Meet Frankenstine, My '94 S10 2wd Blazer, It already has more "donor" parts than the good doctor's monster...
https://static1.pt-content.com/image...70b1e4_c-1.jpg2-1-16 178 by Joseph Martin, on Flickr
I have done the following.
S10 p-u front frame graft, (the suspension pickup points are aprox 2" lower in the frame of the Blazer than the p-u, someone at GM seemed to think the 2wd's needed to sit at the same nosebleed height as the 4wd... Ran into another oddity during the graft, the 2wd frame behind the kickup is 4" tall, the 2wd and 4wd Blazer frame's are 6", . much lower and I'll be getting hung up on speed bumps... :( )
Early C-4 spindles and brakes (Had them on hand and got another 1 3/4" drop due to the location of the stub/bearing relative to the lower balljoint and bigger brakes, this turned out to be a bad idea...)
Moog 5664 springs
Ride tech HQ shocks
2nd gen Blazer sway bar, 1.250 dia
Custom A arms to make it work
In the rear.
Belltech 3"drop springs w/ 1" blocks
KYB Monomax shocks
2nd gen S10 Blazer rear swaybar, .90 dia
Rolling on 16"X8" Trans Am wheels with 225/50/16 and 245/50/16 Riken Raptors
The truck is powered by a mild sbc 350 (adding a bunch of weight to the front)...
https://static1.pt-content.com/image...1793db_c-1.jpgIMG_20170704_145509239 by Joseph Martin, on Flickr
This shot was taken before I added the 1.250 swaybar and Ridetech shocks. As I have mentioned in my tread "My frankenstine front end" https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...tine-front-end
I have put together parts to fix the handling/alignment issues, consisting of.
Dropped S10 spindles (the drop closely matches what I got from the C4 spindles).
4th gen Camaro brakes
BMR g body upper a arms
UMI bumpsteer kit
I have finally found the time to do the swap.
https://static1.pt-content.com/image...335a0f_c-1.jpgIMG_20171123_140935934 by Joseph Martin, on Flickr
I still have to do the other side. I want to take a moment to do a product review on the BMR upper a arms, For the price They are very well made but... If you'll look closely at the front bushing you can see on the bottom side it's already distorted, that happened while greasing them, the back one is just as bad, also grease came out from between the a arm and bushing, not the bushing and the shaft. A arm also moves around the bushing, not the bushing around the shaft. I predict these bushings are going to live a very short life in the real world. (this truck is a daily driver first and gets driven every chance...) So my question to BMR, do you have an upgrade for the bushings, say like Derlin, or will I have to have some made???
I have swung the suspension through it's travel and the only bumpsteer I can see by eye is a slight toe in in the last 1/2"-3/4" of droop/extension (LOL, if I manage to get into that, I've gone full Dukes of Hazard mode and the toe change is the least of my worries...), I'm very pleased to see how it's working out, can't wait to get it to the alignment shop and drive it.
For my initial alignment I'm going to go with 8.5 degrees positive caster .25 negative camber and .065" toe in, I think this will give a good starting point, based on what I've been reading, at least... (before anyone asks the lower A arms have been moved forward, originally to compensate for the goofy offset the C4 spindles had, but now will work well with the new upper arms to get the desired caster).
More to come, Joe