Coil Overs and Ladder Bars-Any kits out there?

[20862ls]

Anybody sell a complete front and rear ladder bar with coilovers for Blazers? Like what they use on monster trucks. If I have to I will make my own, but I would like to know if and who makes them in a kit.

 

[MTBLAZER89]

To run coil over shocks I think you are talking about a "link style" suspension not ladder bars. There are several different ways to "3 link" "4 link" your truck. As far as I know there is no bolt on kit. ORD was working on one and have prototypes, but not sure if its for sale.

For the price of the kits out there you could probably have a shop do it for you. Search around there are quite a few posts on here about it. Making your own is not quite as simple as it seems. There is a lot that goes in to link suspension to make it work properly.

Here is a good thread on doing the rear.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233893

There is a tech article on the front page on linking the front.

Ladder bars..Most bolt on kits dont do much for articulation.

4 Link front

 

[20862ls]

Thanks for the info! I have made these in the past, but they were off road only. And yes I have seen the link kits. Yes you are correct that they are ,more of a link suspension. I am getting in touch with an old friend of mine who can build these, and if there is a demand for them, he will build and market them for anybody. I will let everybody know if people are interested in them. He has built these for a couple of foreign jobs.

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Kits
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225636&highlight=link+kit


Discussions
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226898&highlight=link+coilover

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113954&highlight=link+coilover

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78123&highlight=link+coilover

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98723&highlight=link+coilover

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82431&highlight=link+coilover


Builds
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231179&highlight=link+kit

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193079&highlight=link+kit

http://coloradok5.com/coilover.shtml


Now of course there are many more builds. Those are just a few recent ones. As I mentioned above and Stephen from ORD says it in one of the discussion threads "its very easy to hit 3K with all the links, ends, brackets, and shocks" so pricing has always been the issue with these "kits"

Anyways Happy reading

 

[20862ls]

Thank you for all of the good info. I will read all of it.

 

[four_by_ken]

A true kit would be very hard to develop, since there are so many combinations of drivetrain. Not to mention wheel bases and intended uses, etc.