Difference between R, V, C, and K series

[bigredblzr]

Just curious, but what is the significance of the R and V series? I know C is 2wd and K is 4wd, but what the heck are R and V for? I work with two other mechanics who collectively have been working with cars for prolly close to 50 years, and they had no idea...
Thanks,
Nate

 

[pauly383]

C = 2wd prior to 87 old body , post 87 new body
k = 4wd prior to 87 old body , post 87 new body
r = 2wd post 87 old body
v = 4wd post 87 old body
There ya go people , fixed it for ya . My real knowledge base is the a/g bodies I was into before I bought my Blazer /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif

 

[75-K5]

Actually '87, my '87 stepside is a R10 /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[jac6695]

Close:

C- two wheel drive
K- four wheel drive
R- two wheel drive 87-91 square body
V- four wheel drive 87-91 square body

 

[dremu]

R and V have been covered well.

C trucks are 2WD and K are 4WD. However, there are '88-91 C/K trucks as well.

In '73-87, C/K was used for everything: pickups, crewcabs (*), Burbs, Blazers, cab&chassis.

for '88-91, C/K trucks are the new body-style single-cab pickups only; all other body styles are R/V.

I don't pay attention to '92+.

(Someone will jump in here and say that they're really "CK" trucks for 4WD and "CC" for 2WD as that's how the Chevy part numbers work, but that's excessive detail.)

(*) When I say "crew cab" I mean "Crew and Bonus Cabs", for those nitpickers who know the difference.



So, summary: You can have, for example, a 1989 V1500 Blazer which does not use the same e.g. tow hitch as a 1989 K1500 pickup. If you have a 1973-87 truck of any kind, you don't need to worry about it, but if you have 1988-1991 /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif /forums/images/graemlins/burb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crewcab.gif (or a cab&chassis which we don't have icons for /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif), you need to be careful when you ask for parts, that you specify that it's not a /forums/images/graemlins/truck.gif.

Make sense? This is also on my web page about the History of the 'Blazer' name

(that's a bookmark to the "alphabet soup" section /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif)

-- A

 

[75-K5]

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Crew and Bonus Cabs

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At the risk of hijacking, what exactly is the difference between the two? Is a bonus cab just a crew cab without a back seat? I think that's what I've heard but I'm not too sure.

 

[dremu]

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Crew and Bonus Cabs

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At the risk of hijacking, what exactly is the difference between the two? Is a bonus cab just a crew cab without a back seat? I think that's what I've heard but I'm not too sure.

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Exactly. I call them "crew cab" (lower case), or informally, "six pack" (the "3+3" badge) ... but Chevy called them Bonus Cab (only front seat) and Crew Cab (both seats -- note upper case.)

HTH.

-- A

 

[jac6695]

I usually only see bonus cabs used by conversion companies who installed there own seats anyway.

 

[bigredblzr]

Do you guys know what the P and G series are? I just heard of them the other day for the first time. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[desertrat67]

p series equals a passenger van, g series equals a commercial van, i do believe.

 

[diesel4me]

The "G" vans are the regular passenger style vans, the "P" series are the ones used by companies like Fed-Ex or UPS,some people call them "bread trucks"or "Potato Chip Trucks"and "Step Vans"--they are the platform for many RV's also. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif