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- May 21, 2020
View orginal article HERE
This Vintage 1972 K5 Blazer Has All the Right Hardware
LS-Powered, 1-Ton K5
Harry WagnerAuthorSquare-body Blazers are commonly spotted on the trail, and for good reason. They came from the factory with V-8 engines and solid axles, the top is removable, and an 18-year production run ensured that there are still plenty of them out there. First-generation (1969-1972) Blazers are much rarer, and we can't recall seeing many of them that have been repowered with an LS engine and fitted with coilovers and 1-ton axles.
Nate Jensen from Nate's Precision has built a lot of custom trucks over the years, many of them for Jack Stanko. Stanko commissioned Jensen to build this Blazer, knowing that he would apply the same level of detail he does to every project. The original plan called for 37-inch-tall tires and uncut fenders, but things quickly got out of control. All it took was seeing a set of 40-inch Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs sitting next to the Blazer
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- May 18, 2020
Original article can be found HERE
This 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer Goes Anywhere, Almost
Eddie Loomis brought his K5 to Hammertown, and check out what he’s done with the cargo area.
Jered KorfhageAuthorEven though its paintjob almost blended in with the dusty desert, we spotted this 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. Eddie Loomis gave us the rundown of how he turned the stock Chevy into a dirt-blasting machine.
How Eddie Found The 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer
"I found the '84 Blazer on Craigslist, traded a quad for it, and drug it home," Eddie told us. He then dug into the K5 and what the seller described as a "blown transmission." But this wasn't Eddie's first Chevy.
"I got my first Square Body when I was 17—a rusted-out '74 GMC Jimmy," he explains. "I started fixing it up until I realized the body was toast. I found a '73 K5 with no rust and combined them to make one good one. When I started to wheel it in the local canyons, I decided the body
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- February 04, 2020
King of Hammers 2020!
Offroad Design is proud to annouce that we have two racing at KOH this year. We have Jackson Watson #171 racing in the King of Motos. Stephen Watson Co-Driving with Kevin Stearns in the #11 car for the 4400 race. This is the first year they are running the IFS car so should be really exciting! Like always the Magnum is going to be putting in work. To see more about the drivers bios click the link below:
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- January 02, 2020It’s common question with any truck and especially the older trucks we specialize in.We always start with the basics, the suspension has to move to follow the road so you don’t have to.
- The first step is to make sure there isn’t an existing component limiting wheel travel. Seized up shocks, spring and shackle bushings and even seized driveshaft slip joints can keep the suspension from moving all together.
- Do the shocks have enough travel to let the suspension move? In general you need to have at least 3” of travel in each direction for good street ride and a little more helps. For offroad use, the more the better!
- Do the shocks have some resistance when you try to move them? Any dead spots or places they change as you move them indicate a problem.
- Make sure tires are at a realistic pressure, they help a lot with small bump compliance and don’t have to be aired up to the max all the time.
- Make sure your brakelines, breathers and any add-ons like hydro assist lines...
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- November 13, 2019
Once upon a time (with our old site), our technical information was scattered among product descriptions. We've tried to get a little more organized and have moved most of the technical information to our new Tech Center! This is where you can get a solid knowledge base on a wide variety of topis and components, including transmissions, transfer cases, suspension, and much more! We'll be continually adding to our Tech Center, so be sure to check back often!
You can check out the new Offroad Design Tech Center HERE.