Leveling out.
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Leveling out.
I guess this might be multiple issue situation.
My front end sits pretty and the rear seems to be sitting right, or maybe the rear is sagging? I looked at few other ZR-2's and it seems my front end is indeed higher.
Is there any way to tell if the previous owner cranked up the torsion bars on this thing?
I guess I'm wondering, should I head up to the alignment shop, throw some higher shackles on it or?
On pavement it's much more noticeable, for reference those are 31x10.5's
My front end sits pretty and the rear seems to be sitting right, or maybe the rear is sagging? I looked at few other ZR-2's and it seems my front end is indeed higher.
Is there any way to tell if the previous owner cranked up the torsion bars on this thing?
I guess I'm wondering, should I head up to the alignment shop, throw some higher shackles on it or?
On pavement it's much more noticeable, for reference those are 31x10.5's
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Looks to me like you have the saggy aZZ problem with most of the Blazers. It looks more pronounced on the 2 doors because of the shorter wheel base.
You have a few options:
1. New leaf packs - expensive, but it solves the problem and gets you back to factory ride height.
2. Shackles - Cheap and addresses ride height, but doesn't really address the issue of saggy springs.
3. Add-a-leaf - adds lift to the leaf pack and stiffens the ride, but may exacerbate the problem of the main leaf sagging beyond the end of the add-a-leaf making a W shape over time. This is the problem mine have developed after 3 years with a Superlift long AAL.
4. The so called "Ba$tard pack - Taking the main leaf from another s-series leaf pack, and cutting the eyes off to add support to the entire lenght of the main leaf in your spring pack. WarthogDriver and a few others have done this with great success. This is probably the option I'm going to take in the spring.
You have a few options:
1. New leaf packs - expensive, but it solves the problem and gets you back to factory ride height.
2. Shackles - Cheap and addresses ride height, but doesn't really address the issue of saggy springs.
3. Add-a-leaf - adds lift to the leaf pack and stiffens the ride, but may exacerbate the problem of the main leaf sagging beyond the end of the add-a-leaf making a W shape over time. This is the problem mine have developed after 3 years with a Superlift long AAL.
4. The so called "Ba$tard pack - Taking the main leaf from another s-series leaf pack, and cutting the eyes off to add support to the entire lenght of the main leaf in your spring pack. WarthogDriver and a few others have done this with great success. This is probably the option I'm going to take in the spring.
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Looks to me like you have the saggy aZZ problem with most of the Blazers. It looks more pronounced on the 2 doors because of the shorter wheel base.
You have a few options:
1. New leaf packs - expensive, but it solves the problem and gets you back to factory ride height.
2. Shackles - Cheap and addresses ride height, but doesn't really address the issue of saggy springs.
3. Add-a-leaf - adds lift to the leaf pack and stiffens the ride, but may exacerbate the problem of the main leaf sagging beyond the end of the add-a-leaf making a W shape over time. This is the problem mine have developed after 3 years with a Superlift long AAL.
4. The so called "Ba$tard pack - Taking the main leaf from another s-series leaf pack, and cutting the eyes off to add support to the entire lenght of the main leaf in your spring pack. WarthogDriver and a few others have done this with great success. This is probably the option I'm going to take in the spring.
You have a few options:
1. New leaf packs - expensive, but it solves the problem and gets you back to factory ride height.
2. Shackles - Cheap and addresses ride height, but doesn't really address the issue of saggy springs.
3. Add-a-leaf - adds lift to the leaf pack and stiffens the ride, but may exacerbate the problem of the main leaf sagging beyond the end of the add-a-leaf making a W shape over time. This is the problem mine have developed after 3 years with a Superlift long AAL.
4. The so called "Ba$tard pack - Taking the main leaf from another s-series leaf pack, and cutting the eyes off to add support to the entire lenght of the main leaf in your spring pack. WarthogDriver and a few others have done this with great success. This is probably the option I'm going to take in the spring.
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Yea lol, 6-7 D3100's
It's a tad overkill really, but I'll be running two 5k amps to start with 3-4 4ch amps to run all the highs. Might eventually step up to 7k amps.
It's a tad overkill really, but I'll be running two 5k amps to start with 3-4 4ch amps to run all the highs. Might eventually step up to 7k amps.
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