13 Cons about the K5 Blazer

Had a request to talk about some cons of the K5 Blazer

[esteved]

Aye these aren't cons simply things to keep us busy n proud. Best SUV ever!! Long live the K5 and the owners who have Em!

[raychat]

These cons are rather quickly becoming features rather than bugs thanks to manufacturers not only using spit to glue new trucks together but saving on the spit as well with each passing year

[officialmallcrawler]

The first thing that i noticed was the red pin stripe. Great job man thanks for sharing.

[wirelessgnat]

I sold mine a couple years back and I miss it everyday. Dude sweet talked me down and it was worst deal I made truck had no rust 1 dent that was small like golf ball size. Everything worked and I used to take my top off alone and it weights more then I do. There amazing and I'm looking for another now. Great vid

[deegan]

For the window, lube the cable, regulator, and tracks. Mine is fast now and I done it 2 years ago. Speed, re gearing is a must even with stock size tires. Mine had 2.73, yes 2.73 not 3.73. The top, I installed 4 folding surface mount boat cleats to my top and an electric winch in the trusses of my garage. It’s literally a 5 minute one person job now.

[gublicity]

I’m 19. But I’d rather have these blazers than the shit ones they have today. I hope to get a k5 one day

[williamhenry]

I bought my blazer from Portland Oregon, it’s an 88 . They don’t treat there roads there and they’re not all rusty. I live in Pennsylvania . It wasn’t cheap to ship it, but well worth it. I paid 14 grand for it and we stripped it down and painted it. Not a dime size area of rust anywhere. After we finished it, it looks brand new . New bumpers tires trim rings, a few interior part and it literally looks brand new. It’s blue, not the most wanted color but the underside and no rust makes it worth it. Thought I would share with everyone looking for one of these my find and hope you find a solid project or finished blazer to enjoy as us.

[muddyram]

Biggest con nowadays is the scarcity and price for a decent one. I truly miss having one. New trucks just aren’t the same

[marklivingston]

I have a 79. 1ton axles, cross over steering with hydraulic assist, 5:13 gears & 38" swampers! I LOVE IT!

[natehartung]

I admire your 87 just as much as my 86 and they look almost identical and both from sunny California... but now in oregon. I love the video's you have posted and made my day your K5 again all sexy like...

[projectrandom]

Growing up I owned a lot of 80's vehicles. My 81 Chevy Blazer is the only one I really wish I still had.

[terrygarrison]

I have a 1984 K5 I won't even think of selling it, there is nothing stock about it . I've
had mine for about 30 years
it will start when nothing else
will, luv it screw a new truck
I'd rather have and old one any
day. Enjoyed every minute of it.

[wimsej]

EddieC1982, My 91 is super easy, just push on the back of the seat lightly and the back flips forward and the whole seat springs forward . Then you just push the seat back after the passenger enters, or the rear passenger can grab the seat back and pull it and it locks into place. Your rig is a Silverado, it should have this feature. Maybe something is locked up in the mechanism .

[sv]

Lifts require correcting the Pinion Angle..Use shims between the Diff and Leaf springs.. Love those K-5's..

[wolfweb]

Had a k5 89 in the early 90s best car I ever had! A spme kind of dealers special imported 1990 to sweden, lockers, warn winch and a little lift on 35s and a gas preheateter. Great piece of equipment, way better than anything i owned after. I sold it after a couple of years and a lot of miles. Still miss it! Bought it with mudders on in the winter, first 4wd i drove.. gave me a scare when I tried to break and turn into my bushroad.. I past the crossing with a couple of hundred meters.. that gave 18 year old me rhe experience that Nordic studded tires are more important than 4wd on the road 😂

[americanfamiliesfirst]

Had a park ranger 75 k5 Cheyenne and a 87 k5 Silverado. When i had the 87 k5, i found another top and cut the fiberglass(very carefully) 1" from where you bolt it on to the roof. Fiberglassed where it curved then came straight down. 1 1/2" thick and added a bracelets on the bed, reinforced the fiberglass with large steel washers. Molded a Silverado sliding glass on it. Painted the same color as the truck. Pin brackets for the backseat, even thou no one ever use it. I could turn it back and forth into a truck/blazer. Wished i had never sold them.

[johnmilligan]

One of the weaknesses of the the square bodies from 1973 through 1988 for the pickup trucks and 1991 for the Suburbans and Blazers is the hood buckling due to insufficient bracing and the strength of the hood hinges. You see quite a few of them with hoods that are kinked on the side

[misterrbl]

I had a 86 jimmy and man there are days that I wish I still had it. It wasn't perfect but it paid for itself a hundred times over. I had that break issue but it was simple adjustment of the rear drum breaks that fixed it. If I ever had the money I would totally get one again but would fix all of those cons and make it better.

[darndarniel]

just bought an 83 k5 that was used in upstate ny and those floor pans and rockers really took a beating. I'm currently restoring it.

[jerryrodriguez]

So for my K5, i had the driveshafts lengthened and rebuilt . Regeared to 456. Took off the hard top for a soft topper. Replaced the heavy tailgate with a pickup tailgate . Led bulbs in the guage.