H2 Rear Hybrid Suspension and Other Mods
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:12 pm
So I decided, why live with the factory H2 rear air suspension, when I can make my own far superior set-up!
So gone are my Air Bags!
Gone are my Lower Trailing Arms!
Gone is my Panhard Rod!
Now that All the junk was out of the way I now had space to work!
I was tired of having the rear of my truck sag down just because of a stupid air leak, but I didn't want to give up the adjustable suspension...what to do...what to do!
So I installed a set of triple rate coil springs and installed a custom airbag inside them! Now the static weight of the truck is held by the coils and I can still adjust my ride height via the airbags inside them!!!
For the trailing arms, I installed a set of Edelbrock trailing arms. They really help to keep everything firmly in place and allow much better suspension travel and articulation than the factory set-up!
I also installed and Edelbrock Panhard Rod that eliminates any rear sway due to the flex of the wimpy factory rod! My H2 now rides smoother, flexes better and can offroad like never before!
I will post some pics after Nov. 12th...after I give it the first full workout after all the mods are done!
Stay tuned!!!
Kev
So gone are my Air Bags!
Gone are my Lower Trailing Arms!
Gone is my Panhard Rod!
Now that All the junk was out of the way I now had space to work!
I was tired of having the rear of my truck sag down just because of a stupid air leak, but I didn't want to give up the adjustable suspension...what to do...what to do!
So I installed a set of triple rate coil springs and installed a custom airbag inside them! Now the static weight of the truck is held by the coils and I can still adjust my ride height via the airbags inside them!!!
For the trailing arms, I installed a set of Edelbrock trailing arms. They really help to keep everything firmly in place and allow much better suspension travel and articulation than the factory set-up!
I also installed and Edelbrock Panhard Rod that eliminates any rear sway due to the flex of the wimpy factory rod! My H2 now rides smoother, flexes better and can offroad like never before!
I will post some pics after Nov. 12th...after I give it the first full workout after all the mods are done!
Stay tuned!!!
Kev