Posted this on ZR2zone.com but think it will be of interest to many here, too.
Finally got my GM leveling kit and GM tie rod sleeves installed. I'm super happy with the way it came out and I now have 1/2" to 3/4" or so of rake. No squeaks, rattles, sounds or anything. Drives just like stock but maybe a HAIR firmer.
Yes, this is the cheaper $150 kit and not the more expensive "ZR2 lift kit". It is advertised as not being compatible for the ZR2 but is in fact 100% compatible, as several others and now I myself can confirm. It is a split-spacer design with lower pre-load spacer and a strut top spacer. It is designed to be a happy medium of both types and not an extreme of either.
As far as the GM tie rod sleeves, they were expensive and hard to find but supposedly the best, as longer (ie. Peak) ones reportedly overprotect the tie rod and transfer the weak point to the steering rack. Peak recently released a new "shorty" version that makes it comparable to the GM one but for a fraction of the cost.
Not the best photos, but I wanted to snap some on the way home from the shop.
Wheels are 17x8.5" 20mm offset AlphaEquipt Commands. Tires are Falken Wildpeak AT3W's in 265/70/17 (1" taller than stock).
Finally got my GM leveling kit and GM tie rod sleeves installed. I'm super happy with the way it came out and I now have 1/2" to 3/4" or so of rake. No squeaks, rattles, sounds or anything. Drives just like stock but maybe a HAIR firmer.
Yes, this is the cheaper $150 kit and not the more expensive "ZR2 lift kit". It is advertised as not being compatible for the ZR2 but is in fact 100% compatible, as several others and now I myself can confirm. It is a split-spacer design with lower pre-load spacer and a strut top spacer. It is designed to be a happy medium of both types and not an extreme of either.
As far as the GM tie rod sleeves, they were expensive and hard to find but supposedly the best, as longer (ie. Peak) ones reportedly overprotect the tie rod and transfer the weak point to the steering rack. Peak recently released a new "shorty" version that makes it comparable to the GM one but for a fraction of the cost.
Not the best photos, but I wanted to snap some on the way home from the shop.
Wheels are 17x8.5" 20mm offset AlphaEquipt Commands. Tires are Falken Wildpeak AT3W's in 265/70/17 (1" taller than stock).