Yeah Tim, a lot of that happened back then and once they were stuffed in there, the truck became useless as an off-roader. They barely fit, so the suspension travel was virtually zero because of interference.
The 4 speed was at least some help in accelerating from a stand-still. Automatics got well and truly abused by that.
Those times did bring us the the birth of the "Mall Crawler"
I did break an axle or 2 back then, but I was abusing a Dana 44. The 74 C-20 with a 454, 4 speed, metallic puck clutch, Tru-Trac front, Detroit Locker rear, 4.56 gears and 40" Regul Trailblazers were a bit much for the short-side front axle under the foot of a mid 20s kid who worked in a shop who could fix it.
I did break it two different ways though, once the joint failed, the other was the outer shaft itself. I guess those are places not ways....the way was simple, right foot and traction.
The GM automatic hubs of the 80 weren't any better. I replaced countless pairs of them over the years back then.
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