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

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Is it a military M1009 military blazer?

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

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

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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"

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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. :chevy: JOHN