Kraig
Newbie
Forgive me for having to many trucks in the yard and to many ideas of what I want to do. I already asked my question in a separate thread about softening up my 97 3/4ton burb suspension for forestry roads knowing it will cost me towing capacity.
HOWEVER I also have a second 1992 K2500 Truck (extended cab long bed, 350 auto) that is in not great shape. I was thinking about buying a 1994 K1500 Blazer that's in very nice condition but has a blown up tranny. So my thought is why don't I just swap in my rebuilt 350 with the low mile the 4L80E and transfer case from the K2500 into the K1500 Blazer AND while I'm at it bring across my 4.56 geared 8 lug axles and put them into the K1500 Blazer too?
The question being is it smarter to just take the existing K2500 frame and shorten it to fit the Blazer on top OR is it easier to just bolt on all of the 3/4 ton front suspension parts onto the Blazer? (assuming I can just bring across the upper & lower arms, hubs, diff, rotors, calipers, etc while keeping the the 1/2 ton torsion bars on the Blazer) I'm also assuming I can unbolt the front diff from the K2500 and put it in place of the smaller one in the K1500 Blazer?)
I found this thread: https://www.gmt400.com/threads/3-4-ton-swap.28513/ that says it is easier to just sell a 1/2 ton and buy a 3/4 ton...however they never made a 3/4 ton Blazer that I know of.
AND this thread:
The rear is as easy as swapping the axle out.. front is another story. There's no direct-swap rotor, so you'd have to change the spindle. The spindle won't attach to the lighter duty upper ball joint so you'd have to re-drill the control arm for a different ball joint.. or change out the upper control arm with one from an 8 lug truck. (It will bolt right in.)
Seems to make me think as long as I bring everything from the K2500 across, it will bolt on to the K1500 Blazer.
What say you guys who have messed with this stuff?
HOWEVER I also have a second 1992 K2500 Truck (extended cab long bed, 350 auto) that is in not great shape. I was thinking about buying a 1994 K1500 Blazer that's in very nice condition but has a blown up tranny. So my thought is why don't I just swap in my rebuilt 350 with the low mile the 4L80E and transfer case from the K2500 into the K1500 Blazer AND while I'm at it bring across my 4.56 geared 8 lug axles and put them into the K1500 Blazer too?
The question being is it smarter to just take the existing K2500 frame and shorten it to fit the Blazer on top OR is it easier to just bolt on all of the 3/4 ton front suspension parts onto the Blazer? (assuming I can just bring across the upper & lower arms, hubs, diff, rotors, calipers, etc while keeping the the 1/2 ton torsion bars on the Blazer) I'm also assuming I can unbolt the front diff from the K2500 and put it in place of the smaller one in the K1500 Blazer?)
I found this thread: https://www.gmt400.com/threads/3-4-ton-swap.28513/ that says it is easier to just sell a 1/2 ton and buy a 3/4 ton...however they never made a 3/4 ton Blazer that I know of.
AND this thread:
97 C2500 6-Lug to 8-Lug Conversion?
Hi guys, yes, I tried searching but there's a ton of clutter on this topic. My truck is a 97 C2500 6-Lug 2WD truck with the 14SF. Just wondering if anyone has any information on what's needed to go 8-lug, if at all possible. My reasons are purely that the wheels I'd like to run are 8-lug...
www.gmt400.com
The rear is as easy as swapping the axle out.. front is another story. There's no direct-swap rotor, so you'd have to change the spindle. The spindle won't attach to the lighter duty upper ball joint so you'd have to re-drill the control arm for a different ball joint.. or change out the upper control arm with one from an 8 lug truck. (It will bolt right in.)
Seems to make me think as long as I bring everything from the K2500 across, it will bolt on to the K1500 Blazer.
What say you guys who have messed with this stuff?