New guy
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09-27-2008 | 01:07 AM
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Hey I'm the new guy well I dont have a blazer yet all of my family member's own a chevy all car and one truck and I also own a 1990 eclipse turbocharger for the weekends on the pavement.
But I decided since winter is coming up I might as well look for a chevy to have fun with in the snow I have been looking at this 1984 K5 blazer with 400 in it for 1600 but I'm looking fo awd one (incase I go off the road from the ice/snow/sleet) thanks in advance
But I decided since winter is coming up I might as well look for a chevy to have fun with in the snow I have been looking at this 1984 K5 blazer with 400 in it for 1600 but I'm looking fo awd one (incase I go off the road from the ice/snow/sleet) thanks in advance
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09-27-2008 | 09:42 AM
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Welcome to the site.
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09-27-2008 | 09:54 AM
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09-27-2008 | 11:25 AM
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RE: New guy
Would the K5 blazer be the way to go for winter time? What years does the K5 have AWD if it does?
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09-27-2008 | 11:32 AM
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I am not aware of any K5's that have AWD in the typical sense. If it is a 4wd K5, then that is all you need. When conditions get slick, pull it into 4WD and go.
My '74 K5 is fulltime 4WD with manual locking hubs. Without the hubs locked in, it really is only 2WD even though the front axle is being driven by the transfer case. Horribly inefficient, but dead nuts reliable. The newer ones have 2wd only modes where the front axle is disengaged at both the front diff and the transfer case, increasing efficiency.
My '74 K5 is fulltime 4WD with manual locking hubs. Without the hubs locked in, it really is only 2WD even though the front axle is being driven by the transfer case. Horribly inefficient, but dead nuts reliable. The newer ones have 2wd only modes where the front axle is disengaged at both the front diff and the transfer case, increasing efficiency.
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09-27-2008 | 01:39 PM
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ORIGINAL: swartlkk
I am not aware of any K5's that have AWD in the typical sense. If it is a 4wd K5, then that is all you need. When conditions get slick, pull it into 4WD and go.
My '74 K5 is fulltime 4WD with manual locking hubs. Without the hubs locked in, it really is only 2WD even though the front axle is being driven by the transfer case. Horribly inefficient, but dead nuts reliable. The newer ones have 2wd only modes where the front axle is disengaged at both the front diff and the transfer case, increasing efficiency.
I am not aware of any K5's that have AWD in the typical sense. If it is a 4wd K5, then that is all you need. When conditions get slick, pull it into 4WD and go.
My '74 K5 is fulltime 4WD with manual locking hubs. Without the hubs locked in, it really is only 2WD even though the front axle is being driven by the transfer case. Horribly inefficient, but dead nuts reliable. The newer ones have 2wd only modes where the front axle is disengaged at both the front diff and the transfer case, increasing efficiency.
#7
09-27-2008 | 01:45 PM
RE: New guy
There is a manual hub on each wheel with a twist cap to engage/disengage. Most newer trucks have an automatic disengagement in the front axle much like the s-series trucks do (only electric not vacuum). When these are engaged, it is fulltime 4wd. When they are disengaged, the axle shafts can spin, but they will not transmit power to the front wheels.
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09-27-2008 | 02:46 PM
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RE: New guy
Ok I see is there any newer K5 blazer that you can switch from inside the blazer instead of having to go out and do it or no?
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09-27-2008 | 03:20 PM
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Pretty much any of the newer ones from mid-80s to 94 when the last k5 was made.
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09-27-2008 | 08:42 PM
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Oh ok thank you. By any chance will it be ok if I leave a 1979 K5 blazer in 4WD all the time or will that cause problems?
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