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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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I know Dakota break lines off a 97 are direct fit
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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How much lift would i get from s-10 ZR-2 leaf packs?
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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How much lift would i get from s-10 ZR-2 leaf packs?
It really depends on how many leafs you use and what shape they are in
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BumsModified98xj
How much lift would i get from s-10 ZR-2 leaf packs?
A guy on here a few weeks ago said he got 7" from the whole pack under his main leaf. From looking at the ZR 2 springs I've got in the garage, I'd say he wasn't far off.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BumsModified98xj
How much lift would i get from s-10 ZR-2 leaf packs?

I got 5.5" from stock s-10 springs when I first did mine, so I would guess another 1.5 from ZR-2 is probably very close.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by whitey818

I got 5.5" from stock s-10 springs when I first did mine, so I would guess another 1.5 from ZR-2 is probably very close.
How did you build your packs? (XJ main with full s-10 pack etc.). We're they from a pick up or blazer? I'm hoping to get about 4.5".
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jx2991

How did you build your packs? (XJ main with full s-10 pack etc.). We're they from a pick up or blazer? I'm hoping to get about 4.5".
I used all the s-10 leafs minus the overload from a 2000 model .. Took all the XJ springs off left the main.. Netted me about 4.5" .. S10 main and all.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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I'm talking to my buddy right now who used to own a ZR-2 and he says the leafs are the same, the shackle is just taller. He's pretty drunk, so I wouldn't put money on that, but it's a possibility lol
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 08:58 PM
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Koo thanx for all that info im looking to get 6" what should i use for the front"
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BNJeepsta
I'm talking to my buddy right now who used to own a ZR-2 and he says the leafs are the same, the shackle is just taller. He's pretty drunk, so I wouldn't put money on that, but it's a possibility lol
Lol your buddy isnt the only won thats drunk. When i did my bastard pack I bought one of both, a set of ZR2 blazer springs and a set of regular s10 blazer springs. The ZR2 springs have a 90 degree turn on one end before the eye and have a little bit more arch (not a whole lot more, but when laying them side by side they have slightly more). Also, some of the leafs are slightly thicker in the ZR2 pack than in the s10 pack. I chose against using the ZR2 pack because the 90 degree before the end of the eyes on one end wouldn't have allowed me to have the end of the main leaf end as close to under my xj main leafs eyes as I wanted.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jx2991
How did you build your packs? (XJ main with full s-10 pack etc.). We're they from a pick up or blazer? I'm hoping to get about 4.5".
Mine was from a pick-up, I was just trying to get 3", lol, it was xj main and all the s-10s with the eyes cut off s-10 mains when I got around 5.5"

I ended up doing mine 3 different times during the weekend, all I needed was the s-10 main to get my 3".

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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BumsModified98xj
Koo thanx for all that info im looking to get 6" what should i use for the front"
Tbird coils. I think the earlier model gives you more than the later model. A few searches will let you know.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by James P

I used all the s-10 leafs minus the overload from a 2000 model .. Took all the XJ springs off left the main.. Netted me about 4.5" .. S10 main and all.
Cool. That's how I'm figuring on doing mine. Everybody's been saying 4.5" from it. Figured I'd double check.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by whitey818

Mine was from a pick-up, I was just trying to get 3", lol, it was xj main and all the s-10s with the eyes cut off s-10 mains when I got around 5.5"

I ended up doing mine 3 different times during the weekend, all I needed was the s-10 main to get my 3".
Weird, it must depend on the how saggy your XJ leaves are and how saggy the donor S-10 leaves are I guess. It seems like most people get 4.5" but occasionally some get weird heights from the same setup.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jx2991

Weird, it must depend on ... how saggy the donor S-10 leaves are I guess.
That's the big factor in a bastard pack.
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