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General ChatChat about all things Blazer (and related vehicles). Off-topic stuff should be in the lounge, and all mechanical problems should be posted in the proper forum.
I see one driving around my town every once in a while. The giveaway is the bed sides, they have a little bit of a different wheel arch than the standard ones. But it's one of those things that you wouldn't notice unless you knew what you were looking for lol
I see one driving around my town every once in a while. The giveaway is the bed sides, they have a little bit of a different wheel arch than the standard ones. But it's one of those things that you wouldn't notice unless you knew what you were looking for lol
I think of it like the extra little they added on the side of the Sierra side step boxes lol... not as buldgy, but half way there... just noticed it while looking them up more and more...
I think of it like the extra little they added on the side of the Sierra side step boxes lol... not as buldgy, but half way there... just noticed it while looking them up more and more...
I've seen guys seek them out that are building a street/drag truck. The little bit extra flare lets them tuck a wider tire in the rear.
The other bed that is desired by the Chevy race truck guys is an all composite bed option that was available just for a couple years, simply because it's lighter. Looks just like a standard bed from the outside, but it's not metal. I think the idea behind it was rust prevention up in the northern states. I've only seen a couple here in Florida, but from what I understand it's a little more common to find them in the rust belt, although they're even more rare than the quadrasteer...
I recently bought some cheap socket organizer trays and a wrench organizer from Harbor Freight to toss in the tool box in the garage. Now I need to spend more money acquiring more tools to fill the organizers... the empty spots are going to drive my OCD nuts lol.
Today's project was replacing the driver's side axle on the mother in law's 2001 Corolla.
Inner boot completely separated some time ago and made an absolute mess... New one installed, good for another 280k miles now I swear fossil fuels are going to be banned before this car dies...
Last edited by blazen_red_4x4; Nov 1, 2020 at 07:05 PM.
Yes, they're made on a CNC mill. They allow S10 hubs to be put into Cherokee Dana 30 knuckles. You can keep your stock wheel bolt pattern and still have a solid axle up front. You can keep your ABS sensors also although it is a very close fit. Actually, I'd say it has to be spot on. I think from what I'm seeing that you could probably use Grand Cherokee knuckles also but you'd have to change to 16 inch wheels. Besides the adapters you have to drill the rotors for the S10 bolt pattern.
Brought home another project ATV the other day. It's the same model as our other one that I converted to 4x4, a Yamaha Bruin.
This one needs some major TLC. Started when I went to pick it up, was aware that it needed clutch work. No problem as I have a full parts motor to rob the parts from lol. But man I really wish people who don't know what they're doing wouldn't attempt to work on these things... Apparently the previous owner ripped the belt apart, it wrapped up into the secondary sheave, destroyed the primary sheave and clutch because it was assembled wrong sometime in the past, but to be fair it was already shot from being run dry... It also needs the carb rebuilt as it refuses to do anything but idle, and the valves need adjusting as there's a little chatter in them.
Last edited by blazen_red_4x4; Dec 13, 2020 at 05:03 PM.
I swear fossil fuels are going to be banned before this car dies...
