jimmy vs blazer

[newlyblzed]

ok so this might be a dumb question but I already stated that I am new to wheelin or 4x4 in general...hell my other DD is a lowered dodge dakota LOL...so anyway...I have a 1980 GMC Jimmy but I call it a chevy k5 blazer...are they the same just different package or am I an idiot?

 

[tarussell]

For years GMC advertised the Jimmy and Chevy called theirs a Blazer - They each are the same thing with minor styling differences ( usually the grille ) .
Most folks , including us at CK5 , call any K5 a Blazer as a common name just like most folks in the south call all soda drinks a Coke .


Welcome to CK5 !

Tom

 

[CDA 455]

For years GMC advertised the Jimmy and Chevy called theirs a Blazer - They each are the same thing with minor styling differences ( usually the grille ) .
Most folks , including us at CK5 , call any K5 a Blazer as a common name just like most folks in the south call all soda drinks a Coke .


Welcome to CK5 !

Tom

Ditto.

 

[badmix]

Hey, better than being called a Bronco.

 

[nad]

One of my teachers called mine a Jeep. I was insulted. Everyone always corrects me when I call mine a Blazer or a truck. I feel dumb saying "Yeah, I was working on my Jimmy today." Especially in front of someone that has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about.

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

Nad can i use that as a sig quote

 

[newlyblzed]

now wait a minute...I love to work on my jimmy...just not alone!!!

 

[newlyblzed]

thanks guys

 

[nad]

Go for it Chris.

 

[Chaddy]

For years GMC advertised the Jimmy and Chevy called theirs a Blazer - They each are the same thing with minor styling differences ( usually the grille ) .
Most folks , including us at CK5 , call any K5 a Blazer as a common name just like most folks in the south call all soda drinks a Coke .


Welcome to CK5 !

Tom

IIRC, the hubs are different also.

 

[AuH2O]

IIRC, the hubs are different also.

The hubs? How? You mean just the logo?

 

[Chaddy]

The hubs? How? You mean just the logo?

Didnt they have the big bolt style instead of the allen bolts? Now Im not sure.

 

[newlyblzed]

Didnt they have the big bolt style instead of the allen bolts? Now Im not sure.

mine have warn hubs...guessing not OEM?

 

[sarasotausmc]

Yes, not OEM. Much better.

 

[vortec]

I feel dumb saying "Yeah, I was working on my Jimmy today."

that's ok, man. everybody does it. i was working on my jimmy quite a bit this weekend....and i have a blazer.

 

[cegusman]

Anyone ever work on there Jimmy while there are at work?

 

[newlyblzed]

that might be considered a compulsion problem!

 

[Craig Artzner]

Didnt they have the big bolt style instead of the allen bolts? Now Im not sure.

I can't say I've ever heard anything like that.

 

[bigjbear]

Didnt they have the big bolt style instead of the allen bolts? Now Im not sure.

No, that is not correct. All K5s (& 1/2 tons of his trucks era) use the internal hubs.

The differences are in trim and options.

 

[lectric80]

One of my teachers called mine a Jeep. I was insulted. Everyone always corrects me when I call mine a Blazer or a truck. I feel dumb saying "Yeah, I was working on my Jimmy today." Especially in front of someone that has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about.

I have had several people ask me when Chevy built a Bronco. Talk about insulting. On the plus side I finally got my K5 emblems for the fenders, just have to get them installed.