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Jigg

Yeah, i'm going to ditch the cooler. A lot of the SBC's don't run them, and they're basically the same engine with two more cylinders, so i'm comfortable not running it (i can always hook it back up if i want to). Thanks for the advice on not running too much hose, I think i'm going to shoot to inst...

Jigg

Anyone have any opinions on this bracket? Summit Oil Filter Bracket With installing my winch, i need to move the oil filter way out the of the way. I'm going to ditch the oil cooler and just run a filter, so i'm looking to splice into the lines coming off of the block and run them to this bracket in...

Jigg

You don't need to take the nut off to remove the rotor... you probably have the small clips still on the studs, you'll have to pull them off with needlenose pliers or something.

Jigg

That's not the same one, it's off of an older blazer.

Jigg

Has nothing to do with people of your age. You just happened to pick some poor roommates. A few years ago i was living in an apartment while going to school, there were 4 of us in a 3 bedroom place with two bathrooms. We were 19-21 during our 2 years there and the place was almost always clean. Sure...

Jigg

Completevalue on ebay.

Jigg

No prob... i found it a few weeks ago after needing to upload about 100 pictures of a wheeling trip, there was NO WAY i was resizing and uploading those things manually!

Jigg

I'm 24. Here's Rach and I last summer:

Jigg

Photobucket also has a program to do batch uploads and automatically resize your pics... it's called Flock.

Jigg

First off, welcome to the site!!! :D The ZR5 package is an appearance package, the suspension and drivetrain are exactly the same as a normal crew cab. The ZR5 package adds different wheels, flares, bed rails, and a roof rack (might be some other stuff, but that's the main thing). The ZR2 package is...

Jigg

I had them on my BlaZeR2 with a 2" BL and on stock spec wheels... no rubbing at all.

Jigg

I have bought 4 sets of used tires in teh past 4 years (never new). I bought: 31x10.50 Polaris AT's with 70% tread on N90's for $150 + shipping 31x10.50 BFG AT's 2 with 90% tread, 2 unevenly worn with 90% on one half and 50% on the other, all on PA3's and including a spare steel wheel with spare 235...

Jigg

The GM skirts are very brittle, since they're basically fiberglass impregnated tar paper. The ones i sell are made of a rubber/plastic composite and are much more flexible (aka don't tear when you're changing plugs).

Jigg

Are you talking about these?

If so, i sell them both for body lifted and non-body lifted S-series. I sell them for $29.95 + $7.48 shipping.

Jigg

Looks sick... what'd you end up working out for the HID's? Is it one of those kits?

Jigg

Looks killer George, what'd you decide on for lighting in the bumper? Did you switch out the bulbs for the same kind as your headlights?

Jigg

Three words:

Bring.... it.... on

Jigg

HenryJ wrote: For offroad they need to be connected to allow articulation. For the road having them separated would be an advantage.

'xactly, they actually help articulation (or seem to anyway):

Jigg

I came in here thinking it was going to be a big joke about farting under the sheets.

I'm dissappointed!

Jigg

"Synthetic is not only much stronger than Steel winch cable, it has excellent abrasion resistance, Good UV Resistance, High critical temperature, low elongation and weighs considerably less."

Jigg

You're very welcome... Mike (the owner of DC) is a great guy... they'll treat you well.

Jigg

Ok, so you'll need Performance Accessories kit 192, call Brad at Diversified Creations and ask him for a price, chances are you'll get the best price from them:

(810) 227-4777
or
sales@diversifiedcreations.com

BDS also has a body lift kit, you might want to ask him for a price on that one too.

Jigg

For the body lift, most guys run the Performance Accessories body lift. As far as i remember, there isn't any drilling or cutting, if there is, it's minimal. What year/make/model is your truck?

For the spacers, look for seller "completevalue" on ebay, he seems to have the best deals.

Jigg

I'll have to check that out george... duplicolor tends to have a much cleaner application, so i'm all over that.

I really don't care if it matches exactly, I just want it to look close enough from 10ft.

Jigg

So i'm buying one of John's GMC ZR5's to have a matching (sorta) spare. I have Chevy ZR5's on my truck, so i was thinking of just taping off the face of the rim and shooting it with some Rustoleum Black Night Metallic (almost exactly the same as spectra grey). It's just going to sit on the tire carr...

Jigg

congrats hobie... that's awesome!!!

Jigg

My strap is a wally-world special. Rated at 15,000 lbs. No metal hooks. It's worked just fine for everything i've done with it, from picking up a 30 yd dumpster full of shingles with a Lull, to pulling a honda civic out of the woods in the snow. Don't stress yourself out too much over getting some s...

Jigg

IMO, don't bother with the t-bar keys. Use the stock adjusters.

For shackles, Chris Knaffle's are second to none in my opinion. I have a set of his 2.25" and i would buy them again in a heartbeat. His email address is: chris.knaffle@gmail.com

See this thread on ZR2USA for more info:

Shackles

Jigg

It was a club decision i guess. I had always used the strap in the hitch with the pin through it. I guess the thought was that having a shackle in the hitch will limit the amount of chaffing on the strap during an extraction (from the edges of the hitch). Soooooo... i went out and bought the $25 sha...

Jigg

I feel your pain, i just got this for some extra cargo room:

Another thing that helped clean up my cargo area (shameless plug coming up) were these:

Quickfists at Synergy Offroad

Jigg

See this post, sounds like i have contaminated brake fluid:

http://www.txzr2.com/Midwest/html/txfor ... topic=1312

Jigg

A lot of the stock ZR2 pickups rub the sway bar at full lock.

I wonder how far i could pull the body of my truck back... even .5" would help center the tires in the wheel well

Jigg

I still don't understand what makes one truck rub like that when another of similar setup doesn't. I had a 97 Non-Zr2 blazer with no body lift or t-bar crank, and 31's didn't rub unless i was wheeling it hard (i tried a couple different sets too). My brother's 97 4dr fit 31's with no lift as well.

Jigg

cknaffle's reply on USA: Wow Jigg. Close calls like that are scary. Same thing happened to me after I body-lifted my 1989 S10. Came flying up to the stopsign and the pedal went right to the floor. That hose fell off after I started the motor apparently. e-brake saved my ass! It's not the brake boost...

Jigg

Hey guys, check this thread out for a pretty serious issue i encountered with my truck the other night... it takes a couple seconds to check your truck and make sure the hose is good: http://www.zr2usa.com/mboard/index.php?showtopic=7419&hl= In case you can't view it from work or whatever: Last nigh...

Jigg

This is how the big lifts work. The brackets drop the mounting points, the diff, sway bar, etc. Then there's a spring over axle kit for the rear with AAL's or shackles to make up the difference.

Jigg

Thanks for the input guys, i was definitely planning on using hose clamps, and the sealant is a good idea. I'm going to order the parts tonight, i want to try to do it this weekend so i can finally finish the newest Synergy Offroad product ;) Edit: I've been thinking about whether or not i'd be limi...

Jigg

Check that, i'd probably use somethign like this :

on each end of the split and then a length of hydraulic hose in between.

Thoughts?

Jigg

Yeah, i've seen those, but they won't really work for what i'm tryign to do, as i need to move the entire assembly, not just the filter itself. (unless i'm not understanding how they work)

Here's a picture of teh fittings i was talking about:

Jigg

I need to move my oil filter and need to extend the lines a bit. I was figuring i could find some sort of coupling, cut the lines, add the coupling, more hose, then another coupling to finish it off. Does anybody know of a good place to get these parts, or see any problems with this setup? Thanks! -...

Jigg

Verizon with Samsung SCH-a670

Jigg

Here's my 8.5" :

Jigg

Steve2003 wrote:I would hold off on tires also. If you lift your truck your tires will likely be to small.

I've had 3 different sized tires (31,32, and now 33's) on my truck and they're ALWAYS too small.

Jigg

My bet goes with having the pin grounded continuously. I was under the impression that's what you were doing all along.

Jigg

Both of my blazers have had sloppy steering... there was a thread going on on ZR2.com about swapping steering shafts (or something like that) with a Cherokee. I'll search and see if i can find it. IMO, it's par for the course when owning one of these trucks. Edit: well this wasn't the one i was thin...

Jigg

What limits you guys from running 32's with that setup? looks like you have plenty of room.

Jigg

Less Aggressive? What's that?

Jigg

Seriously! My brother has drums on the rear of his 97 blazer. I walked over and stood next to him while he was trying to put them back together... my exact words: "The French have a saying for this: Sucks to be you."

Jigg

small one goes in the front.

Jigg

Looks good!

Jigg

FWIW, Magnaflow reccomends the 18" for the 4.3L Longer = quieter.......I've got a 14" on my 4cyl, and my roomate has a 14" on his 4.3/Auto Xtreme. He has what is quite possibly the best sounding S10 I've heard. Nice and mellow until he hits the loud pedal, then it's nice and strong. If you've heard...

Jigg

FWIW, Magnaflow reccomends the 18" for the 4.3L

Jigg

Do you have it tuned for 93 octane and run a lower t-stat?

Jigg

Looks great man! I've always loved that color. If you need gap guards, check out my site: www.synergyoffroad.com

Jigg

Steve2003 wrote:....and yes the HPP3 is worth it.

How can you justify over $250 new for what the HPP3 does?

Jigg

I'd go Exhaust and then intake. Save your money on the HPP3... it's a waste of coin.

Jigg

I've had air shocks on my BlaZeR2 for about a year. I love them. However, i have to get longer ones. Originally i didn't have much lift in the rear when i bought them, and i got ones for a stock ZR2. Now that i have over 5" of lift in the rear (not including the air shocks), the shocks are too short...

Jigg

I put some 20gal techron concentrate in it. All better! I think you were right with the injectors Reed!

Jigg

You've got to love when the water is like glass. Do you ski or anything Brule? I'm heading up to Maine on thursday for 10 days of skiing, wakeboarding, fishing, tubing, and just general not-working. Can't wait!

Jigg

Who was it that i saw post about removing brake fluid with a turkey baster and replacing it to freshen up the system? That's what i was trying to accomplish. edit: nevermind, i found the post i was referring to... guess i forgot the part about compressing the brakes to get all the fluid out The flui...

Jigg

I definitely feel welcomed on here. You guys have so much technical knowledge it's unreal. That Tow/Haul thread makes my head hurt it's so in depth. I still can't believe i hadn't signed up here until recently. I'm going to go search and see if i registered under another username or something. :lol:

Jigg

I just poured some out onto a paper plate (the old stuff), it was like a dark yellow, which i can see being clear at one point. I got a little freaked, 'cus i thought maybe it was synthetic and i just poured in regular. I just took it for a drive, braking is noticably better, i think i might do it o...

Jigg

Short of flushing my system, i decided to try siphoning some out and replacing it. The fluid i took out was very dark in color, while the fluid that came out of the bottle was almost clear. Is that normal for it to be two completely different colors?

Jigg

I'm pretty sure he's referring to the shift+

Jigg

I've been searching for quite awhile trying to find a Dyno sheet (or even just posted results) of the PCMforless tuning on a 4.3L. Any idea what the actual HP gain is?

Jigg

Interesting. I searched around on ZR2.com to find a post i remember by Mike Copeland: "Torque management is done to help transmission life, as well as other driveline parts. It is not inside the trans, it is a function of the PCM software. It can be turned off, bit the PCM will need to be recalibrat...

Jigg

This might be a stupid question, but i'm going to ask it anyways... why not just get a B&M electronic shift+? Completely switchable, easy to install, increases line pressure and changes shift points, cheap, easy to install. No?

Jigg

96-2005 were the same

Jigg

yeah, it's not a quick surging/bucking like a tranny problem. It surges about 200 rpm, probably takes like a second or so for it to surge up, and then a second to surge down.

Jigg

Sounds good. Thanks guys!

I actually had to replace the distributor on my last blazer (different reason, but i f-ed up that housing too). Not something i feel like doing again, so i'll be cleaning that threadlock as much as possible

Jigg

that's an awesome reply. Thanks man. I fixed the sticking slides when i did the brakes, so that's all set. I read another one of your posts about brake fluid being hygroscopic and i went to autozone tryign to find fluid that said it was hygroscopic... needless to say, i left empty handed. Sounds lik...

Jigg

Thanks Brule!

Sorry, i was saying that the surging was related to the loss of backpressure (due to the pipe falling off)

I'm going to check out the cap and rotor, that's one thing i've been meaning to do and it's definitely ignition related.

Sorry Reed, it's a 2000 Blazer

Jigg

My truck has started surging between 42-48 mph if i only give it partial throttle. I can power through it no problem, but if i'm trying to maintain that speed, it surges (RPMs, not tranny). A few weeks ago, my tailpipe rusted off at the muffler, and i haven't fixed it, i'm guessing this could be rel...

Jigg

Recently, my brakes have been kind of f-d up. One of the pads in the rear somehow dislodged itself and completely ground down the rotor on that side. I replaced pads and rotors in the rear. Now, every once in awhile (maybe once every 80 miles), my brakes have a ton of resistance in them. It's almost...

Jigg

It's not a panel fitment issue, there's an article on it somewhere on that site that noted that the hood is actually popped

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