well the vehicle i got now has a crap load of setimental value which i know does not mean anything in terms of money im thinking of basically doing the 2" lift kit. which would be either crank my old ones up a little or what im probably gonna do cause its been overloaded most of its life with tools and other stuff the farm requires me to haul around, that is swap the t-bars out. regular blazer have bolts and what i was wondering was if the zr2 have t-bar keys which from what i've read on other post doesnt really matter which one you have cause they achieve the same thing. later down the road is when im gonna look at a zr2 but college is before that so im stuck with what i got for now

 

So do your body lift and get bigger tires. Theres no point in converting TO a ZR2 if your planning on getting one. For the parts that do "bolt" on, your not gonna gain anything significant. With a body life ($200) lift Shackles ($20-$whatever) and the torsion bars (+Crank) off the ZR2 you will be able to fit a nice size tire (31's). Do the gears as well and there you go. A nice, strong, more mud-able Blazer!

If your not going to be mudding, i suggest leaving it stock. Your a college guy and every ounce of money help right. Well lifted, bugger tires will make you MPG suffer a bit. A bit here, and a bit there will soon turn into alot down the road.

Sorry for the story and I don't mean to come across rude. But making something (4dr stock blazer) onto something its not (ZR2) is sometimes way outta the question and not worth the hassle.

 

not in college but in 1 and a half years ill be there. i understand why you guys are saying what you are. i know a 4dr blazer with a few suspension upgrades hear and there are not even gonna come close to a zr2. the zr2 is the offroad package and i understand when you pay for one your getting every penny back in the suspenion then you would pay swapping things hear or there. i was just thinking of doing something small like the t-bars and tires and shackels. what is the gear difference in the zr2 compared to the blazer,probably built for more torque i'd imagine. thanks for your guy's input. as soon as i get a zr2 im making it the best zr2 you've ever seen!!

 

I quit.

 

haha you cant with these vehicles though. one thing after another i know. people who are trying to learn stuff can me annoying

 

you can put leafs from a zr2 in yours but it probably wont do anything. The reason ZR2s sit higher is because they have a different frame not a suspension lift.

 

good luck in college

I'm taking a play out of one Mr. AJBert's book.

Use the search function. I have tried ZR2

right. my bad.

 

alright im thinking of just redoing the suspension just cause it needs it.might as well put in bigger and better. on the t bars i saw on the guy that swapped his out for zr2 had 3 different part #s. so am i right in thinking each zr2 blazers t-bars are going to be a little different on which suspension package they had. mine has this one so i dont want a smooth ride i want a TRUCK RIDE >ZW7CHASSIS PACKAGE,PREMIUM SMOOTH RIDE PREMIUM SMOOTH RIDE CHAS PKG(ZW7)

 

<-- this is not meant to be that.
but you need to proof read man. PLEASE
you want to fix your suspension. awesome.
you want to upgrade it to a bit stiffer. awesome.

each ZR2's t-bars will not be different. re-read that post and see that there are 3 bars offered on BLAZERS zr2 is sinply an upgrade package denoted by an RPO....

"Premium Smooth Ride" is a shock specific RPO refering to the stock self leveling shocks... nothing more. some bushings will refer to :the smooth ride" option, but as far as i can see, are no different (to include size, shape or price)

if you want a more truck like ride: get some air adjustable shocks and set them high, get larger front bump stops, put a spring helper on your rear leaf springs, add an add-a-leaf to each rear leaf, get run-flat tires (with rubber inserts, not self inflation), get a heavy duty sway bar. add traction bars, get stiffer ball joints, and recplace all body bushings with stiffer urethane ones.... <--- that should be fairly truck like

 

alright so i just have to find the zr2 with t-bars i want. time to go to the junk yard. i got the air adjustable shocks and yes they do stiffen it up quite a bit.
*to clarify i was trying to say above that each zr2 is going to have a different suspension pkg based on factory specs.