1972 Vandura weight rating?
Question:
Sorry for the delay but I just read the article and by the way I’m new to the news groups. I’ve been on the web for a while searching for something like this and not knowing there is such a thing. I’ve been mostly on the fourwheeler bulletin board system which is similar only takes more time to work on it. As for the original question. Vans are a bit difficult because they are the exception to the rules in GM. Depending on the year of manufacture lots of combinations were out there, some are standard and others were particular to a year or a couple of years: – 5 lug 10 bolts: *two options: 28 spline main shaft (shaft that links to 30 spline main shaft 2500) diff cover, lug on wheel) 3/4ton – 8 lug 14 bolts This to my knowledge is all right but there may have been more options for example DANA?? I have many vans (and am converting one to 4wd) so may be I can help you. What are the specs of your differential: number of lugs, cover bolts. I’m sure you’re not gonna take off the trans-shaft and the yoke to count the splines unless you have a 5 lug 10 bolt and you realy wanna know what you have. And by the way a 6 lug GM is not a 3/4ton in a Blazer it is a 1/2 ton and ALL Blazers and especially small ones are 1/2ton. 6 lug on GM is Only on 4×4 models On pickups you had 6 lug 12 bolt 3/4ton on 4×4 models Any way for more detailed and better classifications you can link to: http://www.4wheelparts.com you’ll find in the ring & gear section about every kind of diff. ICEMAN
Response:
Yeah right, 3/4 s-10. That’s a new one. There’s a big difference between Gross weight and payload alone. 3/4 ton would mean you could carry 1500lbs in the bed(on board weight). Do you really think that a truck that weighs approx. 2200lbs. would easily carry 1500lbs? I don’t mean to dog on you but I think you might be mistaken. Douglas Richards >I have a 1972 GMC Vandura but I don’t know what the weight rating is >for it (ie 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton). Does anyone know what distinguishing >features might tell these apart? The van never had any number markings >on it (ie. 25, 3500). Would the suspension/wheel bolts/brakes tell me? >Somebody correct me if I’m wrong (as I’m sure someone WOULD)…. >For full sizes: >5 bolt = 1/2 ton >6 bolt = 3/4 ton >8 bolt = 1 ton and up? >(just to be different of course, my 86 S10 is a 3/4ton with 5 bolt..
sigh..)
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The VIN number will give you that info. Take it to any GM dealer. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Yeah right, 3/4 s-10. That’s a new one. There’s a big difference between > Gross weight and payload alone. 3/4 ton would mean you could carry 1500lbs > in the bed(on board weight). Do you really think that a truck that weighs > approx. 2200lbs. would easily carry 1500lbs? I don’t mean to dog on you but > I think you might be mistaken. > Douglas Richards >>I have a 1972 GMC Vandura but I don’t know what the weight rating is >>for it (ie 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton). Does anyone know what distinguishing >>features might tell these apart? The van never had any number markings >>on it (ie. 25, 3500). Would the suspension/wheel bolts/brakes tell me? >Somebody correct me if I’m wrong (as I’m sure someone WOULD)…. >For full sizes: >5 bolt = 1/2 ton >6 bolt = 3/4 ton >8 bolt = 1 ton and up? >(just to be different of course, my 86 S10 is a 3/4ton with 5 bolt.. > sigh..)
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I have a 1972 GMC Vandura but I don’t know what the weight rating is for it (ie 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton). Does anyone know what distinguishing features might tell these apart? The van never had any number markings on it (ie. 25, 3500). Would the suspension/wheel bolts/brakes tell me? Thanks, Phil M.
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>I have a 1972 GMC Vandura but I don’t know what the weight rating is >for it (ie 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton). Does anyone know what distinguishing >features might tell these apart? The van never had any number markings >on it (ie. 25, 3500). Would the suspension/wheel bolts/brakes tell me?
Somebody correct me if I’m wrong (as I’m sure someone WOULD)…. For full sizes: 5 bolt = 1/2 ton 6 bolt = 3/4 ton 8 bolt = 1 ton and up? (just to be different of course, my 86 S10 is a 3/4ton with 5 bolt.. sigh..)
