Difference between a K5 and V10 Blazer
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Wow! A chance to use my mind and I forgot! If I am not mistaken, GM used the ‘V’ designation for the IFS for a few years.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What is the difference between a K5 and a V10 Blazer (not S10)?? I been looking > for a K5 blazer to make into a mudding truck but havent seen anybody use a V10 > just K5’s, is there a reason for this?? thanks =) > Steve
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>A K-10 is a GM 4WD 1/2 ton truck (K=4WD 1=1/2 ton.) "C" trucks are 2WD, and >"20" series are 3/4 ton, "30" series 1 ton. Sometimes you see "15" or "1500" >for half ton, "25"/"2500" for 3/4, etc.
Those are GMC designations. 15 is 1/2 ton, 25 is 3/4 ton, 35 is one ton, etc. In ‘88 they combined Chevy and GMC designations and they all became 1500, 2500, 3500, etc. Tony Kimmell Normal, IL
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>>A K-10 is a GM 4WD 1/2 ton truck (K=4WD 1=1/2 ton.) "C" trucks are 2WD, and >"20" series are 3/4 ton, "30" series 1 ton. Sometimes you see "15" or "1500" >for half ton, "25"/"2500" for 3/4, etc. > Those are GMC designations. 15 is 1/2 ton, 25 is 3/4 ton, 35 is one ton, etc. > In ‘88 they combined Chevy and GMC designations and they all became 1500, > 2500, 3500, etc.
To quote my original post: >Mmm. You’re confusing apples and oranges, though it’s not obvious. I will >summarise and oversimplify. Those who know better, don’t flame me. I know I’m >cutting corners 
I was trying to make it simple and cover the whole 73-87/91 in one go I own both — see my .sig — but was trying to answer the question succintly. Now the one that throws me is the new trucks … 2500HD is a one ton, single rear wheel, and a 3500 is a one ton duallie? Aaaaaargh… — A — most days ‘01 Rodeo Sport (Amigo) "JetGrrl" V6 Softtop KW PhatBox fast days ‘93 300ZX NA "Ishara" Alpine JL Audio T-tops and zoomin slow days ‘74 K5 Blazer "Tank Grrl" stock, rusty, and convertible big days ‘90 V2500 Suburban "Sub Grrl" people, stuff, dog! mover some day ’77 Blazer Chalet camper insert being worked on, really
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> [-- text/plain, encoding 7bit, 64 lines --] > You really know your stuff so I hate to toss another fact into the mix.. > In about ‘94 or ‘95 the S-10 designation was reserved for 2wd blazers. > The 4wd models were called T-10. > And yup, when I by parts for my wife’s ‘95 T-10 they always ask "is that > a full-size"?
I thought the T’s were Two wheel drive and the S were 4WD, but yeah, I knew that. You notice that it’s a GMC S-15 (T-15) but a Chevy S-10/T-10? And no, I don’t know about model years for those. I only track the full-size, they’re enough to drive me batty. — A — most days ‘01 Rodeo Sport (Amigo) "JetGrrl" V6 Softtop KW PhatBox fast days ‘93 300ZX NA "Ishara" Alpine JL Audio T-tops and zoomin slow days ‘74 K5 Blazer "Tank Grrl" stock, rusty, and convertible big days ‘90 V2500 Suburban "Sub Grrl" people, stuff, dog! mover some day ’77 Blazer Chalet camper insert being worked on, really
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Hey Dean, do they still call them T-10’s? I read that in a manual (but it only went to 97) and I was wondering if they reverted back to the old ways since then? -Brian
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You really know your stuff so I hate to toss another fact into the mix.. In about ‘94 or ‘95 the S-10 designation was reserved for 2wd blazers. The 4wd models were called T-10. And yup, when I by parts for my wife’s ‘95 T-10 they always ask "is that a full-size"? Dean – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->What is the difference between a K5 and a V10 Blazer (not S10)?? I been looking >for a K5 blazer to make into a mudding truck but havent seen anybody use a V10 >just K5’s, is there a reason for this?? thanks =) >Mmm. You’re confusing apples and oranges, though it’s not obvious. I will >summarise and oversimplify. Those who know better, don’t flame me. I know I’m >cutting corners >"K/5" is an emblem on the side of the Blazers and does not refer to an >official GM model #. Basically, any 69-91 Blazer could be called a K-5; I >donno when they stopped putting it on the emblems. >A K-10 is a GM 4WD 1/2 ton truck (K=4WD 1=1/2 ton.) "C" trucks are 2WD, and >"20" series are 3/4 ton, "30" series 1 ton. Sometimes you see "15" or "1500" >for half ton, "25"/"2500" for 3/4, etc. >These same models apply to the pickups as the sport utes, so my Blazer is a >K-10 and my Burb is a K-20. >Well, except. When the pickups changed for 1988, not *every* truck in the >lineup changed: regular and extended cab pickups changed, keeping the C/K >desgination, but Blazers (Jimmies), Burbs and crew cabs stayed with the old >body style. 1988-1991 "old" body style trucks got the "R" and "V" designations >– "R" for 2WD and "V" for 4WD. >My Burb, therefore, being in these "inbetween" years, is a V-20 instead of a >K-20. >In 1992 they consolidated the lineups again and all trucks were C/K again. [I >gather this happened again a coupla years ago, but I don't keep track of the >new Chebbies.] >So, short answer: If you’re looking at a 1988-1991 fullsize Blazer, it’s a >"V-10", which would have in previous years been a "K-10". >Whew. Hope that’s helpful. I find it frustrating because when ordering stuff >for my Burb — to wit, a front tow hitch — people often send me things for a >1990 *pickup* (new body style) which don’t fit. I am starting to tell people I >have a 1987 Burb for application purposes ‘cuz then I get the right part >… then we have the lady who asked me, on the phone, if my ‘74 Blazer was the >fullsize or S. >Like they had S-Blazers in 1974??? Sheesh. >– A
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> What is the difference between a K5 and a V10 Blazer (not S10)?? I been looking > for a K5 blazer to make into a mudding truck but havent seen anybody use a V10 > just K5’s, is there a reason for this?? thanks =) > Steve
I don’t know that there really is a difference. When I price them out on Edmunds (I’m on a quest to find the perfect one for a project) after a certain year the newer ones are V10’s. So far as I can tell they are still the 73-91 Blazer.
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What is the difference between a K5 and a V10 Blazer (not S10)?? I been looking for a K5 blazer to make into a mudding truck but havent seen anybody use a V10 just K5’s, is there a reason for this?? thanks =) Steve
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> What is the difference between a K5 and a V10 Blazer (not S10)?? I been looking > for a K5 blazer to make into a mudding truck but havent seen anybody use a V10 > just K5’s, is there a reason for this?? thanks =)
Mmm. You’re confusing apples and oranges, though it’s not obvious. I will summarise and oversimplify. Those who know better, don’t flame me. I know I’m cutting corners "K/5" is an emblem on the side of the Blazers and does not refer to an official GM model #. Basically, any 69-91 Blazer could be called a K-5; I donno when they stopped putting it on the emblems. A K-10 is a GM 4WD 1/2 ton truck (K=4WD 1=1/2 ton.) "C" trucks are 2WD, and "20" series are 3/4 ton, "30" series 1 ton. Sometimes you see "15" or "1500" for half ton, "25"/"2500" for 3/4, etc. These same models apply to the pickups as the sport utes, so my Blazer is a K-10 and my Burb is a K-20. Well, except. When the pickups changed for 1988, not *every* truck in the lineup changed: regular and extended cab pickups changed, keeping the C/K desgination, but Blazers (Jimmies), Burbs and crew cabs stayed with the old body style. 1988-1991 "old" body style trucks got the "R" and "V" designations — "R" for 2WD and "V" for 4WD. My Burb, therefore, being in these "inbetween" years, is a V-20 instead of a K-20. In 1992 they consolidated the lineups again and all trucks were C/K again. [I gather this happened again a coupla years ago, but I don't keep track of the new Chebbies.] So, short answer: If you’re looking at a 1988-1991 fullsize Blazer, it’s a "V-10", which would have in previous years been a "K-10". Whew. Hope that’s helpful. I find it frustrating because when ordering stuff for my Burb — to wit, a front tow hitch — people often send me things for a 1990 *pickup* (new body style) which don’t fit. I am starting to tell people I have a 1987 Burb for application purposes ‘cuz then I get the right part … then we have the lady who asked me, on the phone, if my ‘74 Blazer was the fullsize or S. Like they had S-Blazers in 1974??? Sheesh. — A — most days ‘01 Rodeo Sport (Amigo) "JetGrrl" V6 Softtop KW PhatBox fast days ‘93 300ZX NA "Ishara" Alpine JL Audio T-tops and zoomin slow days ‘74 K5 Blazer "Tank Grrl" stock, rusty, and convertible big days ‘90 V2500 Suburban "Sub Grrl" people, stuff, dog! mover some day ’77 Blazer Chalet camper insert being worked on, really
