Long Travel Shootout - ON TOPIC

[ADDCJ]

Just thought I would inform anyone who didn't already know, Greg Foutz is our General Manager here at Addictive Desert Designs. We work hand in hand with FMI, Foutz Motorsports Inc., and can provide any of these LT products and services.

 

[Raptizzle]

Just thought I would inform anyone who didn't already know, Greg Foutz is our General Manager here at Addictive Desert Designs. We work hand in hand with FMI, Foutz Motorsports Inc., and can provide any of these LT products and services.

Interesting. Any details on the LT kit???

 

[SDHQ]

Can these kits be returned to stock once installed with out major work?

Ours can be. Just a new top plate welded back into the top of the OEM coil bucket.

I love the stance of that truck! Anyone know the latest on the availability of the Foutz kit? I will have to add it to the list.

We spent over a year, and then some, working with Foutz on the original +0" wider kit and then we did a re-design to a +2" kit. This +2" kit was designed as a SDHQ LT kit. It looks like the kit on that truck is pretty similar to our offering... But since we did do some changes after Foutz was done with our drawing and we did real world testing with it, I can say it is not the same as ours.

 

[Raptizzle]

Ours can be. Just a new top plate welded back into the top of the OEM coil bucket.



We spent over a year, and then some, working with Foutz on the original +0" wider kit and then we did a re-design to a +2" kit. This +2" kit was designed as a SDHQ LT kit. It looks like the kit on that truck is pretty similar to our offering... But since we did do some changes after Foutz was done with our drawing and we did real world testing with it, I can say it is not the same as ours.

What are some of the changes that were made after testing? Tie rod placement on the spindle?

 

[SDHQ]

What are some of the changes that were made after testing? Tie rod placement on the spindle?

I would like to keep it at this... Just because it performs great on a computer screen doesn't always equate to perfection on the truck.

 

[ISFast]

This is probably a dumb question but what about CV half shafts? Are all of them being replace or are some keeping the stock CVs. I know there was talk about clearance issues on the RCV for some LT kits. So my thinking is if you can't really upgrade to the good stuff why change it if the stock one will work.

Didn't know if the stroke on the factory CV was enough for the +2" like SDHQ's kit. Anways for someone who would want to install the kits themselves might be some good info.

 

[SDHQ]

This is probably a dumb question but what about CV half shafts? Are all of them being replace or are some keeping the stock CVs. I know there was talk about clearance issues on the RCV for some LT kits. So my thinking is if you can't really upgrade to the good stuff why change it if the stock one will work.

Didn't know if the stroke on the factory CV was enough for the +2" like SDHQ's kit. Anways for someone who would want to install the kits themselves might be some good info.

The truck in my pictures is running the factory cv's. If you look at the pics you will see we took shots with the angles we are keeping with them. No issues with our set up. We do offer the RCV set up as an option with our kit, not so much for the greater angle that is available with them but rather the strength they offer over the OEM.

 

[Squatting Dog]

This is probably a dumb question but what about CV half shafts? Are all of them being replace or are some keeping the stock CVs. I know there was talk about clearance issues on the RCV for some LT kits. So my thinking is if you can't really upgrade to the good stuff why change it if the stock one will work.

Didn't know if the stroke on the factory CV was enough for the +2" like SDHQ's kit. Anways for someone who would want to install the kits themselves might be some good info.

From what I understand RCV stock length will not work with any of the long travel kits. You will have to get custom axles made..

-Greg

 

[ISFast]

The truck in my pictures is running the factory cv's. If you look at the pics you will see we took shots with the angles we are keeping with them. No issues with our set up. We do offer the RCV set up as an option with our kit, not so much for the greater angle that is available with them but rather the strength they offer over the OEM.

I thought the pics looked like the stock ones but wanted to double check. Thanks for the info!!!

From what I understand RCV stock length will not work with any of the long travel kits. You will have to get custom axles made..

-Greg

Thats good info to know.

 

[SDHQ]

From what I understand RCV stock length will not work with any of the long travel kits. You will have to get custom axles made..

-Greg

I thought the pics looked like the stock ones but wanted to double check. Thanks for the info!!!



Thats good info to know.

We have RCV's that are specific to our kit.. We also had RCV's built for our +0 wider kits. No issues with ours..