Toyota Long Travel IFS - Camburg vs Dirt King

A highly detailed and technical review of long travel front suspension for late model Toyota trucks (FJ Cruiser, 4Runner, Tacoma, GX470 and GX460) comparing Camburg and Dirt King +3.5 long travel kits. If you are a nerd when it comes to modifying your Toyota rig, you'll enjoy this video!
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Quick access time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:04 Actual Wheel Travel
4:53 Lower Control Arm Design
10:31 Upper Control Arm Design
13:57 CV Axle Shaft
15:45 Outer CV Joint Clearance
16:42 Summary

[@dkone1746]

Can we all take a second to appreciate how much time and effort went into this video! Thanks for all the information. 🍻

[@christianbolt5761]

Agreed!

[@SPARTAN-107]

For reals!

[@PaletoB]

I drive neither Toyota or IFS but if I did this would be a really valuable insight. Basically the quality we all want to make ourselves but never have the patience to do. 😅

[@jasonweber5464]

Love this guys passion to spread Yota knowledge. Thanks bro!

[@BUSHAV8ER]

Amen!!

[@shoegum7362]

Finally not a reviewer who just says "its great" but a breakdown of design and parts used with positives and negatives.

[@mgyWeston]

This is one of the best comparison videos on KZbin

[@tohloc]

I would be surprised if this guy doesn’t blow up. Underrated for sure.

[@MNunez42]

As a novice, you helped more than many shops, earned not just a like but easy subscribe. I hope you are getting commissioned. Lol

[@JohnnychimpO907]

Incredibly comprehensive. Anyone could benefit from this, not just Toyota people. What a great series.

[@tobyzanotti9872]

Excellent comparison!!! I really appreciated your nuanced summary of why you decided to switch out. It was great to hear how your style of driving impacted your decision. I like the idea of prepping a car to go fast but there is a limit to how many dollars I am willing to throw at things. Great job!!!

[@miketee2444]

You do a great job of explaining the technical information so that most could digest and use it to make decisions. Quality suspension manufacturers should invite your opinion and those that make nothing more than a " lift Kit" for mall crawling big tires may fear it.. The manufacturer should just be honest about their intentions but the price of a kit pretty much tells that story. Anyone should see that the time it takes you to compile your data is major. I doubt many lift companies invest this much but installing and reinstalling parts, raising vehicles and all involved is a lot of work and will reflect in the price of a system. The Yota guys especially should really appreciate your work..

[@ericpatterson5792]

You are, without a doubt, one of the best guys on KZbin to fully explain everything toyota. No bs no byious. Just the facts. Thank you

[@christianbolt5761]

This is a master class on control arms. Great analysis and summary

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Would love to see another video with the Camburg Flat tune design upper control arms with the heim and uniball design

[@svfourpoints9352]

Thank you so much for such a detailed and well thought out comparison. I can't imagine how much time went into this effort, but wow! This has to be the best explanation and critique out there. Bravo Sir! I've subscribed!

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Appreciate the kind words man. Yeah took me a long long time. But luckily working on my FJ and my camera are both my hobbies so I enjoyed the process!

[@vernonb5024]

This guy is absolutely amazing! The amount of detail that he gets into and the amount of content he provided was outstanding! great work

[@jailbreakoverlander]

Im glad i found this before I bought dirt king LCAs I also got element hard UCAs

[@DirtComplex]

Beautiful video with great information. This takes countless hours of planning, filming, and editing!

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thank you sir. And yeah it was a lot of work😂

[@ajstar89]

Great job my man! Something to think about when Dirt King pushes the wheel forward they limit the cv angles since it’s no longer centered, which is why their axel shaft is longer to help accommodate that change addressing the plunge as well.

[@freedomrider266]

That is good to know, thanks!

[@vincefairleigh6899]

Pushing the wheel forward helps fit larger tires and increases the approach angle.

[@vincefairleigh6899]

Really informative video!

[@kwilcox417]

Your videos are incredibly informative, thank you! I'd love to see a comparison between BTF, Marlin Crawler's RCLT, and JD Fab's LT kit!

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thanks. Those 3 are all the newer and more “clever” design kits. Would love to get my hands on one some day.

[@dongtianxia2002]

Real world comparison! The best bro!

[@carlospicon6598]

Awesome stuff. Thank you for sharing!

[@12345678910yoable]

Very impressive. Hard to find such a detailed comparison elsewhere!

[@drew4829]

I appreciate the effort put into this. I subscribed. Killer work!

[@mrmettler1983]

You’re doing amazingly detailed videos. Keep up the good work.

[@juice659]

Great video! Thanks for the time and effort you put in to this!

[@TrevorDyck]

This was so clear, concise, and thorough! I really enjoyed watching - thanks for making it!

[@HaugenDustin]

Such a rad comparison. Your doin excellent work!

[@crisg.5766]

The most in depth comparison that I've seen. Simple, concise, excellent. Subbed.

[@randybrown2242]

Awesome vid. Always admired your FJ

[@HHOOUUDDIINNII]

Great video bro. Very informative. Can’t wait to see more.

[@FahadAlkhadim]

Subscribed. Please do not stop making videos on the FJ. I enjoyed every bit of your two videos. Very appreciated.

[@spahledog]

Great videos, thanks for putting this together.

[@fgialcgorge7392]

Really good job. Gave me a lot of info for building my kit.

[@westrup173]

Rad video man! Thanks for the explanation and in depth comparison.

[@manuelsuda]

Thanks for the great comparison

[@beckyromineciy5410]

I subbed! You deserve it and more. Very detailed and precise information....

[@gardenparty3288]

Have watched your videos to date and subscribed. Thinking out loud here, it's one thing that you understand all this, it's quite another that you have the ability to relate it to all of us. Thanks, and well done.

[@gkcamden9050]

Great analysis and review. High quality video production as well.

[@sibco96]

Great info! These are out of my budget, but it's fun to learn the technical points anyway.

[@wb5plj]

thanks for all the effort to make this video. excellent!

[@russellwood8750]

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on this subject thank you very much for taking the time in doing it. You help me make my decision on which one I will be going with when I upgrade my suspension an upper and lower control arms. Thank you very much.

[@1Coolbanana]

What a brilliant and technically informative video. Well done, you really know your stuff

[@freedomrider266]

Outstanding effort and the results show....Thank you so much for your efforts....Please keep these type vids coming!

[@stealthy591]

Bravo, well done my friend!

[@thebigdeadwaltz]

this is an amazing watch, thanks for this.

[@boondocksoverlandandoutdoors]

Great vid man! Appreciate the hard work put into it! And sweet FJ btw! You got a new subscriber here! Hope one day I’ll get good at making informational and entertaining vids like you! I have 4th Gen 4Runner that I’ve been tinkering with the idea of doing a long travel setup in the future, this video sure helped on knowing a bit more about these two companies, thanks!

[@TheRockasaki]

Awesome job!!! I really appreciate the effort you put into this video!!!

[@nnannaokoroji8451]

I am absolutely speechless.... Thanks for all the information!

[@unknownwsc7764]

wow, finally a simple understanding of things. This video is amazing 10/10. Please make more.

[@miguelsouderado3459]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

[@gerardomata.costarica]

Yes we want long travel comparison to factory setup!!

[@sebaaguerowagner]

dude!!! epic review! thanks!!!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I might have to look more at Dirt king for myself I like the lower long travel control arm design better

[@dustywizard1104]

love your videos, might be some dirt king in my 4runners future

[@thlee3]

amazing content. very well put together video!

[@turbogrin]

Thank you as this is the video I have been looking for

[@TrashPandaGarage]

Killer video and comparison. Nice work.

[@badmonkeyfood]

This is an awesome video thanks! so much detail.

[@ericseaverns4276]

Fantastic job!

[@LilacRain_unbrokenchain]

thank you for your service

[@davidanthonytechurnangauta4880]

Please make more vidoes like these, love the video🤟🏻

[@xiaoweizhang1441]

I am running Camburg long travel ,It"s super solid.Just like you said, down side is the clearence of lower control arm is not very good.

[@davidd5934]

Turned it into a physics lesson! I'm following this guy!

[@bigdaddyocampo]

Awesome video. This is the first video I have seen with proper comparison and testing on off road products. You got something good here man! Hope you keep it up!

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thanks a lot for the support man!

[@gammaboxer9765]

Thank you for doing this video and all the work that went into it. Please keep making more videos, stock vs Lt would be great to see also. Cheers 🍺

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thanks. I appreciate that! And yes few more videos are in the making!

[@victoryengineer]

Thanks so much. You really cut through the fluff and break everything down with facts. I'll be installing a long travel suspension this summer as soon as I take delivery of my new TRD Offroad this summer. Great job presenting this information!

[@Revnge7Fold]

really well presented!

[@shannonbradley2879]

You just made me feel much better about my purchase of my dirt king set up. Reading and researching the differences I chose dirt king because of the reputation and price along with their design. But I didn’t know anything like this about them. Thank buddy

[@420visions]

Awesome vid my dude.

[@danielstover3029]

What an excellent comparison! Very well done... Thank you. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thank you sir!

[@junfenggao]

Best FJ setup!!

[@roberttirado8072]

Great video with explanations.

[@thehoofersclub]

Brilliant!

[@mondo_stunts27]

Ah answers to my questions, thanks

[@cmedina61]

The amount of time, setup and filming this took. Plus CRISP editing. I’m in.

[@BrettTRichards]

Well done!

[@henryshaffer5811]

Really enjoyed the video very well-thought-out lot of research. I would like to see a comparison between the dirt King in the total chaos. Thanks

[@Shiryas]

Bravo on a great comparison! My 93 Hilux runs Total Chaos 3.5 with triple bypass so I am not in the market for either of these kits but I sincerely enjoyed your video. Excellent job going over the technical issues on each of these and all the 'little' details to consider.. Liked, Subd' and looking forward to your next video.

[@trikael]

Keep up the great work. Subscribed

[@effinhaoli808]

Having paid almost 6K for a full mid-travel kit I wish I would have done a +2 long travel kit, the amount of actual articulation from a mid travel kit is barely more than stock. I’m checking out all the options leaning towards a JD fab kit. Camburg also has a +2 kit called Trail Series that uses OEM mid travel coil overs. Thanks for the super helpful comparison here🤙🏽

[@harrylake9388]

You are my favorite professor ever! 😀

[@GelasticSnail]

I love your english! Very relaxing to listen too

[@nicolasbautista3943]

So much good information.. I like it 👌

[@xkenny222x]

amazing video!

[@sschu2223]

Oh this was like being in a boaring math class but a lot of information good job

[@matthewpeterson3329]

I am so impressed with this video. Well done sir.

[@harrylake9388]

This is by far the instruction I’ve ever seen.

[@elnino1240]

I like your fj front bumper!!

[@piecemaster2000]

Amazing video!

[@Cougnut5150]

Awesome video

[@JULZ4]

the way to do. thank you

[@LennyM87]

Yes i would love to see a future video on the major differences of LT IFS vs. stock style lifts, and this video was well composed and you were very informative on all the hot topics of the comparison

[@LennyM87]

Without rubbing a LT kit, im just putting in a UCA, should i do the dirt king Heim or bushings version? Potentially in the future adding the gear for a LT kit

[@LennyM87]

Would you recommend the Heim join UCA for Dirt king or Bushing UCA? Im not looking to running long travel, for now, maybe in the future. What are your thoughts?

[@MrArrakis9]

very informative video learned a lot from you.

[@erikschutzman2402]

Awesome video, thank you for the info

[@DeLaChaumette]

Fantastic video! Great job. Finally, someone shows real world differences instead of quoting specs from the manufacturer’s. Subscribed!

[@danbrown8310]

Great job

[@dallasvanwyk]

Good analysis video

[@smokeybearsays]

Great video! Thank you very much!

[@markopaape9913]

Great video!

[@TheFoGProverbs]

I have a 3rd gen T4R and am highly considering LT. A comparison video between LT and stock would be great. Thanks for all of your time and info!

[@aaronhoward1451]

Great Job.

[@goayala90]

seriously one of the best technical comparisons. very thorough, as if you’re an engineer

[@TinkerersAdventure]

Thank you. I am actually mechanical engineer by trades 😄