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79blazer · 09-13-2006, 12:45 PM

I had some real old shocks on my 2wd 79 blazer and then one day all of a sudden one of the front ones went completly limp, and so I got new Gabriel Ultras on the front only, and it handled better and Stopped WAY better. Before it was like driving on snow, it skidded really easy. But there is still a lot of bounce in the front and Dribbling. (The front tires bounce after every bump, hole, railroad track.) Looking at the 2wd front end you see the shocks have quite a disadvantage. They are mounded halfway between the ball joint and the bushings, and they are at an angle. What can you do to improve it? Would Bilsteins have been better significantly?

09-13-2006, 12:45 PM	#1
79blazer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 136	Shocks and 2WD I had some real old shocks on my 2wd 79 blazer and then one day all of a sudden one of the front ones went completly limp, and so I got new Gabriel Ultras on the front only, and it handled better and Stopped WAY better. Before it was like driving on snow, it skidded really easy. But there is still a lot of bounce in the front and Dribbling. (The front tires bounce after every bump, hole, railroad track.) Looking at the 2wd front end you see the shocks have quite a disadvantage. They are mounded halfway between the ball joint and the bushings, and they are at an angle. What can you do to improve it? Would Bilsteins have been better significantly? __________________ 79 Blazer Cheyenne, 2wd 305 3.42 stock 85 Caprice, TBI converted, new 350 crate motor, Monte Carlo SS Wheels, Bilstein shocks,

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