rayra
Expedition Leader
It's always seemed to me that the Z71 was layered on top of everything else. LS, LT, LTZ/Z71. I've never seen one without everything the LT has. I've never looked hard enough to find a definitive factory list of the full Z71 'kit'. It's both mechanical and trim upgrades. I'd thought the G80 was part of it on the 4wd trucks. I've also read the shocks with the Z71 had a bigger strut / bore and greater length / travel. I've just recently dumped ours on both our Z71s and didn't pay attention to it.
I have to say that the Level/Lift kit I recently added to teh Sub has worked out quite nice and the basic RoughCountry N2.0 shocks are a great improvement over the tired original shocks they replaced. I've only been on a few dirt fire roads so far, but the street handling has been great. They aren't stiff at all, the ride is very nice and comfortable and they suck up and control big bumps and taking driveways at speed with great rebound control. I look forward to hitting the desert with them. And I still have my original coils / torsion bars, 128k mi.
The missus just passed 170k mi on her Tahoe, recently changed shocks and stabilizer bar end links and it still rides like new. Almost entirely highway miles.
tbisaacs, the torsion crank is as easy as a 1/2" drive 18mm socket and a 1/2" breaker bar. You can do it without even jacking the vehicle up (although that makes it easier). You'll get about a 1/4" of nose lift for every full turn on the torsion key bolt. Don't max it out.
I have to say that the Level/Lift kit I recently added to teh Sub has worked out quite nice and the basic RoughCountry N2.0 shocks are a great improvement over the tired original shocks they replaced. I've only been on a few dirt fire roads so far, but the street handling has been great. They aren't stiff at all, the ride is very nice and comfortable and they suck up and control big bumps and taking driveways at speed with great rebound control. I look forward to hitting the desert with them. And I still have my original coils / torsion bars, 128k mi.
The missus just passed 170k mi on her Tahoe, recently changed shocks and stabilizer bar end links and it still rides like new. Almost entirely highway miles.
tbisaacs, the torsion crank is as easy as a 1/2" drive 18mm socket and a 1/2" breaker bar. You can do it without even jacking the vehicle up (although that makes it easier). You'll get about a 1/4" of nose lift for every full turn on the torsion key bolt. Don't max it out.
