I was given an 98 blazer LS beginning of the year.. 71k original miles.. Joined this forum to learn more about the ride.

The issues i'm having are as follows:

Roaring/vibarting noise in any speed.. read about the wheel bearing for the awd and will do the test as soon as I get garage time..

The Annoying ticking of the module is almost unbearable..

Rear brake line leaked a month ago and I had a shop fixed it for me.. but recently when I break to slow down, I'm experiencing and hearing the metal to metal grinding, indication of worn calipers/rotors... I will also have to fix this asap..

Alternator and new battery were purchased as well, since the the alternator crapped out on. also, the original owner lost the OEM lug nut key and when I first got the car, the driver side rear had a flat and had to drill it out.. PITA took me 3 hours to do.. currently have the spare there with 4 out of 5 bolts.. this also must be taken care of.. but my main concern as of now is the brake calipers or rotors I have not looked into them yet since I have to get those lug locks taken care of..

Other than those issues I mentioned, the car is solid.. starts everytime and as far as the fuel/mileage im getting 130-140 per tank. is this avg.. for this type of cars.. perhaps 15mpg city?

When, I fix these problems. Im looking forward on doing some modifications, to the truck.. nothing to extreme.. maintaining driveability and reliablity for a DD.. I want to change the oem rims/tires to an S10 steelies and bigger/rubber.

PS.. I also, noticed that the original owner have different sizes of tires from the front.. 255 in the front and 235 both at the back?? both michelin's is this fine?

Thanks sorry for the long introduction

 

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Welcome to the forum!

 

welcome to the forum

 

Welcome to the forum from New Zealand.

 

thanks for the warm welcome

lastnight did some minor work on the good ol blazer..

changed rear rotors/calipers.. tonight im going to install a timken hub assembly front.. wish me luck..

 

Welcome from New York and good luck.

 

only been a short time since I joined and I managed to do the ff:

Both Rear Rotors/Calipers 12/14
Front driver side Hub assembly 12/15

thanks to this forum I managed to do all with minimal busted knuckles and sore back..