Spring-over conversion
 

just got my first blazer.....the cherrys popped
its a 00 ZR2 and i've noticed it sits higher than most other zr2s i've parked next to, it clears 31s with plenty of room for larger tires.the only thing i can figure is the previous owner replaced the leafs and tbars with new oem ones.

now onto the point. i'm seeing if anyone has done a spring over conversion on tese and can give me a heads up on some potential problems one could run into.

also, how would you go about leveling out the front without having to fabricate drop brackets?

it look as tough the conversion would lift the rear up ~3-4 inches


any insight is greatly appreciated

emery

RE: Spring-over conversion
 

A SOA conversion in the rear gives you 5' of lift...the problem is that you then have no way to lift the front end the same amount without fabbing a differential drop bracket.

As for your ZR2, OEM spec is 31x10.50s, but I'm not sure how much bigger you can go without lift...you'd be suprised how little it is [&o].

The Superlift 6' kit and the Trailmaster 5' kit both use SOA lift in the rear, and then come with the neccessary parts to drop the diff, and relocate the tbars to give IFS with the lift.

RE: Spring-over conversion
 

thats what i was worried about. don't really feel like droppin 2k on a kit.


loos like i'll be fabbin this one out on my own.

i've neer played with ifs before, so it should be fun. i've always built cherokees, decided i wanted to try out something new.

i'll keep pics posted of my progress

RE: Spring-over conversion
 

i'm thinking of doing the same thing bro. i'm not paying for something i can build with a little time and effort. keep us posted on your progress.

later,

matt

RE: Spring-over conversion
 

my friend and i where talking about doinga spring overon my blazer.couldnt you get a torsion key lift and some drop spindles?

RE: Spring-over conversion
 

SOA will get you somewhere in the realm of 5" lift out back. You would need to drop the front diff to get anywhere near this lift up front. No way a torsion bar crank (keys or otherwise) will get you anywhere close to this without severely damaging your CV shafts.