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White-V-6-S-Ten
09-15-07, 12:42 PM
Do you guys know what all comes with the zq8 option I have access to a 99 sonoma that is in a junk yard that was hit in the front its got a 4.3 and 5 speed. I am buying the front a rear sway bars but may want to just totally get everything so if you guys could make a list it would be much appreciated!
I would love to put it all on my truck I really like the zq8 it makes the truck look good!
springs(front and rear), swaybars front and rear, might have a hop shock, the non zq8's might have this as well, and the shocks.
White-V-6-S-Ten
09-15-07, 12:50 PM
is it the rear leaf springs? and the front coil springs?
does that lower the truck?
87wildside
09-15-07, 12:57 PM
is it the rear leaf springs? and the front coil springs?
does that lower the truck?Yes
Also there is a frame brace that goes between the forward bed mounts.
White-V-6-S-Ten
09-15-07, 01:01 PM
Yea thats a pretty slick deal there i was going through parts on the s10 warehouse and saw it on there and was like wow cool
So to lower my non zq8 to zq8 specs i would need to get the rear leaf springs and the front coil springs?
is there anything else i would need?
87wildside
09-15-07, 01:14 PM
Shocks.
White-V-6-S-Ten
09-15-07, 01:16 PM
with lowering it using the zq8 colis and leafs will it throw the drive shaft out of wack? meaning the driveshaft wont be in line with the rear as it is now
I was thinkin about lowering it before and i was told that there is some degreeing that has to be done to the tranny to keep the geometry correct with the end of the tranny to the rear end?
Mikz86TA
09-15-07, 01:18 PM
Earlier shacks are DeCarbon and are orange and black. Later models use Bilstien and are yellow and blue. The steering box is also different on a ZQ8 (close ratio) and will swap right into your truck. YJ is the sticker on the front round cover for those boxes...pending the sticker is still there. Glove box will also have the ZQ8 RPO. All the afformentioned parts too
Mikz86TA
09-15-07, 01:20 PM
ZQ8 doesnt lower it far enough to merit a different shaft than any other S-model 2wd. Is yours ext cab or reg cab? Do you have the 2pc shaft if ext cab?
White-V-6-S-Ten
09-15-07, 01:24 PM
It is the extend cab with the 2 piece shaft
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