blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop

blazx · 10-27-2009, 09:48 AM

i have a 4/5 drop on my 04 blazer and when i take corners or crank the wheel.. it cuts off my brakes and have to pump them back up to get pressure any ideas?
thanks

Nitemare · 10-27-2009, 09:52 AM

it has something to do with the spindles or something. search around there are a few threads on it.

hrspwr454 · 10-28-2009, 12:54 AM

your rear caliper bolt is hitting the frame causing the brakes to go outl.. thats what happened to my blazer

Daveman2 · 10-28-2009, 01:00 AM

also, check the brake line on your rear pumpkin and make sure it's not hitting anything, might just be a prob with a lowered 4WD blazer but I think I remember seeing a thread about it a long time ago . . .

blazx · 10-28-2009, 07:27 PM

hrspwr454 i think that might be it. what would be the suggestion to fix that???
and daveman ill make sure to check that out! thanks

towb3 · 10-28-2009, 07:31 PM

I remember people moving a brake line up front as well. If you are losing pressure when cornering it is most likely getting pinched or rubbing, which neither would be too great of an idea to drive with until getting fixed.

hrspwr454 · 10-28-2009, 08:20 PM

do you have a notch?

01_STL_X · 10-28-2009, 09:03 PM

Dont you flip the calipers in the rear when you bag blazers?

XtremelyYellow · 10-28-2009, 09:20 PM

It's in your front brakes. You need to trim the upper arms back a good bit. Happened in both my blazers. When you turn the wheel at full lock or close to it the brakes go out till you pump them.

blazx · 10-28-2009, 10:17 PM

i do have a notch..
thanks dana that sounds like it could be it too ill check it out!

XtremelyYellow · 10-28-2009, 10:28 PM

I had a notch in the back of mine but I rode around for a couple of years without one. Should have gotten it sooner... made a ton of difference. I just had the bolt on one from suicidedoors.

I'm sure that's what your problem is with the brakes. I rode with mine like that for a long time. Kind of dangerous, but I got used to it and could feel when it was going to happen.

blazx · 10-29-2009, 12:44 AM

yea ill check it out forsure thanks for the help.
i have been driving around like that for awhile too but im getting a Wynjammer supercharged, 4:10's,Hughes shift kit and dont want no brakes with that kind of HP lol

hrspwr454 · 10-29-2009, 03:53 PM

also with the bolt in notch, if you didnt trim a little off the bottom corner your brakes will hit that. so check your control arms and the notch where the bolt is closest

baggedzq8 · 10-30-2009, 12:50 AM

if you have belltech spindles and you bought them new and they have instructions READ THEM!!!! they tell you exactly what to do with the front spindles...

its amazing how many people dont read the instructions that come with their parts...even if you have installed 100 spindles, if you have never installed parts on a particular vehicle you need to read or at least glance at the instructions.

if you dont have instructions then its cool..but if you do you need to look over them.

also here is a pic for reference, notice the freshly painted area..the entire lip is cut off

***98layinframe*** · 10-31-2009, 05:28 PM

thankfully someone read question! yes its the front brakes.. hense why he has the problem only when turning sharp. trim the upper arm.

hrspwr454 · 11-01-2009, 12:07 AM

but what if the sharp turn creates body roll, letting the back caliper bolt hit the notch? im not disagreeing with you, it could be one or the or the other or both, just throwing that out there.

blazx · 11-01-2009, 12:14 AM

thanks guys !! if there is any other suggestion i would like to know..
i will trim down the the upper arm forsure thanks .. for letting me know

gimmefuel · 11-01-2009, 12:23 AM

Belltechs instructions for the spindles:
http://www.kw-gmbh.de/kw_upload/Einb...ntspindle_.pdf

blazx · 11-08-2009, 12:56 AM

thanks for that gimmefuel that helps!

10-27-2009, 09:48 AM	#1
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop i have a 4/5 drop on my 04 blazer and when i take corners or crank the wheel.. it cuts off my brakes and have to pump them back up to get pressure any ideas? thanks
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10-27-2009, 09:52 AM	#2
Nitemare keepin it freshhh Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,819 Location: pawtucket ri User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop it has something to do with the spindles or something. search around there are a few threads on it.
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10-28-2009, 12:54 AM	#3
hrspwr454 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Bloomington Il. User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop your rear caliper bolt is hitting the frame causing the brakes to go outl.. thats what happened to my blazer
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10-28-2009, 01:00 AM	#4
Daveman2 Road Racing Blazer Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,561 Location: Santa Cruz, CA User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop also, check the brake line on your rear pumpkin and make sure it's not hitting anything, might just be a prob with a lowered 4WD blazer but I think I remember seeing a thread about it a long time ago . . .
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10-28-2009, 07:27 PM	#5
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop hrspwr454 i think that might be it. what would be the suggestion to fix that??? and daveman ill make sure to check that out! thanks
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10-28-2009, 07:31 PM	#6
towb3 Ehhh! Age: 27 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,394 Location: Belleville, IL/St.Louis User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop I remember people moving a brake line up front as well. If you are losing pressure when cornering it is most likely getting pinched or rubbing, which neither would be too great of an idea to drive with until getting fixed.
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10-28-2009, 08:20 PM	#7
hrspwr454 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Bloomington Il. User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop do you have a notch?
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10-28-2009, 09:03 PM	#8
01_STL_X Sanding Season Age: 20 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,149 Location: STL User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop Dont you flip the calipers in the rear when you bag blazers?
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10-28-2009, 09:20 PM	#9
XtremelyYellow I'm a GIRL! :) Age: 31 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,184 Location: Lawrenceville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop It's in your front brakes. You need to trim the upper arms back a good bit. Happened in both my blazers. When you turn the wheel at full lock or close to it the brakes go out till you pump them.
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10-28-2009, 10:17 PM	#10
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop i do have a notch.. thanks dana that sounds like it could be it too ill check it out!
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10-28-2009, 10:28 PM	#11
XtremelyYellow I'm a GIRL! :) Age: 31 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,184 Location: Lawrenceville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop I had a notch in the back of mine but I rode around for a couple of years without one. Should have gotten it sooner... made a ton of difference. I just had the bolt on one from suicidedoors. I'm sure that's what your problem is with the brakes. I rode with mine like that for a long time. Kind of dangerous, but I got used to it and could feel when it was going to happen.
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10-29-2009, 12:44 AM	#12
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop yea ill check it out forsure thanks for the help. i have been driving around like that for awhile too but im getting a Wynjammer supercharged, 4:10's,Hughes shift kit and dont want no brakes with that kind of HP lol
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10-29-2009, 03:53 PM	#13
hrspwr454 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Bloomington Il. User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop also with the bolt in notch, if you didnt trim a little off the bottom corner your brakes will hit that. so check your control arms and the notch where the bolt is closest
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10-30-2009, 12:50 AM	#14
baggedzq8 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 778 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop if you have belltech spindles and you bought them new and they have instructions READ THEM!!!! they tell you exactly what to do with the front spindles... its amazing how many people dont read the instructions that come with their parts...even if you have installed 100 spindles, if you have never installed parts on a particular vehicle you need to read or at least glance at the instructions. if you dont have instructions then its cool..but if you do you need to look over them. also here is a pic for reference, notice the freshly painted area..the entire lip is cut off
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11-01-2009, 12:07 AM	#16
hrspwr454 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 883 Location: Bloomington Il. User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop but what if the sharp turn creates body roll, letting the back caliper bolt hit the notch? im not disagreeing with you, it could be one or the or the other or both, just throwing that out there.
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11-01-2009, 12:14 AM	#17
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop thanks guys !! if there is any other suggestion i would like to know.. i will trim down the the upper arm forsure thanks .. for letting me know
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11-01-2009, 12:23 AM	#18
gimmefuel Registered User Age: 34 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop Belltechs instructions for the spindles: http://www.kw-gmbh.de/kw_upload/Einb...ntspindle_.pdf
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11-08-2009, 12:56 AM	#19
blazx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: blazer xtreme losing brakes 4/5 drop thanks for that gimmefuel that helps!
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