ok so ive not had to post in the chevy tech before i am jsut curious if there is any particular easy ways to tell if a k 5 im looking at is the right year i need the ft axle for the knuckles and spindles for my ford swap into my yj so is there any particualr things that i can look for on a 73-77 k 5 that the newer k 5's dont have?

thanks chris

in other words you are looking for a chevy d44 front.

Factory blazers and K-10's of that era will have single round headlights, the 73-75 model blazers are full 'verts. The dash is quite a bit different than the 'newer' models as you put it. The rear floor pan for the back seat of the blazer doesnt have a foot well like the 'newer' blazers. Of coarse you could always check the VIN for the year model or


Crawl up under that fawker and look at the axle. It will have Dana or Spicer or may both on it somewhere and should be stamped with 44 on it as well.
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Easy way to identify the 10 bolt front (as opposed to a 44) is the 2 little ears on the bottom. If you're just looking for knuckles, they are the same on 1/2-3/4 ton pickups and suburbans, too.

Pete

so i can use 3/4 ton d44 knuckles and spindles and caliper brackets with my ford hub rotor combo i thought it had to be a half ton knuckle and spindle??

Ah, I see what you're trying to do now--I think. You want to use 70's F-150 hubs/rotors to get a 5 on 5-1/2" bolt pattern, with Chevy calipers and flat top knuckles? If so, I believe what you need are ~'73-~'76 1/2 ton knuckles, spindles, backing plates, and calipers. ~'77 they went to the large bearing spindle. The only difference on the 3/4 tons is the backing plate, hub, and rotor. The best bet would be (if you have one) to take the Ford spindle with you, and make sure that where the hub mounts is the same. You may be able to use '71-'72 parts (forget if '71 was disk or not, '70 was definitly drum), but I'm not positive they are the same.

Pete