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Ok here is something I have always wondered. I have a Z71 2000, I know its real, RPO code and have original window sticker. I have noticed that other 2000 z-71's have a different Sticker. Mine is just Z71 where the others I have seen say Z71 off road. Is it just a design change mid year or something??

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well i know that i have noticed that 2000 and newer say Z71 Off Road, yet the 1999 Z71 has a line through the Z and the 7 i guess yeah they just came out with a style change...i dont think that helped any but thats what i have observed

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Yeah, when the "new" truck came out in 1999, they took the words "off road" out of the Z71 decal. I guess a lot of people complained, because the very next year they put "off road" back on the decal.

 

Either way it's just a design change and that's it. But if your decal says "off road" then you don't get a million questions from stupid people about what Z71 means...

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This started a little while ago and the basic difference is that the Z71 stickers that also say Off-road are 4WD while the Z71 stickers that only have Z71 are basically a"trim"/sticker package. This is on the newer vehicles. I am not sure how long ago this has been going on but it has been for maybe a couple of years. So basically what you are seeing is that dealers are having people what a Z71 sticker on a 2wd vehicle, be it a SUV or a pickup.

When I talked to the dealer he was saying that its kind of like Chevy having a Denali upgrade in styling for the Chevy line, because for the most part a Z71 package in the SUV was the "top of the line". Or basically something to that sort. So basically Z71 Offroad=4WD, just Z71=trim package, possible 2WD truck.

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Yes, he is right. I forgot about this. Starting in 2005 the Colorado/Canyon trucks were available with Z71 2WD or Z71 4WD. Starting in 2007 the new Silverado/Sierra trucks are now available with Z71 2WD or 4WD.

 

The two-wheel-drive Z is sort of like the Toyota PreRunner package...it's exactly the same as the four-wheel-drive truck except without a transfer case to power the front tires. You still get the same suspension, tires, ride height, etc. though.

OUMike Senior Enthusiast

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He isn't refering to the 2WD Z71s.

 

From 1999-2000 the Z71 decal was without the "off road". After that the decal was changed again to the current Z71 logo.

 

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MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Ok here is something I have always wondered. I have a Z71 2000, I know its real, RPO code and have original window sticker.  I have noticed that other 2000 z-71's have a different Sticker.  Mine is just Z71 where the others I have seen say Z71 off road.  Is it just a design change mid year or something??

 

 

 

 

 

Thats excatly what it was,a mid-year design change,'99s and early build 2000s the decal just said "Z71",Mid-year 2000 production they changed to "Z71 Off-Road"

Mid-year 2000 production is also when GM added the fourth-door to the trucks.

seadoons Enthusiast

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The issue at hand here is not Chevy's recent change to offering 2WD Z71's. You are correct - all Z71 is an appearance package that can be added to both 2WD and 4WD trucks / SUVs.

 

The issue is relating back to when the body style that was around from 1999 - 2006 first came out. There were stickers in '99 that just said Z71 (no off-road). My 2002 model says 'off-road' and I think they changed the design in 2000 - so the '99 models don't say off road but the 2000 through current.

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