Coil spring spacers
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 7:33:41 PM
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Rp9110
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Think I posted this in the wrong section, could a moderator move it to Lift tech or Suspension tech please?
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 7:48:51 PM
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a_tack
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What year is your blazer? 2wd or 4wd? I'm assuming 2wd if you are looking at anything that has to do with coil springs.... I know people who use tham on pickups, they can't be any worse on your suspension than a torsion bar crank.
< Message edited by a_tack -- 2/9/2008 7:59:15 PM >
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 7:51:20 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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those are for a 2wd blazer.
4wd's dont use coil springs
its super cheap/easy to lift the 2wd
EDIT: argg!! a_tack beat me to it. his wheels are 4wd wheels, so im assuming he has 4wd
< Message edited by otnietdehoooo -- 2/9/2008 7:59:27 PM >
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 7:55:25 PM
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a_tack
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If your truck is 4wd then it does not have coil springs, so they will do you no good...
anywho... any lift is hard on stock components.. 2 inch lifts are hard on your CV boots, shafts, joints, etc and also destroy your ball joints over time. Higher lifts (5-6 inch) correct these problems with differential drop brackets but in turn put excess stresss on your driveshaft and other drivetrain components, not to mention that, unless you have 3.73 gears, most blazers are not geared right for tires in excess of 31 or 32 inches.. If ground clearance is not the issue and you just want bigger tires, you might consider a body lift.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:11:07 PM
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Rp9110
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My blazer is 4wd, but in the second link it shows availabilty in 4x2 and 4x4? But you can only get them on 2wd trucks? Looks like I'll probably get a suspension lift and wait untill around tax return time.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:18:14 PM
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a_tack
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if you go with a suspension lift and just want to go mild, I would reccomend the rough country 2 inch lift. All 2 inch lifts are just glorified torsion bar cranks, however, the rough country lift has recently been redesigned. The new upper control arms re-angle the new ball joints (which come with the kit) to prevent them from wearing out as quickly as the old design. You will still have increased CV wear but the ball joints wont be so bad..lol
and as for the availability for 2wd or 4wd, that must be a typo.. 2wd blazers have coil springs, and 4wd blazers are set up with torsion bars. The front suspension systems on a 2wd and on a 4wd are not alike.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:23:51 PM
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Yeah, the lift kit i've been looking at was made by rough country. At one point in time I was considering a leveling kit but alot of people on the forum told me it would cause cv joints to start changing angles and cause increased wear. With a leveling kit I would have to check my front end every oil change. Think i'll go for the 2inch lift in time, is my gas mileage going to be much worse? According to the fuel ecconomy site I think my blazer gets 15 city 21 high way. Didn't see a differen't mileage chart for the blazer zr2 which is lifted 2inches so i'm guessing its not going to be a huge difference.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:30:10 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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which "levelling kit" were you looking at? there are basically 3 lift kits available...
2"susp: uses torsion keys and AAL in the rear.
2" or 3" body: uses blocks to seperate body from frame
5" or 6" susp: uses brackets to drop the front diff and SOA in the rear
any lift that uses the torsion bars to create lift is going to cause premature wear. the same things you described with the levelling kit.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:36:24 PM
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Rp9110
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http://www.blazerforum.com/m_117106/tm.htm
Was the post I made about getting a leveling kit, they say the new suspension kits with the control arms cause much less premature wear.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/9/2008 8:42:47 PM
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a_tack
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you can find all of the info you need on lifts and leveling in the post on Most Frequently Asked Questions found in the suspension tech forum!
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/11/2008 4:44:25 AM
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I should have my 2" Rough Country on in a few days. I Will post some pics of before and after and some of the install. I will let you know what I think.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/12/2008 11:19:01 AM
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Rp9110
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Your 4dr looks bad ass moto, I usually don't like most 4dr blazers but yours looks nice.
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RE: Coil spring spacers - 2/12/2008 12:33:24 PM
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http://www.blazerforum.com/m_123415/tm.htm
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