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Old 12-24-2009, 07:35 AM
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Might as well try it out since you already stole parts off of one. Should be easy to grab the control arms for a comparison. If they really are 1" longer, that may be too much.

I'll respond to your other thread on the caster issue.
 
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After rereading a few of the posts I was wondering if the torsion keys are different? Maybe they are clocked at a different angle? Seeing as how the torsion bars are a lot stiffer they might have clocked them at a slightly lower angle to account for this. Just a thought.

Maybe a set of lowering keys?
 
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Old 12-24-2009, 01:21 PM
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lol lowering keys. i never thought this is what i would be running through my head !

that very well could be true about the indexing of the keys, Z vs non Z. Its hard to compare though. ZR2 blazers are rare around here, very rare. There isnt a zr2 in a junk yard for hundreds of miles. I had to order these ZR2 parts from 400+ miles away.
 

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I was looking at Autozone today and just goofing off. I came across these offset bushings to provide additional caster and camber adjustments. It might be worth looking into.

Click: Control Arm Bushings

Part# FB454
 
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found this site today, www.readylift.com

they make forged torsion keys (with upto 2.5" lift. maybe they'd have what is needed?
 
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I looked on superlift, & didnt see anything for our blazers unfortunately.

96Blazernut, nice find! That just might be what I end up doing. Ill have to wait until warmer weather to do that. CA bushings require a little too much time ... & i have no garage! lol.

I do have an free "consultation" with a guy that runs a speed shop here in town, set for next Wednesday. Hopefully he can come up with something a little less time consuming to get me by until spring time.
 
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Hey JS not a problem! I was digging thru the site to see if they carried the poly bushings cause I want to redo mine this spring sometime. Glad I could be of assistance.
 
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I was looking at Autozone today and just goofing off. I came across these offset bushings to provide additional caster and camber adjustments. It might be worth looking into.

Click: Control Arm Bushings

Part# FB454
i must be missing something. when i looked @ that on the site, it showed that it was "not available" to send to a store or ship to your home.

looks like it might help do the trick, if you could get your hands on it.
 
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I didn't see that when I first looked at them, although they it looks like you could get them.
 
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nevermind.
 

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