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sbrban · 05-11-2003, 12:02 AM

I'm gettin' my airride next week

.My question is this, Do you think I should go ahead and get some dropped spindles or put the bags in & see what happens? Just wantin' to know what everyone else has been through.

baggedblaz · 05-11-2003, 01:14 PM

i'd go ahead and put the spindles on if i remember right you will have mad camber if you don't ?
just a thought. mine has 2.5 spindles and 2in coils/and 6in coiLs rear you might want to check into shock relocaters for the rear?

i've seen a couple without and they really don't lay out as low..

XXL · 05-11-2003, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by baggedblaz
i've seen a couple without and they really don't lay out as low..

I'm not using shock relocators and mine puts the axle tub on the bottom of the ECE notch (no snubbers).

chevy2racr · 05-11-2003, 02:53 PM

Hey Sbrban, hows the burb lookin? june something at water works park there is goin to be a car show put on by the American Muscle Cars of Iowa Club. just a thought. send me a PM if you wanna know more. I'm gonna try to talk my dad's cousin into taking his 71 LWB Fleet.
Bryce

baggedblaz · 05-12-2003, 12:02 AM

they ride a whole lot better with the shocks verticle instead of horizontal has nothing to do with ride height... just a thought for you "old" men who do care about your ride, i've had them with and without i'm sold on the better ride quality? just my two cents worth ! (XXL)

XXL · 05-12-2003, 12:15 AM

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Originally posted by baggedblaz
just a thought for you "old" men who do care about your ride, i've had them with and without i'm sold on the better ride quality? just my two cents worth ! (XXL)

Understood... and I was ready to shell out for the relocators myself. But the shocks are at about a 20° angle at ride height, barely any different than at stock height. And I don't (can't) drive it when it's dumped so who cares if the shocks are tipped over?

Kenneth

baggedblaz · 05-12-2003, 12:23 AM

understood i just have a different ride height because of wheels and clearance they do help..
mine can roll laid out or 1 to 2inches above in this photothe shocks are at a 30 to 40 degree rake here the qa1 shocks will hold a vehicle up there is a guy here with a bolt in notch and the air ride kit his wont lay into the notch, maybe because of the relocaters and qa1 being longer?
not sure ? what shocks are you using?

XXL · 05-12-2003, 12:45 AM

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Originally posted by baggedblaz
what shocks are you using?

The ones that come in the Air Ride Technologies kit. They're branded by them so I'm not sure who makes them.

It may not be the angle, but rather that the shock piston is actually bottoming out on the 'qa1' shocks. I'm not sure.

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Originally posted by baggedblaz
mine can roll laid out

What did you do to the front fenders to get the clearance to roll with the truck dropped? Pics would be great if you have any? Maybe in a new thread before we completely hijack this one???

baggedblaz · 05-12-2003, 12:54 AM

K check out new post?

05-11-2003, 12:02 AM	#1
sbrban Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 236	Gettin ready to drop the 'burb... I'm gettin' my airride next week .My question is this, Do you think I should go ahead and get some dropped spindles or put the bags in & see what happens? Just wantin' to know what everyone else has been through. __________________ you never have too many suburbans....

05-11-2003, 01:14 PM	#2
baggedblaz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Layton,Ut Posts: 196	i'd go ahead and put the spindles on if i remember right you will have mad camber if you don't ? just a thought. mine has 2.5 spindles and 2in coils/and 6in coiLs rear you might want to check into shock relocaters for the rear? i've seen a couple without and they really don't lay out as low.. __________________ '82 chev swb 4dr 2wd project '72 2wd blazer LT1/4L60E "SURFSIN" bagged 20's '71 2wd blazer '95 chev 2wd Xcab swb

05-11-2003, 02:53 PM	#4
chevy2racr So Many Ideas, So Little Money Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Marshalltown, IA Posts: 1,610	Hey Sbrban, hows the burb lookin? june something at water works park there is goin to be a car show put on by the American Muscle Cars of Iowa Club. just a thought. send me a PM if you wanna know more. I'm gonna try to talk my dad's cousin into taking his 71 LWB Fleet. Bryce __________________ 72 Blazer 3/4 ton running gear 4.10s NP205/TH350 350 4in lift half doors 71 C10 with 454 99 S-10 5.1L SBC 700R4 09 Malibu Marshalltown, Iowa

05-12-2003, 12:02 AM	#5
baggedblaz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Layton,Ut Posts: 196	they ride a whole lot better with the shocks verticle instead of horizontal has nothing to do with ride height... just a thought for you "old" men who do care about your ride, i've had them with and without i'm sold on the better ride quality? just my two cents worth ! (XXL) __________________ '82 chev swb 4dr 2wd project '72 2wd blazer LT1/4L60E "SURFSIN" bagged 20's '71 2wd blazer '95 chev 2wd Xcab swb

05-12-2003, 12:23 AM	#7
baggedblaz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Layton,Ut Posts: 196	understood i just have a different ride height because of wheels and clearance they do help.. mine can roll laid out or 1 to 2inches above in this photothe shocks are at a 30 to 40 degree rake here the qa1 shocks will hold a vehicle up there is a guy here with a bolt in notch and the air ride kit his wont lay into the notch, maybe because of the relocaters and qa1 being longer? not sure ? what shocks are you using? Attached Images __________________ '82 chev swb 4dr 2wd project '72 2wd blazer LT1/4L60E "SURFSIN" bagged 20's '71 2wd blazer '95 chev 2wd Xcab swb

05-12-2003, 12:54 AM	#9
baggedblaz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Layton,Ut Posts: 196	K check out new post? __________________ '82 chev swb 4dr 2wd project '72 2wd blazer LT1/4L60E "SURFSIN" bagged 20's '71 2wd blazer '95 chev 2wd Xcab swb



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