Pancho villa
Newbie
i have a 1977 k5 blazer 4x4 with a stock rear axle and would like to swap it for a better one. can anyone advise what donor vehicle can i pull one from?
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Rear Axle Swapp
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If you don't want to change the wheels and stay 6 lug, the only way to get better than what you have is a 9.5" semi float 14 bolt from a light duty 3/4 ton truck, they are six lug.
Those came in gmt400 trucks from 1988 and up.
They will need new perches put on at the right spot for your springs.
They also have the parking brake cables setup from the 81 and up trucks so you have to figure out if you want to change your truck setup, or the the backing plate on the newer axle to match the old style
On mine I pulled the cable off the bracket on the donor and fed the cable from the truck back in there with just minor adjustments
Pancho villa
Newbie
your awesome, thank you for the information.
Do you know if they come with disk brakes?
Do you know if they come with disk brakes?
Yes many do come disc brakes. 88 to 99 truck. Or 92 to 99 tahoe, suburban.
88-99 are drum brakes. Some of the later 99-13 trucks were disc brakes.
I stand corrected
