So I decided to upgrade to ZVJ and now I've got the stock sprint rom, rooted (with superuser) but no recovery :/
I followed these instructions: http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/119130-how-manual-rooting-ls670zvh-zvj-links-root-zvd-zv9.html
I noticed on reboot...