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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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the only thing i dont like with that is i dont always unhook mine, and i have hit the link on rocks, screwing up the threds. thats my only downfall i see. i might still try to make a pinned one like jeeps have if i ever get the time.

also thats zr2 usa sucks. lol. they wouldnt let me join due to mine not being a zr2, yet mines bigger than a stock zr2 by an inch. owell
 
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:00 AM
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You can get them plenty tight with the wing nuts alone, and have no slack whatsoever. The locking pin also goes through the main bolt, between the wings, so that the wing not cannot back off even if it wanted to. I wheel this Blazer all the time, and it takes me about 2 minutes total to disco it or reconnect it. I've got about 50K miles on this setup thus far, with not one single issue to date.

Cow Killer, I've got a lil website you can check out if you like, called TXZR2.com. We don't discriminate! Lot's of good info & good folks on our site.
 
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 02:48 AM
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Thats basicaly all it is. I got disconects on my jeep and all it is is a tube that slids over the two ends with pins you pull. WAY better off road. As for keeping the axle sentered , i'm not sure if this applys here but my jeep ( TJ with 4 link , not leafs) has a panhard bar that does that. I broke one side once and the drive home was pretty scary
 
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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Well,she sold the Jeep and now has a Suzuki Sizekick which we are planning on making as big as possible next spring in time for the offroading season. The problem with it is that it has the IFS, so we can't do much of a lift without getting into lots of $$$. For now she just got 31's and it will only be as big ofa lift as possible without totally re-doing the front end.
 
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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hey hidekicks are cool. small to get into tight trails. Look at my truck, theres lots of trails i cant go down cause of the size but i like mud bogging so, it's good for that. My first truck was an '85 s-10 with 31's on it and i had just as much fun with that than my montser truck and it didn't break nearly as often ( right now i got no 4 wheel drive, front axle granaded and my trany jumps from 2nd to 3rd and back all the time.) small trucks are fun too.
 
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Ya, it's actually a very fun vehicle. I like driving it, and you are right, it will get into spots the bigger guys can't. We need to install a snorkel on it as well for those really deep holes
 
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Ya, it's actually a very fun vehicle. I like driving it, and you are right, it will get into spots the bigger guys can't. We need to install a snorkel on it as well for those really deep holes
what the water puddles??? lol!! actualy that vehicle would be great in the michigan area....they only clear out trails barely bigger than atv's! (gotta watch my rack so it dosen't get stuck in trees)
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead. Just thought I'd let you all know. Today one of my front endlinks broke, so I took the other side off (well, broke it off...damn rust!) and flipped the swaybar forward. I was planning to get new ones on monday, but after a day of driving it, it wasn't so bad. It does lean a little more in the turns, but you just have to drive it like an SUV, not a hot rod. I also noticed a much smoother ride. I took it back to the rock I'm flexing on in my ROTM photo and noticed a lot more articulation. My left front tire was stuffed up in the fender and I climbed much higher up. Huge difference![sm=devilgrin.gif] (sorry, i forgot to bring my camera) I'll take a pic another day and post the two together.
 
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Yep, those would be the two out comes from removing the sway bar.

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