Build Walk Arounds · Product Reviews · Posted on Jul 14, 2026

by Mateo Ianotti

Toyota Tacoma Long Travel Kit: Our All-Pro MLT Build

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There's a point in every serious Tacoma build where you stop chasing small gains and start rethinking the whole front end. For owners running big tires, chasing desert miles, or pushing their truck harder than the factory ever intended, a long travel kit is where the biggest gains happen. It changes how the truck moves, steers, and soaks up rough ground.

The problem is that most long travel kits try to work around the factory suspension mounts, and that compromise shows up in your steering, your CV angles, and the bump steer you feel through the wheel. So when we set out to build one of our trucks properly, we went with the All-Pro Modular Long Travel Kit (MLT), a system that throws out the factory geometry and starts from scratch.

We installed it on our 2018 Tacoma and filmed the entire process, from stripping the old suspension and portals off to welding in the new bulkhead and dropping the truck back on its wheels. If you want the full step-by-step, the video at the top walks through it with the Trail-Gear team who engineered the kit.

What Makes the All-Pro Modular Long Travel Kit Different

The heart of the kit is its patent-pending bulkhead system. Instead of bolting new arms to tired factory mounts, the old suspension and mounts come off completely and the frame is cleaned up like you're doing a solid axle swap. The bulkhead then welds in as a single engineered structure, which is what lets the kit correct everything the factory setup gets wrong once you go beyond stock travel. Steering angles are right, CV angles are right, and bump steer is barely measurable.

What surprised us most is how complete it is. This isn't a box of arms that leaves you hunting for parts. The All-Pro MLT kit ships with an LC200 high-flow steering rack, a full steering kit with heavy-duty tie rods, a high-flow pump, cooler and filtered reservoir, super bump stops, and a skid plate. It clears up to 42-inch tires and delivers around 15 inches of wheel travel, which is trophy-truck territory for a mid-size platform.

Fitment: 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen Tacomas

The kit is available for both the 2016-2023 Tacoma (3rd gen, the truck in our build) and the 2005-2015 Tacoma (2nd gen). Both share the same core bulkhead design and the same complete-kit approach.

One thing to be clear about: this is a fabrication-level build, not a bolt-on afternoon in the driveway. It involves cutting, welding, and proper setup, which is exactly why the geometry ends up right. If that's beyond your setup, it's the kind of job worth handing to a shop that knows Tacomas.

Is a Long Travel Kit Right for Your Tacoma?

For most owners, a quality set of shocks, upper control arms, and a sensible lift covers everything they'll ever ask of their truck, and you can find all of that in our Tacoma suspension collection. Long travel is a different conversation. It's for the people running the biggest tires, covering serious desert and high-speed terrain, and wanting their front end engineered around that use rather than adapted to it.

If that's the direction you're building in, the All-Pro MLT kit is one of the most complete systems we've worked with. You can find both fitments on our site, and if you're weighing it up against your current setup, the TacomaBeast team is happy to talk it through. And once it's on, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, because the real test starts when the tires hit the dirt.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common questions.

Q: Does the All-Pro MLT kit fit my Tacoma?

A: It's available in two fitments, one for the 2005-2015 (2nd gen) Tacoma and one for the 2016-2023 (3rd gen) Tacoma. Both use the same bulkhead system and complete-kit design.

Q: Do I need welding and fabrication to install it?

A: Yes. The factory suspension and mounts are removed and the new bulkhead is welded in, so this is a fabrication-level install best handled by an experienced builder or shop.

Q: How big of a tire can the MLT kit run?

A: The kit is designed to clear up to 42-inch tires and provides roughly 15 inches of wheel travel.

Q: What comes included in the kit?

A: It includes the bulkhead system, an LC200 high-flow steering rack, a full steering kit with heavy-duty tie rods, a high-flow pump, cooler and filtered reservoir, super bump stops, and a skid plate.