Why are the rear wheels on a 1975 Blazer inset
as in the rear wheels are not as far apart as the front. does anyone know why the K5 was designed this way?
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Re: Why are the rear wheels on a 1975 Blazer inset
almost all vehicles have the rear narrower than the front to cut the turning circle / radius down .
matched front / rear width = 5 acre field to turn around . rear narrower by just a few inches cuts down the size of the circle = 3 acre field to turn around . if you dont need to turn tight or just want the looks ad a 1.5" spacer to each side is what most guys have done for years . if your hard core builder some guys find van axles can be wider over truck axles on some models . i have a van width 14ff 1 ton rear under a truck and its 70" wheel mount to wheel mount . my dana 60 1ton front is 69" w-w mount so now i am 1/2" narrow on each side in the front . but the look is so much better . |
Re: Why are the rear wheels on a 1975 Blazer inset
Huh, I always thought it had to do with 4 wheeling, rear tire would be in another line and not in the same rut in snow or mud.
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Re: Why are the rear wheels on a 1975 Blazer inset
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How much worse is the turn radius with the van rear? I gave my '67 P/U, with the same axle setup, to my son but we were looking to get a van rear diff for the same reason (looks better.) Funny thing, I found a guy selling a van rear and he asked why I wanted it since my truck was really sharp. I told him and he suddenly didn't want to sell it! (Won't tell the next guy!) LOL! |
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