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Old 03-15-2011, 10:33 AM
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yeah i did. everythings tight. I just lowered the tbars back to where they were and walla much tighter. Quick question then, if i crank the tbars will my steering just be that much looser/sloppy? or will that be taken care of with an alignment?(go to different shop than the one before obviously)
 
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by oktain
hmmm... minor trimming? Click the link in my signature... Remember ZR2's are 2" taller than a stock Blazer and IIRC 3 inch BL's aren't available for 2nd gens. so with 1.5" + 2"... that's 5.5" taller than a stock Blazer. You may need more than "minor" trimming lol because NJ4x4Blazer rubbed 32's with a 6" lift before putting his 2" body lift on... now he can clear 33's if he's not wheeling hard.

I can see that, but apparently you can get a 3in BL for the 2nd gens. Also, there's much more room in the ZR2 fenders than a stock Blazer, right?
 
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Old 03-23-2011, 05:16 PM
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First gen 3 inch BLs work fine under a 2nd gen, you just have to figure out how to raise the bumpers.
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AJBert
'02 shackles will fit on an '03. You can fit a 3" body lift on a 2nd Gen by using a 2nd Gen kit and swapping out the 2" blocks for 3" blocks. ZR2's actually sit 3" taller stock than non-ZR2's. You can run 33X10.5 or even 33X12.5 on a ZR2 with just a body lift, shackles and tbar crank.

I have 33X10.5's and have trimmed quite a bit. 95% of the time offroad I don't not rub. Only when I fully flex do I rub on the rear of all four flare. Not all four at the same time, of course, but one at a time. I could trim more or go down to 32's or just not get in situations where I flex to the max.
AJBERT, thanks so much man! EXACTLY what I was looking for. You said you rubbed when fully flexed; do you have your swaybars off? What size bodylift are you running? what's your shackle specs? Also, are you over +1.25 from stock on your T-bar crank? Thanks for the help!
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 11:28 PM
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I rub just very minor up front and rear with either my sway bar disco'd or not. I've have a 2" body lift, 2" shackles and tbars cranked 5 turns or about 1.25". I could sand/grind down the flares easily, and may do that eventually, but I very seldom fully max out the flex when offroad.

That being said, I'll probably do it before long.
 
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anyone have some pics with shackle/tbar and BL? i just got my jimmy yesterday and ordering my shackles tomorrow and have been thinking about a 2" BL aswell

hows the hardware that comes with the ebay shackles? i kinda picture them being crap and should maybe spend $5-10 on hardware from Facca Fasteners and know the bolts wont break
 
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Old 09-24-2011, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by _HeC_
anyone have some pics with shackle/tbar and BL? i just got my jimmy yesterday and ordering my shackles tomorrow and have been thinking about a 2" BL aswell

hows the hardware that comes with the ebay shackles? i kinda picture them being crap and should maybe spend $5-10 on hardware from Facca Fasteners and know the bolts wont break
TONS of people on here have pics of that, just look around.
 
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