he was the tow truck driver that came and got us and brought Ethel home. He met our first customer Dillon, he also got to see our first build, since then Jake and I have talked many times and he's even visited @bergerking to check out the DirtyC.
The goals for him are pretty simple, make the truck ride better, and if it's able to slay some Prerunner rangers and yotas he'll be happy :)
Well... as a matter of fact, we know how to do just that!
I wanted to mention one thing, we originally selected 46mm shocks for this build, after sending pictures of these to Jake he decided he wanted to upgrade to the 60mm shocks, which is no problem! Bigger is better in shocks! The price changes are near 250$ for the upgrade and worth every penny.
Here are some comparison pics of the 46mm next to the 60mm.
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Body side is apparent and the end caps are also smaller, the rod ends and shafts are the same.
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The resivoir is longer but smaller diameter on the 46.
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This end of the shocks are the same.


@secutright and myself will be building this and it should be done in the next month. We'll do our best to post updates!
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Read more about this build here...
 
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Wider is better!

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They use standard springs and the lengths are now standardized, they also adopted a normal rod end so it's 5/8 with a 1/2 inch spacer. But their piston is 2.65 and they still have lots of special stuff you can physically change like bypass shims or bleed shims which most don't. There is also two pistons available, these have a digressive piston and 370/110 valving to get us going.
 
sreidmx said:
They use standard springs and the lengths are now standardized, they also adopted a normal rod end so it's 5/8 with a 1/2 inch spacer. But their piston is 2.65 and they still have lots of special stuff you can physically change like bypass shims or bleed shims which most don't. There is also two pistons available, these have a digressive piston and 370/110 valving to get us going.
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I'm shock stupid so more information here as you go would be cool
 
Digressive means that the shock is firmer initially and then would "blow off" some of the initial hit once past the lower speed(shaft velocity) impact, it becomes linear from there, a linear piston is softer initially and ramps up in a linear fashion.

If your an electronics guy think of bumps like this. Amplitude is the size of the impact and frequency is how quickly the impact happens, itnis possible to have a very low frequency of impact with high amplitude, i.e:curbs, rocks, square edged bumps, rain ruts, pretty much anything you get really surprised by.
Rolling whoops are typically lower speed, or lower amplitude.
 
Cool

If you guys make adjustments on the valving and such, keeps us updated
 
Absolutely, we actually will be working with Bilstein to perfect it at least for our stuff and can make that available to you guys.
 
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