Proof Balzers are a stable ride

djhurt1 · 02-10-2005, 02:31 AM

I wanted to share this little experience with someone. Tonight while driving to work, I had a slight incident. I live 3 1/2 miles off of Highway 385. I have to drive this gravel road to go to work every day. There was a Mack truck hauling a huge flatbed trailer with a backhoe. He was approaching the road I was on from another road( a T). He looked as if he wasn't going to stop but I thought, gee, surely he would. I must have gotten distracted for a moment cause before I knew it, he was turning the corner without stopping! Must have been doing 30Mph. (he should have wrecked) Anyways, by the time I realized what was going on, there was no place to go but the ditch and the stubble field. I only had a few feet of road left between the ditch and the truck. I calmly applied the brakes and did controled slide into the ditch. Now this ditch had about a 3' drop off. My Blazer gently glided into the ditch with a light "thunk" and came to a stop 20 to 30 feet into the stubble field. Now looking at this, I should have rolled, but didn't. I believe if I was in any other vehicle, I would have. But, the 2 door blazer did great! The anti lock brakes helped alot, but the damn truck took the maneuvering so well! I have to say, I've owned sever Blazers and neve had to put them through a test like this, but I feel perfectly capable of handling any type of near roll over with my truck. Not that anyone cares, but I had to share. The guy was so shaken, I couldn't be mad at him. He apologized over and over. Anyways, anyone else have some stories to share about their S series trucks? Mine is a 98' 2 door.
Djhurt1

rlith · 02-10-2005, 10:39 AM

Any damage to your truck? If so go after the guy!

djhurt1 · 02-10-2005, 12:34 PM

No, actually I can't find any damage. I don't know why I posted about it, guess I was just all pumped up still. Didn't mean to waste bandwidth. But the truck did handle great!
Aaron

MuddyS10 · 02-10-2005, 12:36 PM

Actually, you're just lucky as shit. My ZR2 spun 3 times and almost rolled and I hit a small dropoff between the road and the shoulder.

andy84 · 02-12-2005, 02:20 AM

glad to hear you didn't wreck your blazer or yourself. I had a situation a few months ago where someody tried to pull out of an intersection right when i was going past them, and i swerved to the left and spun 180 degrees. nothing very serious, but it probably helped that it was raining and the road was wet. i wonder if it might have flipped if the road was dry.

the 96 ford ranger i used to have didn't fare as well. i was driving down a country road and a 91 year old lady came barreling around a curve on the wrong side of the road. i thought she was going to move over but then i realized she wasn't going to so it was either hit her head-on (we were both going about 60 mph) or go to the cornfield off to the right. unfortunately, there happened to be a telephone pole right at the spot i went off at, which stopped my truck in a hurry. then the pole broke and fell on my truck and the transformer hit the pavement so hard it caught on fire. i wasn't injured but the old lady's insurance comapny (Progressive) wouldn't take responsibility for the accident even though she was cited for it and i wasn't. eventually my insurance comapny had to settle it since i had collision insurance on it.
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devilman13xx · 02-12-2005, 02:23 AM

the other day i had to swerve to mis a dog while doing 60 in my 4door

suprised at how well it slowed and handled around it, was still doing about 30 when i had to cut it hard to go around, so odd rolling feeling or nothing

rordway1 · 02-12-2005, 02:48 AM

i rode in a ZR2 Blazer and it was very unstable and lots of body roll, now my Blax X handles better than most cars on the road, 80 on exit ramps with little body roll or tire squeeling......

twodoorblazer · 02-27-2005, 01:10 AM

zr2= bigger tires with more sidewall and2'' lift and front suspension is tbars since 4x4

your 2wd has coils up front, much better than tbars

BLAZ1N · 03-18-2005, 03:32 AM

and they say its the deadliest vehicle on the road

02-10-2005, 02:31 AM	#1
djhurt1 Registered User Age: 34 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Nebraska User is: OffLine	Proof Balzers are a stable ride I wanted to share this little experience with someone. Tonight while driving to work, I had a slight incident. I live 3 1/2 miles off of Highway 385. I have to drive this gravel road to go to work every day. There was a Mack truck hauling a huge flatbed trailer with a backhoe. He was approaching the road I was on from another road( a T). He looked as if he wasn't going to stop but I thought, gee, surely he would. I must have gotten distracted for a moment cause before I knew it, he was turning the corner without stopping! Must have been doing 30Mph. (he should have wrecked) Anyways, by the time I realized what was going on, there was no place to go but the ditch and the stubble field. I only had a few feet of road left between the ditch and the truck. I calmly applied the brakes and did controled slide into the ditch. Now this ditch had about a 3' drop off. My Blazer gently glided into the ditch with a light "thunk" and came to a stop 20 to 30 feet into the stubble field. Now looking at this, I should have rolled, but didn't. I believe if I was in any other vehicle, I would have. But, the 2 door blazer did great! The anti lock brakes helped alot, but the damn truck took the maneuvering so well! I have to say, I've owned sever Blazers and neve had to put them through a test like this, but I feel perfectly capable of handling any type of near roll over with my truck. Not that anyone cares, but I had to share. The guy was so shaken, I couldn't be mad at him. He apologized over and over. Anyways, anyone else have some stories to share about their S series trucks? Mine is a 98' 2 door. Djhurt1
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02-10-2005, 10:39 AM	#2
rlith Insane Network Engineer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,965 Location: Pittsburgh, PA. User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride Any damage to your truck? If so go after the guy!
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02-10-2005, 12:34 PM	#3
djhurt1 Registered User Age: 34 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Nebraska User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride No, actually I can't find any damage. I don't know why I posted about it, guess I was just all pumped up still. Didn't mean to waste bandwidth. But the truck did handle great! Aaron
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02-10-2005, 12:36 PM	#4
MuddyS10 Project: Sabriel Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 12,510 Location: WV User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride Actually, you're just lucky as shit. My ZR2 spun 3 times and almost rolled and I hit a small dropoff between the road and the shoulder.
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02-12-2005, 02:20 AM	#5
andy84 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 116 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride glad to hear you didn't wreck your blazer or yourself. I had a situation a few months ago where someody tried to pull out of an intersection right when i was going past them, and i swerved to the left and spun 180 degrees. nothing very serious, but it probably helped that it was raining and the road was wet. i wonder if it might have flipped if the road was dry. the 96 ford ranger i used to have didn't fare as well. i was driving down a country road and a 91 year old lady came barreling around a curve on the wrong side of the road. i thought she was going to move over but then i realized she wasn't going to so it was either hit her head-on (we were both going about 60 mph) or go to the cornfield off to the right. unfortunately, there happened to be a telephone pole right at the spot i went off at, which stopped my truck in a hurry. then the pole broke and fell on my truck and the transformer hit the pavement so hard it caught on fire. i wasn't injured but the old lady's insurance comapny (Progressive) wouldn't take responsibility for the accident even though she was cited for it and i wasn't. eventually my insurance comapny had to settle it since i had collision insurance on it. I don't know how to include pictures in a post so here is the link: http://community.webshots.com/album/271863149oJEcMN Last edited by andy84 : 02-12-2005 at 02:24 AM.
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02-12-2005, 02:23 AM	#6
devilman13xx Same Poop,Different Scoop Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,054 Location: Daytona Beach User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride the other day i had to swerve to mis a dog while doing 60 in my 4door suprised at how well it slowed and handled around it, was still doing about 30 when i had to cut it hard to go around, so odd rolling feeling or nothing
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02-12-2005, 02:48 AM	#7
rordway1 Entrepeneur Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,136 Location: Chicago User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride i rode in a ZR2 Blazer and it was very unstable and lots of body roll, now my Blax X handles better than most cars on the road, 80 on exit ramps with little body roll or tire squeeling......
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02-27-2005, 01:10 AM	#8
twodoorblazer CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 962 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride zr2= bigger tires with more sidewall and2'' lift and front suspension is tbars since 4x4 your 2wd has coils up front, much better than tbars
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03-18-2005, 03:32 AM	#9
BLAZ1N I'm probably drunk. Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,651 Location: Miami Beach, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Proof Balzers are a stable ride and they say its the deadliest vehicle on the road
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