I have been browsing this forum, and pirate for the last two hours, best I have found is the gnarkill build, but thats a pickup. Anyone know a good write up on narrowing the rear of a K5? Im about to dive into it, want to make sure I don't eff it up too much.
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Narrowing the rear of a K5
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K5dreamer
1/2 ton status
sorry... im goin the other way... running H1 beadlocks. good luck though.
depending on how narrow you wanna go, you could get a Cab and Chassis 14 bolt which is a dually axle with a narrower than normal width. and save yourself some headache... unless you need to go narrower than that
depending on how narrow you wanna go, you could get a Cab and Chassis 14 bolt which is a dually axle with a narrower than normal width. and save yourself some headache... unless you need to go narrower than that
When you say "narrow" do you really mean "taper"?
Ive seen a few blazers with the rear dovetailed.
I dont think too many do it since you lose the ability for your top. Most at that point just go Trazer and make a tube bed.
Shaffers blazer is narrowed....
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=813051
I dont think too many do it since you lose the ability for your top. Most at that point just go Trazer and make a tube bed.
Shaffers blazer is narrowed....
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=813051
(I dont think too many do it since you lose the ability for your top.)
I've been looking at this very problem for awhile and think it can be done. I'll be starting a build thread on my 85 in the months to come and this is one of the projects I'll be doing. I'ts just fiberglass. I'll have to make a lift up rear window and use a pickup tailgate but, what the hay, it'll be cool
I've been looking at this very problem for awhile and think it can be done. I'll be starting a build thread on my 85 in the months to come and this is one of the projects I'll be doing. I'ts just fiberglass. I'll have to make a lift up rear window and use a pickup tailgate but, what the hay, it'll be cool
bot0611
1/2 ton status
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Shaffers blazer is narrowed....
This thing is freaking nice, any more pics
chevysmithz71
1/2 ton status
With all these narrow and taper jobs done, How are they liking it today?? Shoulda coulda NOT done this,,,, that???
When you wheel in the rocks you will never ever regret doing a taper job. EVER. I never did do it to my blazer and Horton just has bedsides.
I can tell you its hard to get it to look really good. I have done a couple over the years and one turned out pretty good but took alot of work and the other we just cut the floor and sucked the sides in. That one didn't look so good but the whole body on that rig was RUSTY so didn't matter that much
looks like to me to get them to look right you have to cut the entire bed side off Not just cut the rear floor & pull it in.
Mine isnt the greatest job, but I love it.
texas4x4rebel
1/2 ton status
Wouldnt it be easy to just mod a soft top to use.
This has been my experience
dirtygoat
1/2 ton status
I love mine...
No need for a top, I plated it...
If I was to do it again, I'd make the middle a little narrower...
Narrowing the front made a huge difference as well...
No need for a top, I plated it...
If I was to do it again, I'd make the middle a little narrower...
Narrowing the front made a huge difference as well...
When I cut the cab off Horton I ended up a couple inches narrower at the widest spot. Has made a huge difference
dirtygoat
1/2 ton status
I'm a little narrower than stock, but would have liked to lose a couple more inches... The trails up here are really tight with trees...
Mine is a truck but I thought it might help you
I didnt cut the full length of the bed, just knocked out the inner fenders and cut the rear. then bent the bedsides in with a come along and welded it back together. pretty much the same on the front, cut the core support and bent the fenders in and welded them to an angle bracket I made so they could be unbolted. took out 24 inches on the rear and 18 on the front but the cab section is still full width.
I wanted to chop the whole body like blazinzuk did with horton (big inspiration for this truck by the way) but this was the easiest way for me to do it and keep it street legal. plus I still have a heater and can roll up the windows. I dont get into major rock crawling around here but there are lots of trees and just tapering the ends made a huge improvement in visibility and I can get in much tighter places even though the cab is still full width.
I didnt cut the full length of the bed, just knocked out the inner fenders and cut the rear. then bent the bedsides in with a come along and welded it back together. pretty much the same on the front, cut the core support and bent the fenders in and welded them to an angle bracket I made so they could be unbolted. took out 24 inches on the rear and 18 on the front but the cab section is still full width.
I wanted to chop the whole body like blazinzuk did with horton (big inspiration for this truck by the way) but this was the easiest way for me to do it and keep it street legal. plus I still have a heater and can roll up the windows. I dont get into major rock crawling around here but there are lots of trees and just tapering the ends made a huge improvement in visibility and I can get in much tighter places even though the cab is still full width.
