swaysidelife

I ride quads on the Oregon coast and i like to take my truck out there for a spin every now and again. I was just wondering is there anything to soften the ride up? i was thinking so bj spacer for a little more travel and some bilstein shocks because i have only heard good about them.
i already air my tires down that helps a little..

WILLTHISIFSGOHIGHER

Yea lift it higher, put bigger tires on it, air it down, nice cushy shocks, and let it rip!!!

swaysidelife

haha i do. i prerun the hell out of my truck lol ya i was thinking some 33" give me a bigger foot print in the sand.

swaysidelife

anybody else have any ideas?

limon32

If you add BJ spacers you could take some crank out of the torsion bars and maintain the same ride height. Try putting some weight in the bed too, the rear springs are stiffer than they appear...

I run 33x12.50s on the beach around here and I LOVE them. I even thought about going to 33x13.50s next time around. I go places in 2wd with no locker that most other trucks have to be in 4wd to go. Its really fun idling past the F250s that are trying to get back off the beach in 4wd and making 100 yard runs at it!

swaysidelife

i have a greenlee tool box in the bed packed with all the goods weighs close to 300 pounds fully loaded. i didnt have that last time so we will see the next time. i really just need to break down and buy some bj spacers... i just bought a bed liner kit which could have almost got me a set..lol i know what you mean these things do pretty good in the sand i aired my tires down to around 10..lol and put it in 2wd and it was like driving on pavement. i took my dads f250 diesel out that thing was a pig in the sand it had plenty of grunt torque going down the flats and it was ok going up hill if you got some speed. but taking off was bad just too damn heavy... gotta love the torque of the big trucks..

limon32

I hear ya, i've got a dodge 2500 diesel that i won't even take out on the beach, in fact thats why I boght the toy!

swaysidelife

the small trucks are more fun and IMO better for wheelin. what kind of shocks you running on your yota?

prelude85

Intersting, i never took a pump with me and my dumb butt never aired down the tires. Pain ni the butt driving in sand but it's a fun challenege. had this 4x4 titan killin it out there. I'll get a v8 one day in my truck.

I love your truck man! Any more photos of it?

Tofer

someone else from Tacoma! welcome to YT.

for ultimate smooth ride, go with a Total Chaos LT setup

swaysidelife

airing down is a must!!!! it makes sand wheelin so much easier.

you wanted more pics of my truck?

yes more from tacoma!!! i thought i was lone soldier lol

Tofer

there are a couple of us from tacoma here... what kind of quad do you have? and do you ride locally or only in oregon?

prelude85

Yeah, i actually went for the beach, didn't know there were dunes so we just went without a pump. (dumb idea altogether considering travel) I need a proper inflater thing.

And yes more photos!!

swaysidelife

I ride wherever i can. mostly coos bay and sandlake oregon and a couple of local spots around my house. But i have been known to hit moses lake and florence, I even rode down in the mojave desert fun stuff down there.
here are some of my rides:

this is the before pic of my 2001 raptor.


this is during the build:
frame: shaved and ground off all unnecessary tabs, powder coated emerald green
motor: bored to 690cc,ported heads ,dome piston, big gun evo exhaust,big gun rev limiter, rejetted carbs with spacer and custom k&n intake, stage 2 hot cam.
has poweder coated honda 400ex shocks, shaved plastics custom chromoly steering stem
all components are powder coated,polished, or painted. i pu so much work into this thing.


this is th only good pic i have of it together


421 stroker banshee

1989 Suzuki lt500

my 2005 raptor pretty much stock procircut pipe and a k&n. my girlfriend loves this bike. this is the one she rides when we go out.



i also have a 2001 honda 400ex and a custom built cr500 in a 250r frame but i cant find any pics of them right now

swaysidelife

next time you go deflate makes it so much fun!!! i feel like a baja truck lol

swaysidelife

you have any pics of what you ride? where do you ride at?

Tofer

care to elaborate...

swaysidelife

there is an abandoned airport i ride at some times on 56th street and tyler..it's like one block off south tacoma way. the bad thing about that place is there is trash everywhere and nails too. I did ride at this place out on mt. highway out on like 300th locals call it power line trail i had some serious fun out there but they blocked all the entrances. where do you ride? any local places?

peow130

QUADZILLLAAAAA
Lol why would you use 400EX shocks? Those things are pogo-sticks.
Shoulda splurged for the 450EX shocks, they're more for racing. Then had em valved for your weight..
I was just out at moses lake a month ago with a few buds.

Tofer

yep i know of both places but havent been out to either... i usually run browns camp down in oregon. i've wanted to get to the dunes for a while now and jsut havent done it. i'm hoping to do a YT moses lake run this summer.

i have a 08 raptor 700. all stock (unless you count dings, dents, cracks and scraches "mods")