Z71 rearend question

[RHamill]

I wish there was no such thing as a z71, people think its some sort of bad ass truck when its just stickers, skid plates and bilstein shocks...

 

[96k1500]

I wish there was no such thing as a z71, people think its some sort of bad ass truck when its just stickers, skid plates and bilstein shocks...

Exactly, the 14 bolt is the same as any other axle from a 4x4 no difference in width only difference is how stout its built, your putting the axle under a 2wd so gear ratio does not matter because your not pairing it with a front axle, the track width will not increase with the lift like a 4x4

 

[bow61509]

I wish there was no such thing as a z71, people think its some sort of bad ass truck when its just stickers, skid plates and bilstein shocks...

^^^^ THIS..... I hate when I have to explain to punk a$$ kids their almighty z71 isn't all that mighty.... it's just a marketing gimmick to squeeze a little extra money out of dumb a$$es

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[RHamill]

I peeled the stickers right off, so now my truck isnt badass anymore, its a w/t now.

 

[JJZ71]

Haters always hating on the Z71 decal

 

[ChrisAU]

Well Z71 tahoes had paint matched grills, grill guards, and special two-tone interior leather.

 

[FastOrange]

So much mis-info in this thread.

1. Yes 2WD rearends are about 3" shorter

2. 2500LD 4x4 is the exact same as a F44 1500 4x4, just early years had 2500 on doors

3. F44 was never avaible in a 2wd, all 1/2tons 2wd's had 10 bolts, to get a 2wd length 14-bolt you had to get a 2500LD 2WD (excluding 454SS)

4. A lift spindle for a 2WD, INCREASES TRACK WIDTH, no way around this.

5. A Z71 rear is the exact same as a 4x4 rear.

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[zigsz71]

So much mis-info in this thread.

1. Yes 2WD rearends are about 3" shorter

2. 2500LD 4x4 is the exact same as a F44 1500 4x4, just early years had 2500 on doors

3. F44 was never avaible in a 2wd, all 1/2tons 2wd's had 10 bolts, to get a 2wd length 14-bolt you had to get a 2500LD 2WD (excluding 454SS)

4. A lift spindle for a 2WD, INCREASES TRACK WIDTH, no way around this.

5. A Z71 rear is the exact same as a 4x4 rear.

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Pretty sure all this was already cleared up in this thread at different spots.... Nice to have it all in one post though

Side note... Yes, 2wd lift spindles do widen the track width, but don't they basically widen it to right around a factory 4x4 front width?

 

[RHamill]

Well Z71 tahoes had paint matched grills, grill guards, and special two-tone interior leather.

Those are "limited" tahoes.

 

[aggieman]

Fast orange is correct and no not all of that was cleared as seen by the miss info still being spewed on the second page look up hunters build thread to see his it's the exact same thing this guys goin for.