4x4 drop

[blazen]

i've heard that they make drop spindles for the first gen 4x4 s10. i've never seen them or have no clue who makes them but i've heard that there out there. any body have any ideas?

[stepside2k1s10]

I've never heard of spindles that lower a 4x4 s-10, but I do know they have torsion keys you can buy from belltech for about $120 from stylinconcepts

[blazen]

I've never heard of spindles that lower a 4x4 s-10, but I do know they have torsion keys you can buy from belltech for about $120 from stylinconcepts
i've never seen them or anything but this is just what i'm told. and i dont really need the keys i did it the cheap way it cost me about $4

[LayItLowS10]

well stop looking, theres none out there

[blazen]

well stop looking, theres none out there
ok

[LayItLowS10]

didnt mean to be harsh lol. if any company starts making them itll prolly be djm, cuz they started making spindles for fullsize 4x4s and awd escalades. drop em an email and see if theyre in the works.

[blazen]

didnt mean to be harsh lol. if any company starts making them itll prolly be djm, cuz they started making spindles for fullsize 4x4s and awd escalades. drop em an email and see if theyre in the works.
thanks i might just do that. my problems is i wanna go lower but its a 4x4 and its my every day driver so i dont want the universals to be at to much of an angle so that they war out. but i might just have to get better universals.

[lowriderbowtie]

whats the cheap way to lower a 4x4?? Do you just install the torsion bar in the lca with less of a load on the bar??

[blazen]

whats the cheap way to lower a 4x4?? Do you just install the torsion bar in the lca with less of a load on the bar??
yeah i've heard that i've also heard flipping over the key. but i went to home depot and bought some grade 8 bolts. all i did was take out the plate with the bolt that the key sits on and than drilled a hole right under where the plate was and stuck in the grade 8 bolt so that the key would sit on that. that actually ended up being to low it just sat on the bump stops so i welded a nut to the bolt (sitting pn the bolt side ways not threaded on) and now the key sits on the nut which is on the bolt. it ended up being perfect the truck still sits on the bump stops but there is basically no weight on them its all in the torsion bar.

that was kinda hard to explain i guess i did ok

[lowriderbowtie]

oh ok i see
good work man

[StaticDime96]

yes good work what kind of drop do u have with what components, iknow he torsion thing , but hwta else

[blazen]

up front all you need is the torsion if you remove the bump stops and do the right thing to the torsions you can get the frame to lay on the ground. the back is basically the same as an s10. blocks, drop leafs, or removeing leafs all work on the back


and there are no drop spindles for a 4x4

[<-~Jo~->]

is the front axles that drives the front wheels in a severe angle or it's not tha bad and would support alot of power ?

[lowriderbowtie]

Blazen will let you know about the angle's when he comes online
ive personally never looked under a lowered s10 4x4

[StaticDime96]

i personally cant wait to see it

[blazen]

my drive shafts arnt that bad but i'm only droped 3-4 inches up front. my friend on the other hand with the lower s10 blazer his lower cross member is 1 inch off the ground. his drive shafts look like fricken z's those things are really angled. i dont have pics but if i can get some i will. he actually hasnt had a problem with them in the 3+ years that its been lowered (it wasnt lowered that far all 3 years). they vibrate like crazy on the highway (actually anything over 25 mph). but still no problem with them. worse comes to worse you buy custom drive shafts that can handle the severe angle. they make them for offroading so why wouldnt you be able to buy them for a lowered vehical. you might have to have them custom made. but i'd use the factory till the wore out and either try to buy better universals to handle the angle or whole new axles.

[<-~Jo~->]

ill have to see and test it .. i want to put my truck awd with all the 4x4 stuff but an astro transfer case as in the syclone and drop in a 350 v-8 hoping to do excellent times on the quarter mile .... ok then it would be nice to have pics but if you cant it'S not a problem

[blazen]

next time i see his truck and have my camara i'll try but he's so low i dont think i can even get in there but i'll try