If anyone remembers I posted a thread a while ago regarding my opinions of my Chassis Tech suspension that I currently have installed on my truck. The thread was an explanation of how much this suspension and the companies customer service was lacking in its ability to perform.
Well 5 months later one of my upper control arm bushings has gone out. The play is about 1/2 to 3/4" of in and out movement. It was scary when I first saw it. I couldn't figure out why my alignment was shot when I was just leaving the alignment shop. The guy jacked my truck up and he tested for movement, passenger tire has major play. Enough to make me borrow my parents other car til I have time to fix the problem.
Anyways I feel the reason it went out is because of lack of downward suspension travel that I no longer have. I believe there is too much force being exerted onto the bushings once the control arm has bottomed out and the spring keeps pushing downward. That's just my theory because the arms bottom out so frequently.
Well what I wanted to know is if there is a suspension out there that is a long travel for our Rangers? One that doesn't require notching the frame and is more tame than the suspensions we see on race trucks? One that doesn't cost a fraction of what most have paid for their Trucks?
My favorite suspension company, the one which I proudly sport their products on my truck currently (J/K), makes a "long travel" and told me it increases travel 1", downward and upwards, whohoo 1", but I don't feel confident in their products any longer.
Should I purchase the products or no?
An inch is an inch and may help solve my problems but who knows? How do most of you feel about your suspensions?
sam

Originally posted by yosimmity_sam
Well what I wanted to know is if there is a suspension out there that is a long travel for our Rangers? One that doesn't require notching the frame and is more tame than the suspensions we see on race trucks? One that doesn't cost a fraction of what most have paid for their Trucks?

Nope, it's expensive for a reason... in order to put on "long travel" you NEED to notch the frame for a coilover... bam there's 2500 bucks there just for the work. SI tried making a "bolt on" LT kit but that didn't work out too well, the coilover would sit way too inboard on the arms and need to be outrageously stiff because of the leverage placed on it. I think the only option is the Camburg 5.5" kit. I run the kit with a Fox 2.0 res shock with hoops and custom lower mounts and full heimed steering w/ aluminum tie rods. I have some decent money in my front end but it's one of the best handling bolt on kits you can find short of going with L/T.
As far as your bushings.. bushings do wear..I replace mine about twice a year... then again that's with hard offroad abuse on them and I need to regrease them anyway. You can order new bushing sets and put them in yourself.

I may have found a resolve, rubber bushings. Unlike the polyurethane they technically shouldn't crank or lose their casting as easily as the urethanes because they give. All I have to do is see if stock bushings will fit in aftermarket a arms.
sam