What is the Z71 package?

[TylerZ281500]

yea it really doesnt anymore skid plates are about your only potential option from a 4x4 thatd make a difference

 

[inthechateau]

My 98 Z71 has the 5.0 engine, not sure how that happened but there it is. Also has puny 10 bolt rear, going to fix that soon enough.

 

[thz71]

My 98 Z71 has the 5.0 engine, not sure how that happened but there it is. Also has puny 10 bolt rear, going to fix that soon enough.

Most have the 10 bolt

 

[Thule]

i have two z71's one 97 and one 98, both are 350 vortec, silverado trim, one has button 4x4 the other does not, both have 10 bolt,

 

[amng04]

Google search:

On the OBS trucks there were pre-requisite options the truck must have in order fot he z-71 option to be placed on it.
The truck must be :
4x4
Silverado/SLE trim level or better
265/75/r16 tires
alloy wheels
FWIW Every truck I have seen that is a real Z-71 has had the 5.7L. or the 6.5L Some people on the board say that they have seen some with the 4.3L V6. I personally have never seen this (and I deal with a lot of trucks)

Z-71 was available with any cab or bed configuration available on K1500
Available with automatic or 5 speed up to 95
96-up I think only available as a automatic since the only trans option for the 5.7L Vortec was the 4L60e. You may have been able to get the NV4500 with a 6.5L I don't know.

OBS the Z-71 option added:
Heavy duty Bilstein shocks
Skid plates
bed decals

The other things mentioned by posters such as heavier springs are not part of the Z-71 package, but a lot of trucks with the package have them. These options are not related to the Z-71 option:
G80 locking rear diff
heavy torsion bars
14 bolt rear end
towing package
heavy rear springs
push-button 4x4

I have a 1997 Z71 5.7 5spd. RPO codes verify it also.

 

[mistaake]

It's the sticker all the cool hicks get

Yes, I'm kidding, don't get offended... Im'a put a Z71 sticker on my burb tho come to think of it... it will enhance the offroad ability instantly!!

 

[Supercharged111]

The real irony was, IIRC, you could get the plates and the shocks without the Z71 option if you spec'd the truck just right.

 

[Daly]

IIRC the only thing you couldn't get on a regular 4x4 was the Z71 sticker and the upgraded shocks. In essence the only thing that really made a Z71 was the shocks and Sticker, the Skid plates could be optioned out on a regular 4x4…

 

[92oneton1500]

I may be wrong but I thought z71s came with 3.73 gears. The ones I've dealt with had 3.73s unless they were changed by the owner

 

[MDR-97-Z71]

They had the option of either gear ratio, also the option of Posi. For example, mine sadly is a true Z71 with 3.42 an no Posi


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk