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BIGBLU 72 · 12-20-2008, 11:41 PM

i have a friend that jus got an 84 or 85 blazer and was told it was a 3/4 ton and that it was very rare? ive heard of them but dont knoe if they were ever really produced? if anyone has any info on this subjuct it would be a great help

abebummy26 · 12-20-2008, 11:50 PM

Is it a military M1009 military blazer?

BIGBLU 72 · 12-20-2008, 11:57 PM

no it was bought from a dealer in KY.
it was her grandmothers and she bought it brand new

abebummy26 · 12-21-2008, 12:06 AM

I call bs but I've been wrong before I'm not positive though.

tobiahr · 12-21-2008, 11:46 PM

the only way to know if it was factory would be to check the VIN.
Link to vin decoder : http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/81-87VIN.html

The sixth digit would need to be a "2"

884x4Sub · 12-24-2008, 10:26 PM

99% no......although guys do swap in 3/4 ton axle assys though.......some people think 6 lug wheels are 3/4 ton however.

1-tonmudder · 01-02-2009, 01:05 AM

It would be the rarest if it was.Even the M-1009's have 1/2 axles.

screwballl · 01-02-2009, 03:17 PM

Look at 2 things: if it still has the badges on the side, they will say 2500 if it is 3/4 ton... and look at the number of lug nuts, if it is 5 or 6, it is a 1/2 ton, if it has 8 then it is a 3/4 ton.
These are not rare at all.

the best bet is what tobiahr said, check the VIN to know for sure.

1-tonmudder · 01-02-2009, 10:50 PM

Is their any documentation on the fabled 3/4 ton Blazers??? I have always heard they exist but nobody seem's to have any proof.

**N2TRUX** · 01-03-2009, 12:15 AM

Check the vin all you want. There were never any documented 3/4 ton Blazers.

junkyardjohn · 06-04-2010, 05:40 PM

I WAS A LAYOUT INSP. AT G.M. TRUCK & BUS IN FLINT IN THE EARLY TO MID EIGHTIES WHERE THEY BUILT THE M1009s. THEY WERE 6 LUG AXELS WITH A HEAVIER SPRING PACK. THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY WAS 1200 LBS. BIGGER THAN A 1/2 & SMALLER THAN A 3/4 TON. ALL HAD POSI.s (GOV-LOCK) IN THE REAR. I THINK THEY WERE ALL 308-1 RATIOs. ALL OF THE CIVILIAN BLAZERS WERE 1/2 TONS.

JOHN

12-20-2008, 11:41 PM	#1
BIGBLU 72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 700	3/4 ton blazer i have a friend that jus got an 84 or 85 blazer and was told it was a 3/4 ton and that it was very rare? ive heard of them but dont knoe if they were ever really produced? if anyone has any info on this subjuct it would be a great help

12-20-2008, 11:50 PM	#2
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ Is it a military M1009 military blazer? __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch.

12-20-2008, 11:57 PM	#3
BIGBLU 72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 700	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ no it was bought from a dealer in KY. it was her grandmothers and she bought it brand new

12-21-2008, 12:06 AM	#4
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ I call bs but I've been wrong before I'm not positive though. __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch.

12-21-2008, 11:46 PM	#5
tobiahr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lincoln NE Posts: 513	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ the only way to know if it was factory would be to check the VIN. Link to vin decoder : http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/81-87VIN.html The sixth digit would need to be a "2" Last edited by tobiahr; 12-21-2008 at 11:47 PM.

12-24-2008, 10:26 PM	#6
884x4Sub p p pullin' Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: oshawa ontario Posts: 373	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ 99% no......although guys do swap in 3/4 ton axle assys though.......some people think 6 lug wheels are 3/4 ton however. __________________ doug

01-02-2009, 01:05 AM	#7
1-tonmudder Modern day Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greeneville,TN Posts: 330	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ It would be the rarest if it was.Even the M-1009's have 1/2 axles.

01-02-2009, 03:17 PM	#8
screwballl Tonawanda 454 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liquid Sunshine State Posts: 2,755	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ Look at 2 things: if it still has the badges on the side, they will say 2500 if it is 3/4 ton... and look at the number of lug nuts, if it is 5 or 6, it is a 1/2 ton, if it has 8 then it is a 3/4 ton. These are not rare at all. the best bet is what tobiahr said, check the VIN to know for sure. __________________ 91 Chevy Suburban Tonawanda 454 R2500 - SOLD!!! 04 Dodge Durango 5.7L Hemi 2WD, 24K miles (as of July 2011) In the past 30 years about 90% of Fords are still on the road, the other 10% made it home. -------------------

01-02-2009, 10:50 PM	#9
1-tonmudder Modern day Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greeneville,TN Posts: 330	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ Is their any documentation on the fabled 3/4 ton Blazers??? I have always heard they exist but nobody seem's to have any proof. Last edited by 1-tonmudder; 01-03-2009 at 12:44 AM.

01-03-2009, 12:15 AM	#10
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: 3/4 ton blazer/ Check the vin all you want. There were never any documented 3/4 ton Blazers. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

06-04-2010, 05:40 PM	#11
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	Re: 3/4 ton blazer I WAS A LAYOUT INSP. AT G.M. TRUCK & BUS IN FLINT IN THE EARLY TO MID EIGHTIES WHERE THEY BUILT THE M1009s. THEY WERE 6 LUG AXELS WITH A HEAVIER SPRING PACK. THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY WAS 1200 LBS. BIGGER THAN A 1/2 & SMALLER THAN A 3/4 TON. ALL HAD POSI.s (GOV-LOCK) IN THE REAR. I THINK THEY WERE ALL 308-1 RATIOs. ALL OF THE CIVILIAN BLAZERS WERE 1/2 TONS. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST Last edited by junkyardjohn; 06-04-2010 at 05:45 PM.



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