Page One
From the book of ZR2.COM, Chapter 1:
And it came to pass that God created all things, and on the seventh day, he rested. And as he was resting he thought... "I wish I could go wheeling..." and he got up, and created ZR2. And behold he was well pleased. And he went out into the mountains and all the places of the world that few dared to tread. And he was smitten by poor front articualtion, and he was sore afraid. And he cursed the ZR2 with lack of aftermarket support and weak ass seat handles. And so it has been.
And it came to pass that on the eighth day, God said, "Who will go down, and wheel the earth?" And there arose a fearsome and thunderous noise. And Lucifer said "Here I am, send me. And mine shall be the glory." And God asked "What will you be taking on the trail?" Then there arose another great and terrible sound, and Lucifer turned very tightly around the corner in his Black TJ sport with the Rubicon express longarm kit and 37" MTRs. And God was not well pleased. He banished Lucifer and the third of the host of heaven to a dreadful and inhospitable terrain called Upper Helldorado.
And there was great rejoicing as the host of heaven set forth upon the earth in their Zs. And God said unto them "go forth into the paragon adventure park, and into the badlands, and into most of moab. But taste not of the forbidden fruit of solid front axles, that grow from the tree of Jeep in Helldorado."
And lucifer and all the hosts of Helldorado set forth on the world, and intermixed with the Zs and the host of heaven. And God was not well pleased. And it came to pass that God smote down uppon the Zs with a great and terrible curse. "And in the 30th month and the 30th thousand mile, their ball joints shall fail, and their CV joints shall click. And forever shall they lift a front tire into the air on rough terrain."
--Randy R. (aka "Zombie")
Here are the specs for my 1996 Ext Cab Chevy S-10 ZR2
4.3 V6
custom 4L60E tranny (built with performance parts, shouldnt break)
edlebrock headers, high flow cat and single in/dual out flowmaster 40
D30/D35 from grand cherokee
Fox 12" travel coilovers with 4 link
4.56s open diffs, for now (thinkin about an Aussie Locker)
stock ZR2 rear leafs, SOA and 2.5" shackles
stock ZJ pitman arm (4" drop)
custom Bulletproof steering from Performance Unlimited
4 link bars are custom length and have RE joints on both ends
Rock Sliders and 4 link bars by AedoFab in Joliet, IL
35x12.50/15 MTRs on 15x10 RCs
Custom paint by Kustom Colors in Indy
After 7 months of workin on this beast, I am finally done with it, well never done, but you know what mean....I do however need a front DS still..and then I will be able to take it off-road! The 2 pictures of the tape measure are to show what the frame height is (24.25) and the bottom of the mirror bracket (58.25)...just a little taller than stock...LOL
There are more updates to my truck...just keep lookin through the pics....1TONZR2
