Correct me if I'm wrong but the 98/99 ZR2 body still had the same front suspension travel and width as the 97? It wasn't until 2000 that it got wider and more travel. Will 2000+ arms etc. bolt right on or would it require modifications?
they will bolt right one. Unless you can do it for free i would not bother with it. I could not tell the difference between my 99 and 2000 riding side by side.
Okay thanks guys. I've got my eye on a 98 ZR440 and just wondered about the differences in the front suspension. Sounds like it wouldn't be worth it. Also thinking about putting a TSL skid in my 95 Z440 (I have a spare that needs a bit of work but I think I can get it up and running) and I also have a complete front suspension from a 99 ZR700 that I think will go on with a bit of modification and give me the BPLT as opposed to the AGLT. I really l like the sled it just lacks a little in the suspension department.
I thought the bottom mounting holes on the a-arm had to be moved or something like that to correct the ski camber. I also just realized that sled doesn't have the AWS4 spindles. I have the AWS5 from the 99 but I don't know if they'll work. I guess I'll find out when I start playing with it when the season is officially over.
So what do you call what is on a 99 ZR700 and some other model years that have longer shocks and the spindles with the tab where the tie rod attaches that is straight instead of bent down? Is that AWS4 or 5 or something different?
'98/'99 is also considered AWS 5, however, in 2000+ they made the a arms and shocks longer (18" shocks vs 16.5" shocks), but still called it AWS 5. If you use '98-'99 AWS 5 shocks and a arms on your '95 you'll have the BPLT, but if you use 2000+ AWS 5 shocks and a arms, you'll have the AGLT.
Ok. I think I'm starting to get this. If I use the 99 AWS5 that I have with the straight tab where the tie rod attaches is that when I have to move the bottom mounting hole on the a-arm out a 1/4" or do they not work at all? What if I use 99 AWS5 with 97 spindles?
Okay. Thanks. I see some 98/99 on some AWS5 spindles the tie rod tab drops like on the 97s. will they work without modification? The 97s still hav to be hogged out between the mounting holes don't they?
Ya, the '97 spindles still have to be hogged out. I don't think any AWS 5 spindles works without modifcation. The issue isn't the drop for the tierod, it's the location of the upper and lower bolts holes for the a arms in relation to each other. The AWS 5 will put to much of a negative or positive (not sure which one anymore) camber on the spindles and therefore the skiis.
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