And so it begins (2003 PT S-10)

[badmatt]

Originally Posted by black2002ls

Suspension will be pretty much stock out of the box. I will probably upgrade to ZQ8 sway bars to begin with. I plan to go to the AFX spindles up front, that will improve things along with different springs and shocks, then going to a 4 link set up out back, however it will be well after the swap that that will happen. I see you are in Denton, when I get the motor in I'll have to make a little trip out that way!

why not us an SD wisbone or triangulated 4-link and instead of using bags use a set of coils?

[malibu795]

get a 8.8 rear end.. you can find them under explorers, late model rangers and later mustangs unless you already have the 12bolt

i have a few friends that run low 10.XX in the 1/4 wiht a 8.8
iirc has a 5x4.75 bolt circle

also the 8.5 10 bolt is really common as well and be built rather stought. for any thing under 4,000 pounds
and 1.2 ton, full size B-body, tahoe suburban... only prob is the bolt pattern is 5x5 and not 5x4.75 60 bucks at a mching shop can re-drill them easily

[black2002ls]

Originally Posted by badmatt

why not us an SD wisbone or triangulated 4-link and instead of using bags use a set of coils?

My main concern with this type of set up is that most commercial set ups are for those who are trying to lay frame and look good. Not for someone like myself who ultimately in the end is looking for 1000 RWHP

As for the rear. I'll invest a couple of hundred in the 10 bolt for now and when I re-do the rear end I will sort out which rear to swap in at that time.

[black2002ls]

Time to bring this thing back up around the top I guess. Not entirely sure what direction this is going to go in the near future, however here are updates from the past couple....years... Spent some time bouncing in and out of jobs, ended up selling off all of the parts to stay above water. I finally sorted out the cylinder 3 misfire, it ended up being a bad spot in the injector harness. I suffered a mishap with the mechanical fan last winter. It decided to separate itself from the water pump and executed the radiator. I've got an electric fan in now yet I'm suffering another misfire. It started as a random cylinder misfire, after a tune-up it turned into a cylinder 1 misfire which I'm currently chasing. This thing should be paid for and mine hopefully within the next 2 months as long as my part time job holds up. I'm thinking after that, I'm going to work on small tweaks, adjusting ride height, and working out the suspension. I'm sure its time for new shocks and such. I figure now will probably be the best time to start sorting out these issues and making improvements to the handling aspect of this beast. I'm looking for anyone with experience with these things, suspension wise to see what options I have. I haven't really found anyone on the s10 forum I frequent that is really doing any performance suspension work, just cosmetic (i.e. ride height)