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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 10-26-2012, 05:49 PM

The Suburban hatch is all steel. The Blazer hatch is fiberglass w/steel fittings. It's also at a more raked angle forward, than the Blazer, since the Blazer rear tailgate is the same as a Fleetside pickup's -- at right angles. The locking mechanism on the Sub hatch is in the lower tailgate. One push button.
The side locking catches on the Sub have 4 bolts. [Some K/5s have 3 bolt catches. '70 -'71 ?]The mechanism is very similar, and a Sub catch could be modified with a grinder to fit a K/5 hatch on the opposite side from its Suburban-original orientation. I don't know if anyone is repoping the hatch-catches.
If there is any hatch difference between single wall and double wall models, I don't know. I only own a double wall.

10-26-2012, 05:49 PM	#7
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,098	Re: blazer hatch vs suburban hatch The Suburban hatch is all steel. The Blazer hatch is fiberglass w/steel fittings. It's also at a more raked angle forward, than the Blazer, since the Blazer rear tailgate is the same as a Fleetside pickup's -- at right angles. The locking mechanism on the Sub hatch is in the lower tailgate. One push button. The side locking catches on the Sub have 4 bolts. [Some K/5s have 3 bolt catches. '70 -'71 ?]The mechanism is very similar, and a Sub catch could be modified with a grinder to fit a K/5 hatch on the opposite side from its Suburban-original orientation. I don't know if anyone is repoping the hatch-catches. If there is any hatch difference between single wall and double wall models, I don't know. I only own a double wall. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.