WTB RADFLO Coilovers

[v7guy]

Well, any machine shop could turn an adapter, just measure a stock shock bottom and mimic it, then thread it for the shock. Should be reasonably inexpensive.

[bartonmd]

Why hasn't one of us taken a generic rod ended shock, made an adapter for the yoke and welded a shock tab on a round plate that bolts into the stock location? You could probably do it for 2/3rds the cost of the radflos. May not be quite as good, but should be worlds better than our current options.

If I understand you correctly (maybe need some bad MS Paint?), that won't work because there can't be a hinge in between the upper strut mount and the lower control arm.

Mike

[v7guy]

Basically mimic the Radflo setup is what I'm saying, all the rod ended shocks I've messed with had a thread on the shaft end of the shock and the rod end was screwed onto it.
I'm just saying, unscrew the rod end, and screw on a yoke adapter that was turned in a lathe. It'd be a simple piece to machine. Bet you could get a couple made for under $100

If that's not making sense I can scribble something up.

[bartonmd]

Oh, I gotcha... I thought you were talking about attaching something to the factory forged iron piece, and having a normal rod-end style double-shear through-bolt setup.

Yeah, the only thing you'd really have to watch is how structurally strong the struts are in the rod. Factory has the rod at the top side for a reason, and it has to be quite a bit stronger to be in the middle, not the high-leverage (low load) end.

Mike

[TBYODA]

Something like this.

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[Skidder]

Just so anyone else wanting these knows the cost, I got this reply from Mike at RADFLO,

"Thank you for your recent inquiry. We do offer the Trailblazer front coil-overs. Unfortunately, the pricing on them has changed as we have had a price increase on our shocks since that group buy and the price of springs has gone up significantly. The current retail price is $1280.00 for the pair."

If your military, let them know it.

[djthumper]

Holy cow!

[moose1]

guess they are trying to keep them low demand.

[bartonmd]

That was probably always retail price, or close to it. Johnny likely wasn't just making much on them.

Mike

[TBYODA]

That was probably always retail price, or close to it. Johnny likely wasn't just making much on them.

Mike

True and if you look up coil overs for other platforms some are 1k+ each so.....