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So who actually uses their trucks anymore?
- Thread starter AJMBLAZER
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Check out the www link in my profile that goes to my CarDomain page.
1" ORD zero rates in the front and that's it other than cutting.
Stock 2007 GMC 1 ton 16x6.5" wheels
11.00R16 Michelin XL's (38x11ishR16) off of a USMC LAV-25 (they surplused them all out a few years ago and they're getting harder to find now)
K5dreamer
1/2 ton status
The truck still gets driven on a once a week basis as a daily driver just to keep the fluids fresh, and avoid the dreaded rusting in place syndrome that is claiming the camaro 
also serves as the general purpose hauling rig for the family. top soil, mulch, trash, landfill runs, moving furniture for buddies, camping, pretty much a mixed bag of life uses. But no, not a whole lot of need for the truck in car sales. cant say as i throw a bunch of people in the bed and drive them around the car lot
right now the bed is being held down by the H1 rims, and the equipment from my last camping outting, but is normally empty save for a tool box.
also serves as the general purpose hauling rig for the family. top soil, mulch, trash, landfill runs, moving furniture for buddies, camping, pretty much a mixed bag of life uses. But no, not a whole lot of need for the truck in car sales. cant say as i throw a bunch of people in the bed and drive them around the car lot
right now the bed is being held down by the H1 rims, and the equipment from my last camping outting, but is normally empty save for a tool box.
badmix
1/2 ton status
Sadly I havent done any real off roading in a long time. Just cant get anyone around here to go. I dont like to wheel alone.
I drive my truck once a week on the weekends just to get rid of the cobwebs. Ill take it down to the beach and flog it around some. On occasion I lock the hubs and give it a drive a mile or so. Infact I need to do that soon.
Otherwise, its just a weekend grocery getter.
I drive my truck once a week on the weekends just to get rid of the cobwebs. Ill take it down to the beach and flog it around some. On occasion I lock the hubs and give it a drive a mile or so. Infact I need to do that soon.
Otherwise, its just a weekend grocery getter.
odin
1/2 ton status
I drive my 79 GMC daily. Wheel it as often as I can, not many places here in NJ
Regularly use it to haul parts, scrap, and tow my 18 foot car trailer.
Although now I have a new tow rig.
Yes I know its 2wd....but not for long
Watch for a build thread as soon as I get to work on it.
Regularly use it to haul parts, scrap, and tow my 18 foot car trailer.
Although now I have a new tow rig.
Yes I know its 2wd....but not for long
Watch for a build thread as soon as I get to work on it.
My '91 Crew cab is my DD. She still earns her keep.
I still trail ride my Blazer. This is from a trial ride in January:
I still trail ride my Blazer. This is from a trial ride in January:
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
My '91 Crew cab is my DD. She still earns her keep.
That is a very nice ride you have there. I miss my '88 V30.
My truck is the tow/travel rig. I drive it every weekend, travel in it, sleep in it, and most of the time have a boat behind it.
God i love beating on that thing. My favorite line when we are using it is "don't' scratch the paint!" hahaha
God i love beating on that thing. My favorite line when we are using it is "don't' scratch the paint!" hahaha
BowtiePimp
Registered Member
My '91 Crew cab is my DD. She still earns her keep.
I want that truck!!!!!
My K5 gets daily driven, and worked a little bit.
The old C10 is the resident beater/farm truck that gets abused about everytime it leaves the shed. Also does duty for hauling my atv around. Right now its got a snowmobile sitting in the back of it.
When I get my K10 mobile again im sure I will work it since it will be a 3/4 ton and 4x4.
I dont have many work photos but heres the best ive got.
My old Blazer really got worked! That was the farm truck, toy hauler, dd, wheeler, everything. It got retired and sold though.
My C10 back when I was DDing it last summer. Between my roomies Cummins and my work truck.
DDing the K5 this winter
C10 hooked up to our duck boat last summer...that was a heavy old biatch. Made the 6.2 work.
The old C10 is the resident beater/farm truck that gets abused about everytime it leaves the shed. Also does duty for hauling my atv around. Right now its got a snowmobile sitting in the back of it.
When I get my K10 mobile again im sure I will work it since it will be a 3/4 ton and 4x4.
I dont have many work photos but heres the best ive got.
My old Blazer really got worked! That was the farm truck, toy hauler, dd, wheeler, everything. It got retired and sold though.
My C10 back when I was DDing it last summer. Between my roomies Cummins and my work truck.
DDing the K5 this winter
C10 hooked up to our duck boat last summer...that was a heavy old biatch. Made the 6.2 work.
NorthernFinnK20
Registered Member
I use my 76 K20 as a DD, to school, all over town, then some mild weekend off road. love it! just recently, it was my date and my ride to our prom.
COCHEV
1/2 ton status
both my rigs pull work/ dd duty. the burb is down for repairs. the pickup is every day...
COCHEV
1/2 ton status
'89 suburban used for remodeling, rescuing bits and pieces from my favorite secondhand auto salvage store, getting me to work, picking up trail trash, hauling trailer for firewood, dump runs, rescueing other people's broke stuff and occasionally the wife's ford escort, and one of these days i'll convince the wife it's a sweet make out wagon!
diggin' the burbs that have posted!
Nice Burb! I love big tires on stock steelies! what lift and tire size you runnin?
Thanks guys, it took me a long time to find it. I bought it from a member on this board 2 years ago.
truck just sits... last i did was get mad at the wiring and rip it all out...
now it just sits as i drive my new silverado crew cab....
it is getting warmer... time to get the wiring back out and start it back up....
now it just sits as i drive my new silverado crew cab....
it is getting warmer... time to get the wiring back out and start it back up....
loafer
1/2 ton status
Stumpin
thanks cochev. the tires are 36x12.5 sx swampers and the wheels are 16.5 x 6 chevy steelies with one 6.75. the lift is roughly 5-6". here's a link to build thread. need to put it in my sig
swapliftication of the burb
swapliftication of the burb
Shweet!
Hahaha, I have a K5 story about stumpin'.
Guy across the street from my folks is a good 10-15 years younger than my parents. This happened in the late 80's- very early 90's so he couldn't have been much past 30 (wait, that's my age
). At any rate he had a large oak tree die in his front yard and decided to cut it up and get rid of it. He does this but the stump, which is quite large, confounds him. He digs all around it, hacks at the roots, and then resorts to his truck...He had a pretty new and fairly pretty S10 extended cab 4x4 at this time. Might have even been a 2.8L screamer in that time frame.
We still had our '76 K5 Blazer. 350 Quadrajet, TH350, NP203, 31's, bone stock, bright ass orange with a black top, etc. It was starting to show it's age by this time. Bit crusty around the edges but ran well and got us around from new to 1993 when they finally had gotten a new Blazer ('92).
...so his daughters are over hanging out at our house to keep them out of his hair and mom happens to hear one of them saying he's getting his truck out. Mom goes over and offers to bring the Blazer over and yank the stump using the hitch but he's not going for it. Says nah and I just remember getting the feeling he was sorta dissing on our "old Blazer". Mom says whatever and we proceed to watch him jerk the stump a few times...
...then rip one of his tow hooks, the end of that frame rail, and that side of his bumper clean off.
Next thing we know mom has the Blazer over and jerks the stump out in 4lo.
(Keep in mind mom's in her 40's, 5'4" and 125lbs) He seemed a bit embarrassed.
Next thing we knew though he had a 89-91 K5 and the S10 was gone. He still always has a fullsize GM SUV in the stable.
Brought home about 1k pounds of dirt for the garden today.
Made it a little saggy in back, but even with a half ton over the rear axle and the rear springs in full contact with the overloads, the back end still rode 10x better than the front.
Need to get those 52" springs swapped up front.
Not my DD, but I try to drive it once a week between "upgrades".
Made it a little saggy in back, but even with a half ton over the rear axle and the rear springs in full contact with the overloads, the back end still rode 10x better than the front.
Need to get those 52" springs swapped up front.
Not my DD, but I try to drive it once a week between "upgrades".
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