k5 or pickup?

[muddybuddy]

which would you rather have? say you had all the parts needed to make a kickass truck (drivetrain, powertrain, suspension, tires etc) what would you put your stuff into? (no truggy's )

i looked and didnt see any polls bout this, so if you could do it again, which would you choose?

 

[broc944]

I have never owned a pickup, I just do not like them.

 

[79k20350]

id do a suburban, cut the top off and shorten it

 

[muddybuddy]

id do a suburban, cut the top off and shorten it

crap i shoulda added that as an option they do look sick

 

[armyfiredawg]

I prefer K5. You can fit more chicks in it.

 

[Chevy305]

I replied with pickup because I love stepsides! You might lose some bed space, but the overall look of the rig makes up for it.

Its really up to you and what you want to be able to do with it. If you want to haul loads of mulch or rocks or whatever then a pickup is for you. If you want to haul a few more people and things that are sensitive to the environment then get a Blazer.

BTW, if you find a full convertable Blazer it is a must have

 

[walla2k5]

I have a p/u to haul stuff.That's why the K5.

 

[dontoe]

Both!

 

[71 Blazer]

Not just any K5, it needs to be a 1st Gen.

 

[muddybuddy]

hey man, where exactly is windsor va? not many ppl from va in here

 

[71 Blazer]

I feel a thread being stolen. I live right next to Suffolk.

 

[muddybuddy]

I feel a thread being stolen. I live right next to Suffolk.

its my thread i do as i please with it

hijack off

 

[tiger9297]

I see K5's sort of like old Broncos, Scouts, and CJ's,...... classic 4x4's. I think long term they will be worth more and just a cooler vehicle to own. Don't get me wrong I love the old Chevy trucks 73-87, but if I had neither I'd build the K5. I have a '90 K5 now so I would like to have a long bed 4x4 to haul stuff in.

 

[thatK30guy]

A SWB truck. They are the lightest in weight and that translates into more power to weight ratio.

 

[b454rat]

I say both!! I love my 89, can bash into tree's and I don't care!! Played in the mud a little today with it. K-5s are nice, but I couldn't own one if I didn't have a truck. It's kinda hard to put a 60 in the back of it. But I like the newer style Blazers, actually Tahoes now. I'm debating on getting one, but if I do, it's getting the SAS treatment like my 89....

 

[Cmoe]

It depends on what your talking about useing it for? What equipment specs we're talking about using? But I would always build a K-5 before a Pickup.... Pickups are for working out of.... I feel that any lift over 4" should be on a long WB (because of driveline angles).... at least that's my 2 cents worth...

 

[resurrected_jimmy]

I started building a K5 and then came across a good deal on a '71 3/4 ton truck so now I have both. I hope to get the 71 reliable enough for towing/hauling duty since it has a 465 in it and the K5 is on its way to being ultimate adventure type vehicle. I would like another 1st gen truck for a dd. When I get back to the states the search will start for a really clean one that has already been gone through and restored as I don't need another project.

 

[sope]

I need a pick up for fire wood, dirt bikes and stuff so I have a built short box truck. The problem is I can't take the family wheelin in it. If you got a family, built Blazer, if you don't have another truck you need a truck, best of all shortbox with a flat deck or blazer frame pick up body with a flat deck (less sheet metal)

 

[RootBreaker]

id do a suburban, cut the top off and shorten it

then wouldnt that be a pickup???

I prefer K5. You can fit more chicks in it.

err no way... 8' bed = more chicks
plus 2 in the cab..... remember when you gotta drive a smc.. the CUTEST ONE sits in the middle... as your hand has to rest on the "SHIFTER"!!!!

 

[sgarrison]

Do the K5 and get a good utility trailer to haul stuff in.