ZR2-ed It!
#51
Pro tip: cut the bracket on the axle that holds the stock brake line..then just use your existing brake system on the new axle Allowed me to avoid messing with the proportioning valve (2-door to 4-door difference), should save you from having to fix a brake line.
Not sure about the CV...funny you mention that..the guy I got my axles from also had a spare CV he threw in (not attached to the diff though haha)...So I have the old CV from my 4-door and a ZR2 CV chillin in the garage...I should compare them..
Not sure about the CV...funny you mention that..the guy I got my axles from also had a spare CV he threw in (not attached to the diff though haha)...So I have the old CV from my 4-door and a ZR2 CV chillin in the garage...I should compare them..
#52
Wolfpack, that looks phenomenal. Nice work dude! If you find a way to recalibrate shift points, let us know...
This is the exact same thing I was curious about. I'm good with the stock rims, but I'm not sure I would like the amount of tire sticking out the front/rear.
This is the exact same thing I was curious about. I'm good with the stock rims, but I'm not sure I would like the amount of tire sticking out the front/rear.
#53
the front tires shouldn't stick out anymore since you're only swapping the diff, the rear is the only ones that will stick out a little
#54
Pro tip: cut the bracket on the axle that holds the stock brake line..then just use your existing brake system on the new axle Allowed me to avoid messing with the proportioning valve (2-door to 4-door difference), should save you from having to fix a brake line.
Not sure about the CV...funny you mention that..the guy I got my axles from also had a spare CV he threw in (not attached to the diff though haha)...So I have the old CV from my 4-door and a ZR2 CV chillin in the garage...I should compare them..
Not sure about the CV...funny you mention that..the guy I got my axles from also had a spare CV he threw in (not attached to the diff though haha)...So I have the old CV from my 4-door and a ZR2 CV chillin in the garage...I should compare them..
#55
I've read through your thread, and I'm just trying to make sure I understand. Did you use the ZR2 cv axles or the non-ZR2 ones?
I have a non-ZR2 front diff, but I was trying to figure out if the extra length of the ZR2 CV axles would give me any benefit with my lift. From what I can tell, they are the same except a little longer than the standard. Any other input on this? Thanks!
I have a non-ZR2 front diff, but I was trying to figure out if the extra length of the ZR2 CV axles would give me any benefit with my lift. From what I can tell, they are the same except a little longer than the standard. Any other input on this? Thanks!
#56
added length wouldn't buy you anything as far as angle... They just wouldn't fit. If you want to decrease your angle you'd need ZR2 UCA and LCA and the CV axle, but IIRC the frame is slightly different and may not just bolt up.
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
#57
only someone who loves there blazer that much would go through the work to turn THEIR blazer into a zr2 rather than just go out and buy one.
Nice work
Nice work
#58
added length wouldn't buy you anything as far as angle... They just wouldn't fit. If you want to decrease your angle you'd need ZR2 UCA and LCA and the CV axle, but IIRC the frame is slightly different and may not just bolt up.
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
#59
I swapped my rear axle and front diff just like he did. You do not use the ZR2 CV's. They will not fit!
#60
added length wouldn't buy you anything as far as angle... They just wouldn't fit. If you want to decrease your angle you'd need ZR2 UCA and LCA and the CV axle, but IIRC the frame is slightly different and may not just bolt up.
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
In theory though with the longer front end parts it would take less angle to achieve the same lift, I'm pretty sure this is why GM managed to keep the reliability with the 2" higher ZR2
yup. like rob44 said, they just won't fit, since they're almost 2" longer.