Do i have to drop the frontend to pull the oil pan 2000 Z71 silverado

Hey Phil,
I own a 98 silverado and just had to drop the pan this weekend. The first thing you will need to do is diconnect the battery, un-bolt the starter, ****** strut arms, fly wheel cover and un-bolt all the oil pan bolts. (I also had to remove the oil filter and adapter cause there was one oil pan bolt I could not get to.) The next step is to pull both motor mount bolts and raise the motor up with a cherry picker. I slipped two 2x4 blocks under the motor to rest on the motor mounts.

I hope this was helpful and you were able to get your oil pan off. I know its alot to do as the MFG was not thinking when they built them or somthing.

Chris