Coilover

[Heavyblaze]

Did anybody see the coilovers on http://www.airbagit.com. They call them Hiboyz.

[The Roadie]

Got a part number? All I see is this:

Highboyz Can'T Make, Use Adjusters
Highboyz adjustable coilovers

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Year: 2002-2006
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: TRAILBLAZER,ENVOY,BRAVADA

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Product Code: X4-HI-CHE-12


What's that mean: Can't Make?

I looked at Shockwaves and annular bags five years ago. For the $2500 or so a set-up for four wheels was going to cost, they had a pretty fragile reputation. Did you call them to find out more? Could you?

I certainly don't like the way they make coilovers for the REAR that use the stock shock mounts, and not the spring perches. I had a long knock down drag out fight with Tony of tbssowners.com over that idiotic concept.

[bartonmd]

I certainly don't like the way they make coilovers for the REAR that use the stock shock mounts, and not the spring perches. I had a long knock down drag out fight with Tony of tbssowners.com over that idiotic concept.

Yep, I remember that!

Mike

[Trail X]

I thought that I proved the stresses weren't that much greater... greater, yes, but not as much as I would have thought. Only 1.5x or so, which is probably well within the design FS.

[bartonmd]

I thought that I proved the stresses weren't that much greater... greater, yes, but not as much as I would have thought. Only 1.5x or so, which is probably well within the design FS.

FAIK, most stuff in the auto industry, on those kind of components, is designed with a 50% safety factor... If nothing's rusted away, everything was welded correctly at the factory, and you're not over-loaded, it "should" be fine... "should"

Mike

[Trail X]

I guess the interesting thing to me, was that an impulse load on a shock is nearly that of the constant load on the spring. It was all a SWAG, but it showed me that it was much more realistic than I imagined.

However, I don't like the idea of putting all of your rear vehicle weight in shear of a bolt. No safety element if it fails other than the bump stop.

[bartonmd]

I guess the interesting thing to me, was that an impulse load on a shock is nearly that of the constant load on the spring. It was all a SWAG, but it showed me that it was much more realistic than I imagined.

However, I don't like the idea of putting all of your rear vehicle weight in shear of a bolt. No safety element if it fails other than the bump stop.

Yep, and IIRC, he was talking about the bump stop being in the shock, and being "OK"...

Mike

[OregTrailBlazin]

However, I don't like the idea of putting all of your rear vehicle weight in shear of a bolt. No safety element if it fails other than the bump stop.

No different than the front end of the Tacoma's, or ours for that matter, it all has one bolt in shear.... Although they are allot larger!!

[bartonmd]

However, I don't like the idea of putting all of your rear vehicle weight in shear of a bolt. No safety element if it fails other than the bump stop.

No different than the front end of the Tacoma's, or ours for that matter, it all has one bolt in shear.... Although they are allot larger!!

True, but like you noted, the ones designed to be loaded like that are not only a lot larger bolts, but on a lot stronger brackets...

Mike