Supreme70
1/2 ton status
I was wondering if a short bed chevy was the same as a blazer, im in need of a drive shaft and was wondering if they can be swapped or is the short box truck rear drive shaft longer
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Wheel base Question/ is a blazer the same as a short box truck ??
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74757685k5
1/2 ton status
they are 9in longer .blazer=106.5
shorty=115
shorty=115
nope..
A shortbed 73-87 Gm is 117.5" wheelbase..K5 Blazer is shorter..many guys use a shortbed driveshaft cut down to fit in lifted K5's..
A shortbed 73-87 Gm is 117.5" wheelbase..K5 Blazer is shorter..many guys use a shortbed driveshaft cut down to fit in lifted K5's..
BlitzK5
1/2 ton status
What about the front driveshaft. Are these the same in these trucks or is it longer to?
it depends...
Most front shafts interchange between Blazers and pickups..as long as they have the same tranny and transfer case..for example, a 76 K10 with a NP205/SM465 should have the same front shaft as a 76 Blazer with a SM465/NP205 in it.. an automatic tranny one may fit if it has the NP205,might not..and a NP203 will likely have a different shaft,due to the case itself being longer or shorter..it gets tricky swapping shafts around!..sometimes the "wrong" one will fit a lifted truck,because it was "too long" to fit the stock setup..
Most front shafts interchange between Blazers and pickups..as long as they have the same tranny and transfer case..for example, a 76 K10 with a NP205/SM465 should have the same front shaft as a 76 Blazer with a SM465/NP205 in it.. an automatic tranny one may fit if it has the NP205,might not..and a NP203 will likely have a different shaft,due to the case itself being longer or shorter..it gets tricky swapping shafts around!..sometimes the "wrong" one will fit a lifted truck,because it was "too long" to fit the stock setup..
