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This 1978 Chevrolet Blazer is owned by, 4Wheel & Off-Road reader, 76chevshortwide. The horsepower of this Blazer is near or close to stock. Check out some pictures and ratings of this off road truck below, as well as other info about this ride.

1978 Chevrolet Blazer - 76chevshortwide

"Axel Breaker"

Owner:   76chevshortwide
Year: 1978
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Blazer
Est.Horsepower: 390
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Comments: 10 Comments
Ratings: 1 votes  
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About my Blazer

my first wheelin truck i got! shes a good ol rig.. but has her own set of issues. i learned the hard way that dana 44's dont like 40" super swampers and like to destroy axel's and u joints then i got smart and tried to upgrade to chromoly axels .. well the axel problem was solved but then i was changing u joint every time i went wheelin cuz they would decide to explode.
she had a edelbrock built 350, vortec heads, hooker headers straight pipe exsuast, witgh a T350,np205, 2"body 6" skyjacker suspension, front dana 44 with ARB locker and chromoly axels, corporate 14 with a detroit locker 4.88"s.

Comments On 76chevshortwide's Blazer


MuddNut95
MuddNut95 | New User
Posts: 0 | Joined 10/25/09
Posted: 10/25/09 04:21 PM

Awesome blazer!! U should get a snorkel so u can go for the bigger deeper mudd holes. Nice blazer though
Morteus
Morteus | New User
Posts: 17 | Joined 03/05/09
Posted: 09/23/09 06:24 PM

That's wheeling, and I've been running my Jimmy for 2 years now and haven't broken a shaft or U joint.
RnD-Motorsports
RnD-Motorsports | Enthusiast
Posts: 439 | Joined 06/08/09
Posted: 08/08/09 12:51 PM

Looks like fun!! swap in a dana 60 will hold a lot better good luck
jallen2
jallen2 | New User
Posts: 44 | Joined 02/01/09
Posted: 03/31/09 06:34 PM

Im runnin the same senario in my rig but a ten bolt. works good so far, and i got 3 complete x-tras so if I become an "axel breaker" I just gotta swap it out! Thanks for the nod on my rigs flex, pretty sweet huh?
myersvega
myersvega | User
Posts: 119 | Joined 03/08/09
Posted: 03/20/09 07:18 AM

same with this truck

keep it up
4WOR Web Editor
4WOR Web Editor | Administrator
Posts: 2341 | Joined 12/07/06
Posted: 03/18/09 09:33 AM

Looks like fun!
myersvega
myersvega | User
Posts: 119 | Joined 03/08/09
Posted: 03/16/09 08:13 AM

how did you come up with axel breaker
jallen2
jallen2 | New User
Posts: 44 | Joined 02/01/09
Posted: 03/15/09 09:41 PM

so what front diff ya runnin now? The blazer looks awesome!
fearless1979
fearless1979 | New User
Posts: 12 | Joined 02/15/09
Posted: 03/14/09 08:07 PM

Sweet blazer! Nice to see some actual wheeling pics!! That mud hole must have cost you a small fortune and many a night in the garage.
GMCpower
GMCpower | Enthusiast
Posts: 390 | Joined 07/30/08
Posted: 03/12/09 12:53 PM

Looks good!

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