4 linkin blazer what shocks fox dsc, ori??

[yblow]

Decided to 4 link my blazer. Starting with the rear. I already got the links/joints. I'm onto the shocks now.

I'm stuck between a fox with dsc remote reservior or ORI with compression adjusters and reservoir.

Does anyone have these on there blazer that can provide any suggestions or tuning advice? A lot of peeps use the ori's and like them there just on lighter vehicles.

I'm leaning towards ori because I probably wouldn't need sway bar and bump stops or shocks. I can quickly adjust for different terrains.

73Blazer used for trails/rock and dunes dana 60 and 14bolt 4.56 bbc doubler sm465 with ranger od.

Any advice comments are much appreciated. Thank you

 

[Gibby56]

I’ve worked on quite a few rigs with both. I would go with Fox 2.5 without the adjuster. I’ve noticed a lot of people mess with them a lot at first and end up just leaving them on one setting. Just seems like wasted money to me.

With shocks it’s all in the tuning. It looks like you’re in Ca? I would reach out and talk to the guys at Accutune about your needs. They have a ton of experience with all kinds of wheeling and will get you setup with the right configuration for what you will be using the rig for.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Contact ORD Off Road Designs. They are masters at setting up shock tunes for full size trucks.

 

[Blazooki]

If you go with ORI's get the basic reservoir at least (if you can swing the higher one thats great but they are money)..gives you more air volume which helps with heavier rigs and speed/jump stuff...and get their fill system also..lets you do 2 shocks at once so you can match the nitrogen pressures and keep it balanced. The big thing with coilovers is the space for bumps and swaybars (that was the big deal for me and why I went with ORIs)..plus you should figure on buying an additional set of springs into the cost of coil overs cause you have a better chance of winning powerball than getting the springs right on the first go around (some people have to do two or three sets before they get the right ones, so it pays to do your homework) If you can hook up with a shop who has extra springs to test before you buy, thats always a good thing.

I don't think you'll go wrong with either way you decide to go.

 

[Gibby56]

Accutune has a spring exchange program. Makes fine tuning really easy.

 

[yblow]

I’ve worked on quite a few rigs with both. I would go with Fox 2.5 without the adjuster. I’ve noticed a lot of people mess with them a lot at first and end up just leaving them on one setting. Just seems like wasted money to me.

With shocks it’s all in the tuning. It looks like you’re in Ca? I would reach out and talk to the guys at Accutune about your needs. They have a ton of experience with all kinds of wheeling and will get you setup with the right configuration for what you will be using the rig for.

If you go with ORI's get the basic reservoir at least (if you can swing the higher one thats great but they are money)..gives you more air volume which helps with heavier rigs and speed/jump stuff...and get their fill system also..lets you do 2 shocks at once so you can match the nitrogen pressures and keep it balanced. The big thing with coilovers is the space for bumps and swaybars (that was the big deal for me and why I went with ORIs)..plus you should figure on buying an additional set of springs into the cost of coil overs cause you have a better chance of winning powerball than getting the springs right on the first go around (some people have to do two or three sets before they get the right ones, so it pays to do your homework) If you can hook up with a shop who has extra springs to test before you buy, thats always a good thing.

I don't think you'll go wrong with either way you decide to go.

I did contact Accutune. I do live by poly performance. Poly also has a spring exchange I believe.

If you go with ORI's get the basic reservoir at least (if you can swing the higher one thats great but they are money)..gives you more air volume which helps with heavier rigs and speed/jump stuff...and get their fill system also..lets you do 2 shocks at once so you can match the nitrogen pressures and keep it balanced. The big thing with coilovers is the space for bumps and swaybars (that was the big deal for me and why I went with ORIs)..plus you should figure on buying an additional set of springs into the cost of coil overs cause you have a better chance of winning powerball than getting the springs right on the first go around (some people have to do two or three sets before they get the right ones, so it pays to do your homework) If you can hook up with a shop who has extra springs to test before you buy, thats always a good thing.

I don't think you'll go wrong with either way you decide to go.

I am leaning way towards ori's. Besides cost savings a lot less to mount and tune.

I would definitely get the reservoirs, I'm trying to swing the adjuster integral with adjuster.

Did you need to install a sway bar? I contacted ori and they said I might need a sway bar if I'm to heavy. I'm estimating 1300lbs per corner.

What stroke ori did you use?

 

[Blazooki]

16 inch..which are prob way longer than what you need... I don't have a sway bar, but I don't daily drive it or do 70 down the highway. It does ride fine on the road from trail to trail tho. Your rig is alot heavier than mine but there are guys running ORIs in super heavy rigs built for mountain man and rock bouncing. The father and son that won mountain man this year were both on ORIs and those rigs are not tiny or light .

you could always get a soft top