lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

i know, i know it sounds dumb, but i'd love to have an old school (80's-90's) K5 blazer for a daily (would look nice sitting next to my bagged suburban). in an ideal world i'd get a 2wd, but those are hard to find and generally more expensive.

a guy close has a really nice looking k5 4x4, but it sits a little for my liking and i know my wife would really hate it. now i believe the truck has lift kit on it, so if i have to remove it i wouldn't mind lowering it a little bit to close the fender gap. i would lose the bigger tires and maybe go with 20's and semi-meaty tread...

are they any kits or ways to lower an older K5? I'm not sure what suspesion setup they run to begin with...just thinkin out loud here..

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

Lower than stock is just not realisitic. You will have clearence problems between the oil pan and the front axle.

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

fair enough, was worth a shot....my friends wrx sti (all wheel drive w/293whp) made think a low 4x4 would be sweet...apparently not the vehicle for it.

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

As mentioned, in stock form there isn't a lot of space above the front springs and steering components. Once lowered there would be issues.

The best way to lower it would be to convert it to a 2wd....:metal:

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

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Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

A 2wd cross member from a truck or suburban can be bolted in to get you down to the ground

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

or a call to one of our aftermarket crossmember fabricators ...

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

defeats the purpose...might as well buy 2wd some day and not spend the money on getting donor truck or aftermarket crossmember...but if i get a 2wd then i'd bag it and want a drop member for laying out... o well neither of which probably happen..

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

It happens more than you think, its all about what you can find or what finds you. If I find a smokin deal on a 4x4 c10 or blazer I am gonna go for it, in my case I am gonna be using a Dropmember anyways so the 2wd crossmember goes away just as easy as getting rid of the 4wd member. A lot of people don't re-use their control arms and go with tubular arms(or update to newer if 1st or 2nd gen c10) and get drop spindles.


You could be in even money with either a 4wd or 2wd lowered project.

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

guys could he bodydrop it 3-5 inches??

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Didnt tnk5blazer convert his and drop it? Solid black, good looking trk

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

A body drop is a huge huge job,Would be a lot easier to change it over to 2wd.

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

I converted mine to 2wd and sold all the old 4wd parts and it was almost a wash except for the front rebuild parts. Lot of work though.

Re: lowering a 4x4 k5...
 

You really should check out the 73-91 blazer and suburban forums. There are about 47 pages worth of reading and pics in one thread alone. Numerous ones have been converted. Happy reading.