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Old Jul 26, 2021 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by christine_208
You are very welcome! Glad it worked.

Did you have any issues with the bracket on the frame? Mine was a tight fit.
Yes, I had to spread one of my u-bolts to max bracket hole adjustment to get it as close to the second "pitman arm" as I could. IT was tight both in the space needed, and getting to the nuts and bolts to install and tighten.
 
Old Aug 25, 2021 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by christine_208
I installed one I got from Rough Country. https://www.roughcountry.com/steerin...zer-4wd-383358

It clamps onto the center-link with two u-bolts and to a bracket that is already on the frame. To look stock, you'd have to find a ZR2 center-link with the hole in it to accept the stock steering stabilizer mount. But I don't know if the part will swap to a non-ZR2 Blazer.

I can't find any pictures of it installed but here is one of the complete unit. To locate the place where the u-bolts attach, you attach it to the frame with the one bolt then you find the mid point of the travel of the stabilizer and then attach the u-bolt end to the center-link. The bracket on the frame is likely squished together a bit and it might be a tight fit having never been used.



My 97 blazer isn’t a zr2 and it has the hole and frame bracket for a stabilizer already. Don’t really see a need for it tho
 
Old Aug 25, 2021 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by chadimus06
My 97 blazer isn’t a zr2 and it has the hole and frame bracket for a stabilizer already. Don’t really see a need for it tho
The first gen Blazers all had the center-links with the hole for the stabilizers.
 
Old Aug 25, 2021 | 12:35 PM
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I believe his 97 is a second gen...
 
Old Aug 25, 2021 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DonL
I believe his 97 is a second gen...
But wasn't 97 a transition year of sorts? I can see how they would use left over parts during such a time.
 
Old Aug 25, 2021 | 03:31 PM
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94 was the last year for the first gen(I believe)
95-97 was sec gen, obd 1.5(I believe)
98-05 was sec gen obd 2.0(I believe)

Edit:
03-04 had upgrades that 98-02 didn't have(I believe)
05 was canadian only(I believe)
 

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