Hello everyone. First off, I wanted to say that you have a great forum here with lots of good and helpful information.
I am currently looking at purchasing a 98 Blazer LT, 4DR, 4x4, I'm wondering what I should be looking for that is or can be a serious problem. Also, how well do these trucks do with occassional 4 wheeling and how hard are they to get and install a lift kit?

Thank you for the help and/or advice. I look forward to getting a lot more out of this forum

 

lift = easy to moderate for quick lift (+2" torsion bar crank, +2 rear lift shackles, and a 2" body lift will run you less than $350 and will allow you to fit 31x10.5 tires) and easy to find, a little harder to install for suspension lift

if you are serious about knowing what to look for.....
this is a LOT of bitching but paints a pretty good pic of what to point your eyes at as far as common to the Blazer stuff goes. you should check re-check and the re-double-check the 4wd!!! also in addition to checking out all of the normal stuff in any used vehicle, make sure your rear end is still a locking diff and not a broken open locking diff (read up on g80 rear diff)

enjoy

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Thanks for the information and the welcome. I will look for the g80 diff that you mentioned. Do all 4x4's come with the g80 locking diff?

 

No, there are a few non- ZR2's have the G80 (mine ) and all ZR2's have g80's.

 

not all blazers have em, but they are common as they were the bread and butter of GM's light duty rear diffs for a few decades. look in the glove box: there is a sticker if one of the codes is g80, you have a locking diff. now go out and spin the tires on some wet grass or leaves etc. if it spins like hell, then lounges a bit, and suddenly gets sweet sweet traction, you're in business.