C5 Blazer anyone?

[TubeTruck]

Roadster Shop is about an hour from me and I would love to go check them out sometime. They just released this:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gmauth...hop-introduces-new-chassis-for-k5-blazer/amp/

 

[Vbb199]

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[TubeTruck]

I didn't actually read the comments. Now I'm going back to read them lol

 

[gotyourgoat]

Hahaha nice, expensive but nice. Turn all the 4wd blazers into 2wd.

 

[Vbb199]

Hahaha nice, expensive but nice. Turn all the 4wd blazers into 2wd.

Yeah..... No.

 

[gotyourgoat]

Yeah..... No.

Then find me a 2wd one. Have no desire to drive a straight axle with leaf spring front suspension truck or anything for that matter.

 

[Vbb199]

Then find me a 2wd one. Have no desire to drive a straight axle with leaf spring front suspension truck or anything for that matter.

I mean... theres dozens of suburbans out there....

 

[Rusty Nail]

Dozens.

 

[gotyourgoat]

I mean... theres dozens of suburbans out there....

Where are all these 2wd closed top squares then? Are these dozens listed and overpriced because someone saw an auction one time?? Last one I saw for sale was a burb (not a blazer) and it did not have any running gear, was spray bombed in the hide the problems satin black. It was also sort of shaved and missing quite a few parts.

There's a guy on here that had one he sort or started to fix years ago that I'd like. Convince the guy with the white over red blazer to sell it to me. Since you're so awesome.

 

[Vbb199]

Where are all these 2wd closed top squares then? Are these dozens listed and overpriced because someone saw an auction one time?? Last one I saw for sale was a burb (not a blazer) and it did not have any running gear, was spray bombed in the hide the problems satin black. It was also sort of shaved and missing quite a few parts.

There's a guy on here that had one he sort or started to fix years ago that I'd like. Convince the guy with the white over red blazer to sell it to me. Since you're so awesome.

I admit, theyre not cheap anymore, and theyre not even valued based of their options, theyre just valued because as you said, someone saw an auction.

In some ways i feel like i shouldnt have taken apart the white suburban i have.

 

[ali_c20]

The Chassis looks really well made. The rest is a matter of taste.

 

[80BrownK10]

I wouldn't be caught riding in a slammed k5 dragging fram or whatever they say, maybe it's laying frame? And I would be even more upset to learn that it was a 4wd k5 originally.

I just don't think it looks good? But I know everyone has their taste and what they think looks good. I have never liked low riding anything, cars trucks, golf carts....

 

[MrPink]

that's cool for an orig 2wd blazer/jimmy but like has been said don't ruin a 4x4.

 

[Matt69olds]

Yuck!!!

Like many things in life, I find myself in the minority. I despise the slammed look on just about anything. I’ll never understand the appeal of making a car/truck/whatever look like it’s overloaded, riding on giant rims with rubber bands wrapped around them as tires.

Why would anyone deliberately create exhaust/oil pan, clearance issues? Anytime you limit suspension travel, ride quality goes down.

Occasionally I’ll get people who ask about why I run the “big n little” tires on my Olds, and why I’m still have the slightly raised stance. To me, nothing looks better than the old street machine muscle car look.

Years ago, I had a absolutely gorgeous 87 442, with T tops. I had a pair of custom Olds Rally wheel made in 15x10 so I could rock the old school muscle car look.

A friend ran a automotive repair shop, next door to his shop was another shop that did custom automotive stereo and hydraulics. This was back during the low-rider craze. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the kind of people who frequent shops like that.

I drove my 442 to my buddies shop for an alignment, the clientele at the shop next door went nuts over my car. Many asked why I didn’t slam it, put in “pumps and switches (whatever the hell that means?) and put on 22. It did t go over well when I told them I didn’t want my car to look stupid.

Classic example of a moment in time when one should think before speaking.


Trucks were designed to work. That means having the needed suspension to do the work. Lowering a 2wd A LITTLE, means it could still do some hauling if needed. Why would anyone ever consider lowering a 4wd???

 

[Snoots]

Roadster Shop is about an hour from me and I would love to go check them out sometime. They just released this:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gmauth...hop-introduces-new-chassis-for-k5-blazer/amp/

Meh