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Air Ride Suspensions \  HONEST PRO'S AND CON'S????

HONEST PRO'S AND CON'S????

Air Ride Suspensions Q & A
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LndRanger86   +1y
I JUST GOT A 95 4 DOOR BLAZER AND IT'S GOING STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP OUT BACK.MY QUESTION IS THIS.WHAT ARE SOME HONEST PRO'S AND CON'S TO BODYDROPPING?  I'M TORN BETWEEN A TRADITIONAL, AND OR A STOCK FLOOR. I'VE BEEN READING ALOT ON BOTH AND CAN'T DECIDE WHATS BETTER. I'M ONLY 5'6" AND MY WIFES SHORTER BY 1". LOSING A LITTLE HEAD ROOM AIN'T SO BAD IF THATS THE WORST THING. THE FRAME HAS THE REAR HUMP IN IT THAT HAS TO GO.THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO KEEP IS THE REAR SEAT FOR MY SON.OTHER THAN THAT WHAT CAN YOU GUYS TELL ME THAT MIGHT BE OF USE?  I HAVE NO DOUBT I CAN GET IT DONE BUT I'M IN THE LEG WORK/BOOKWORK RIGHT NOW PREPPING FOR IT. I'M NOT SURE AS FOR THE STEERING AND PEDALS.IT'S GETTING A BASIC SMALL BLOCK AS WELL. ANY GOOD RADIATOR'S TO USE?
 
THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP AND ADVICE.
biggin   +1y

best thing to do for that would be a stock floor body drop from the firewall back. i hear alot of folks run IRs on these to keep the back seat. but i think you could make way for a seat in the back even with a straight axle unless your running like 22's/24's.
i8nt2lo   +1y
Some headroom you lose from a traditional can be gotten back by lowering your seats a little.  I traditionaled my yota 2 3/4", but I'm also gonna knock off about 1" or so off the seat mount.  But I'm 6'2" also.  Traditional wasn't too bad.  Just keep in mind the steering will come down too.  Again, modifying seats is easy.  As for radiatiors, I'm planning on running the Flex-a-lite series.  They seem to have some nice radiators and cooling fan setups.  A bit pricy, but you kinda get what you pay for sometimes.   
waynehammer   +1y

blazers have to be bodydropped like 5 or 6 inches to lay rocker.. i wouldnt to a traditional... unless you did a stock floor and traditional combo... you wont be able to get your legs under the sterring wheel with traditional
LndRanger86   +1y

THANKS GUYS. I'M DIGGING THE IDEA OF A STOCK FLOOR> I'M GONNA RUN 18'S AND 20'S WITH A SSC STYLE 2 LINK, TO KEEP THE REAR SEAT.
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