Differences Between Zr2s and Regular 4x4 2 Door Blazers
#11
Mine too now that I looked
#12
I guess the gear difference is why I outrun that ZR2 on speed that time a few years back at the dragstrip..
Edit: I thought I was sure to get some ruffled feathers from that one! haha, I was only jokin around folks
Edit: I thought I was sure to get some ruffled feathers from that one! haha, I was only jokin around folks
Last edited by FsTFwRd; 11-07-2011 at 07:38 AM.
#13
Yeah I've rode in a zr2, they're real quick at a take off but lose that pulling power after 2nd gear lol
#14
I just got my ZR2 a month ago and I was very surprised how much power the little 4.3 has. I'm a V8 guy and this is the first 4.3 I've owned.
I've surprised a few ricers by getting a jump on them at a traffic light
I've surprised a few ricers by getting a jump on them at a traffic light
#15
Yeah these 4.3s are pretty quick, I had a 302 in my last truck and it's still peppy like a v8
#16
Thats right, the 4.3 will get it moving if you want it to. I don't really dogg it a lot though, it likes that liquid gold to much. I did run a factory ZR2 S-10 pickup at the Drag Strip after I first got my blazer. After 40mph I passed and pulled away slowly. My gears are 3.42 his 3.7tysomething. Nonetheless he does do better off road than I do, which to me is what matters
#17
Yeah if you're going 40+ off road, there's a problem.
#18
Nobody mentioned that the ZR2's also have a cast iron front diff housing instead of the weak aluminum housing in the rest.
#19
#20
One other differences, depending on the year, is the ZR2s came with carbon fiber skid plates vs the plastic ones. Both ZR2's and non-ZR2s in earlier years came with the aluminum skids.
And don't forget, on a ZR2 the rear wiper is completely, totally useless.
Don't recall if it has been mentioned but the wheel wells really are wider on a ZR2.