dropping an BlazerX 1" - anyone did it?

[BlazerXtrm]

i want to drop my truck one inch more.... i have a 1.5" block in the back now and stock front.... any ideas??

my drive way sucks so 2" is not an option....

[TRILOGY]

by the looks of your driveway your SOL !

damn that's a hell of a driveway.

[xtreme03blzr]

yea, I wouldn't drop it anymore unless you move or find somewhere else to park. Otherwise say goodbye to your X kit.

To answer your question though, you can probably go with a 2" drop spring in the front. That should give around a half inch extra up front and should be enough to give you the slight rake you're looking for.

[BlazerXtrm]

who makes 2" or 3" front coils that ride as good or better that my stock stuff??

also are the rear leaf springs have a better ride?? (been reading posts not much on blazers.... mostly pickups)

so far it is between 2" coils and no change in back.....
3" coils and rear springs (not sure if they even make them at this point)

anything else i think will be just to low..... i guess i could always park on the street.......

thanks for the info....

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Belltech makes 3" drop leafs, but if you're not going to drop it that much then I'd just get some JTR blocks.

So you have a 1.5/3 drop?

I have 2" DJM coils w/ 2" Belltech spindles and Nitro 2's all the way around and it rides a lot better than stock.

Ofcourse 2" coils will drop you 1/2" and 3" will drop you 1.5"

You could always drop the hump down in your driveway which would give ya a little more room to drop it more.

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also are the rear leaf springs have a better ride?? (been reading posts not much on blazers.... mostly pickups)

huh?

[BlazerXtrm]

yeah.... right now it is 1.5"/3"

about the rear question.... are the rear 3" drop leaf springs rough riding?
i found belltech part number for the rear did not find JDM's part number yet...

the JDM 2" front drop coils sound like i'll get a little more drop than what i have now...

looks like i'm going to be parking on the driveway or street....

who makes 1" drop coils?? been reading that the 3" coils are really rough riding....

thanks for all the help!!!!

[Daveman2]

QA1 Coilovers . . .adjustable ride height.

[ZQ8 Blazer]

BTW it's DJM.

I thought eveyone made 1" coils, I know Western Chassis does. I've heard the 3" coils ride rougher and bottom out more which would make sense.

If you're going to drop it and park on the street drop it atleast 4/5 or something.

I don't have drop leafs, but I pulled a leaf out of back and that dropped it 1.75" then I bought: 2" blocks, set backs, 3 deg. shims and that gave me about a 4.5" drop out back. It rides better than stock, not bouncy or rough.

[BlazerXtrm]

LOL... DJM...

thanks for the info on the rear...

i think i'll look into spindles - Belltech or DJM? both OK?

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Belltech is the only one that makes spindles for the 98+ blazers.

[2LO4SNO]

that bitch looks lifted!!

[ZQ8 Blazer]

all 98+ blazers do, they sit about 1-1.5" higher than S-10s. They look god awful on stock 15's w/ stock tires.

The non-extreme models are really bad.

[Built2NV]

I had beltech 3 inch leafs in the rear and 3 inch blocks, bitch rode hard as **** but the leafs alone gave it a nice ride!

[BlazerXtrm]

Quote: Originally Posted by Built2NV

I had beltech 3 inch leafs in the rear and 3 inch blocks, bitch rode hard as **** but the leafs alone gave it a nice ride!

thanks for the info... think that will cover the back... looking at some eibach springs for the front...

post some pics when i get it done....

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Built2NV

I had beltech 3 inch leafs in the rear and 3 inch blocks, bitch rode hard as **** but the leafs alone gave it a nice ride!

It rode bad? You didn't do something right if it did.