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Thank you Max!You, always with the good observations Yes, the mount is higher, however, I am hoping that for those already running 7" to 8" coilovers will be able to reuse them based on the following:1) If you're interested in RCLT then it's because you're looking to run 35" or taller tires, and2) If you're running 35" or taller tires with LT already then your coils are likely cranked down a bit to gain sufficient lift for 35" or taller tires, and finally3) Hopefully your same LT coilovers can be reused by adjusting their upper coil perch up most of the way.For example, the upper perches of my old 7.75" Fox coilovers were cranked down 2.2" from the top which means I could have reused them without any issues by raising each perch. In fact, in CAD I actually used the specs for my Fox coilovers (P/N 880-02-953) when designing RCLT. This was fine and dandy but I cannot tell in CAD how much actual lift this is unless I had the entire truck drawn up.So when I had Radflo make my coilovers, I gave them RCLT's minimum compressed length and requested to make as long of a shock stroke as possible with that minimum shock length. A major added benefit of RCLT's lower shock mount placement is that the distance under the coil can be very short without interfering with the axle shaft -- because the axle shaft at times is actually below the lower shock mount!! -- something that is not possible without an angled LCA. So RCLT allows for a very short lower eyelet mount under the coil which conserves space to have a longer stroke shock.Side note: I was originally planning to reuse my same Fox coilovers and switch to shorter lower eyelets, but when we became a Radflo distributor it was a no brainer to work direct with a manufacture and get everything updated in one shot.For reference, my old Fox shocks are advertised to have a stroke of 7.715-inch, yet my new Radflos are about an inch shorter overall yet have a longer stroke at 7.87-inch. win-win
May 2-9, 2019: Finally upgrading my rear suspension! (continued)Wow... We never had to worry about this with the older Hilux trucks. C-channel frames are a joke.
RCV Ultimate IFS Axles Generation 1 details (now discontinued):Inner CV Joint: Dana 44-size, 30-spline, Porsche 930Misalignment: 28-degrees! (stock: 25-degrees)Outer CV Joint: Dana 60-size, 35-splineMisalignment: 45-degreesCenter shaft material: 4340 ChromolyCV Boots: Patented "Spherical" boot mount design, Grease Maintenance RequiredRCV Ultimate IFS Axles Generation 2 details (now standard for all new orders):Inner CV Joint: Dana 60-size, 35-spline, New Double Offset design <--- Improved former weakspot!Misalignment: 30-degrees!! (stock: 25-degrees)Because RCLT HD uses horizontal ball joints that have no downtravel limit, every degree only makes RCLT HD that much better. Thank you RCV!Outer CV Joint: Dana 60-size, 35-splineMisalignment: 45-degreesCenter shaft material: 300M proprietary Chromoly <--- Improved former weakspot!CV Boots: Traditional boot mount design, Maintenance-free#RCLT HD Driver Side
May 2-9, 2019: Finally upgrading my rear suspension! (continued)First time back on the ground!A very small storage price to pay to have a rear suspension that can hopefully keep up with RCLT! RST makes neat covers to go over the towers and prevent mud/water from spraying up into the bed which I plan to installI went with a 3-link kit in order to keep my factory fuel tank and avoid any smog law and ECU emission issues.
Mike.....am I missing something here? Have you intentionally left something out?
Is the three link a new Marlin kit? I want one for my 83!
May 10, 2019: First flex shots! (continued)We measured 33" of clearance under the tire in this image. This is without any adjustments being made. I am confident I'll get this number to over 40" once I get everything dialed in. This pic gives another view of the front shock with plenty of up-travel potential remainingSo I've got the front being limited by either (a) not enough vehicle weight, (b) spring rate too high, or (c) rear spring rate too low, and the rear being limited by the passenger side bottoming out a good 2 or 3 inches too soon.In person is looks pretty good actually, FAR better travel than I've ever had with this truck to date. Many of my employees were saying to leave it as-is and that the flex is impressive enough, but I'm looking forward to finding this truck's true potential while staying with IFS
Does RST off the 3 link in a kit?Truck looks great.
Hit up #shockjesus at Liberty mountain fab on tuning he knows his stuff
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