Z'ing the front
 

I have been looking a lot at really low trucks lately and seen some with Z'd fronts. This may be a really dumb question but how do they get the grill and headlights to line back up with the fenders?

Re: Z'ing the front
 

You have to cut/drop the frame horns behind the core support the same amount of the "z".

Re: Re: Z'ing the front
 

right on.

Does anyone have any pics of "Z'd" fronts?
What does it do?

generally you are cutting out the part of the frame that supports your front suspension and raising it up. So now ALL your front suspension componets have more clearance. which in turn allows you to lower the chassis more. I don't have any piks, but basically you cut the frame before and after the front crossmember and raise it up up. It is called "Zing" because you cut the frame on an angle /, this is to retain the strength of the frame rail. Never cut, or weld on a 90 degree axis, as this weakens your frame.

Cool, I understand it now.

Thanks Slammed '87

i just z'd my front end and im only 16 so its a pretty simple task but not easy.

http://www.ifcustom.com/projects/pro...20suburban.htm

There’s a ‘burb that IF z’d the frame on.