Square body style change 88 or 89,,, and blazer too - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

GSP7 · 07-07-2019, 07:01 PM

When did the chevy truck square body end ? Mid 88 year? or 89? or

See if I got this right ..... So The blazer was still a square body until through "89, 90, '91 and changed in 92

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1987 - The last year of this body and chassis style for the pick up line. The Suburban and Blazers used the same design until 1991.

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1987 - The last year of this body and chassis style for the pick up line. The Suburban and Blazers, 4 door pickups, duallys and 4x4, used the same design until 1991.

What year truck/grill is this ?..... Is this a half year only production ? Or is that a 89 blazer or suburban grill on a 87 truck?

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95 S_Trucker · 07-07-2019, 10:01 PM

That is an 88-91 r/v grill/headlights/core support on an 81-86 c/k (87 r/v) truck.

There were also single cab and chassis trucks that ran up to 91.

kipps · 07-08-2019, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker

That is an 88-91 r/v grill/headlights/core support on an 81-86 c/k (87 r/v) truck.

There were also single cab and chassis trucks that ran up to 91.

The grille was only from the 90-91 squarebody vehicles. It's commonly retrofitted to older trucks, though.

The cab and chassis trucks were last produced in the squarebody style in '89. So no cab and chassis should have that newest grille/headlight style from the factory.

Keith Seymore · 07-08-2019, 06:43 AM

X3; additionally, all of the changes took place at normal model year breaks (no mid year changes).

K

95 S_Trucker · 07-08-2019, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kipps

The grille was only from the 90-91 squarebody vehicles. It's commonly retrofitted to older trucks, though.

The cab and chassis trucks were last produced in the squarebody style in '89. So no cab and chassis should have that newest grille/headlight style from the factory.

I did some more digging. The change happened for the 89 model year.

71gmcC15 · 07-09-2019, 12:38 AM

I think it's an 87 chevy. It was a one year only thing for the c/ks of you Google pictures of one Google is broken and shows just about any year sqaure body.

Keith Seymore · 07-09-2019, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 71gmcC15

I think it's an 87 chevy. It was a one year only thing for the c/ks of you Google pictures of one Google is broken and shows just about any year sqaure body.

That is not a production front end for an '87 Chevy.

It's '89 and later.

K

**bedwoodandparts** · 07-09-2019, 05:14 PM

Very Nice truck! Let me know if I can help with any additional information

**special-K** · 07-12-2019, 06:33 AM

It was the GMT400s that came out mid-year '87 as '88s. Not exactly mid-year but earlier than normal. You could get a regular cab DRW pickup through '88.

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95 S_Trucker Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,178	Re: Square body style change 88 or 89,,, and blazer too That is an 88-91 r/v grill/headlights/core support on an 81-86 c/k (87 r/v) truck. There were also single cab and chassis trucks that ran up to 91.

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71gmcC15 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Doland SD Posts: 836	Re: Square body style change 88 or 89,,, and blazer too I think it's an 87 chevy. It was a one year only thing for the c/ks of you Google pictures of one Google is broken and shows just about any year sqaure body. __________________ ( second times the charm) 71 gmc c15 307 sbc 373 rear gears positrac sm 465 trans. ( not listed on spid but is original ) 94 chevy k1500 350 tbi 373 rear gears 4l60e one wheel peel. Gutless 07 gmc sierra classic rcsb 4.3 lt 5 speed w/t 04 chevy Silverado 1500 ext cab 5.3 4l60e. 81 chevy Scottsdale k10 muncie sm465 Np208 10 bolt 8.2 ( Old Green) Last edited by 71gmcC15; 07-09-2019 at 12:45 AM.

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