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Old 12-21-2011, 03:49 PM   #26
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Re: K5 or C5?

Reviving an old thread for one questions. I will also post a new one just in case>>
Keith, you said that C10 and R10 are in essence the same, but is there any difference between them at all. Reason I ask is because ia m fixing to buy an 87 and just found out that it is actually named R10 in the carfax. Is there anything I need to know, in terms of difference. I had read that the suspensions were different if so how, and is it good or bad. Thanks for any help/info
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Old 12-23-2011, 11:06 PM   #27
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Re: K5 or C5?

I think the R10 was given to the trucks in 87 for the fuel injection(throtlle body).
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Old 12-24-2011, 01:36 AM   #28
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I think the R10 was given to the trucks in 87 for the fuel injection(throtlle body).
I always thought the R/V designation was to distinguish from the C/K series in the 88-91 body style crossover Crewcabs, Blazers, Burbs and I think even reg cab 1 ton cab and chassis trucks.
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Old 12-25-2011, 09:47 PM   #29
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I always thought the R/V designation was to distinguish from the C/K series in the 88-91 body style crossover Crewcabs, Blazers, Burbs and I think even reg cab 1 ton cab and chassis trucks.
Correct. The new trucks debuted early, like January '87, IIRC. The name change was to prevent confusion.
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Correct. The new trucks debuted early, like January '87, IIRC...
Any particular 87 model that had an R/V designation? Or do you mean that the 88-98 body style came out in early 87? Also, what's "IIRC"?
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Old 12-26-2011, 01:05 AM   #31
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Any particular 87 model that had an R/V designation? Or do you mean that the 88-98 body style came out in early 87? Also, what's "IIRC"?
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
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Re: K5 or C5?

1987 was the debut of the R/V series designation to alleviate the confusion with the new C/K series coming out.
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1987 was the debut of the R/V series designation to alleviate the confusion with the new C/K series coming out.
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Old 12-31-2011, 10:37 PM   #34
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Reviving an old thread for one questions. I will also post a new one just in case>>
Keith, you said that C10 and R10 are in essence the same, but is there any difference between them at all. Reason I ask is because ia m fixing to buy an 87 and just found out that it is actually named R10 in the carfax. Is there anything I need to know, in terms of difference. I had read that the suspensions were different if so how, and is it good or bad. Thanks for any help/info
No difference in suspension; the only substantiative difference was '87 was the first year for TBI ('86 was the last year for carb).

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Correct. The new trucks debuted early, like January '87, IIRC. The name change was to prevent confusion.
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1987 was the debut of the R/V series designation to alleviate the confusion with the new C/K series coming out.
Didn't work out very well, did it?

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You'll notice that was the last time we did that; in the more recent model changeovers we kept the C/K designation and changed the model number instead....

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Re: K5 or C5?

Confusion like how the 88-98 body style included the 99 Tahoe, 2000 Crewcab and 2000 Escalade...
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Old 01-01-2012, 01:38 AM   #37
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I guess it is too much tooling to change in order to debut a new series of trucks in its entirety, I can't imaging the amount of work, time, and money a change on that scale would take...
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