1994 Gmc K2500 With 6 Bolt Rims

[zkramer88]

hey i was wondering what exactly this truck is it is a 2500 but it has 6 bolt rims shouldnt it have 8 bolt rims? or is it a heavy half ton? and if it is the axles and transfercase the same as a halfton? and it has a manual transmisson is the manual transmission a nv 4500 the gears are L 1 2 3 OD R. i am looking for a parts truck for my 88 chevy and it is a half ton witha 5 speed manual trans HM 290 witha 305

thanks

[kmborland]

Hey,

 

You have what is know as a light duty 2500. it is basically a 1500 with 2500 drive train and suspension components. I have a 95 2500ld 4x4 truck. it surprises a lot ppl when i take it in to get work done.

[ChRoNo16]

Same with my 91, its a great truck because I have power and towing capabilities, but I also get some sort of gas mileage!

[700 sportsman]

I too have a LD 2500 with the 6 lug 14bolt rear end. And like the others said, it has 3/4 ton chassis and suspension components

[KMGZ400]

hmm my buddies got a LD 2500 too... what are the diffrences? im guessing engine/trans are the same?

[ChRoNo16]

Basically, they all had the same options for engine/tranny. Just that the 2500 LD had 3/4 ton suspension and 6 bolt, and I believe the HD went to an 8 bolt and 1ton springs. My best guess, havent seen one around here in MN, nobody really has anything bigger than half tons except me

[thebandnerd03]

I have both a ld 2500 and a hd 2500. the only differance like was stated is they put 8 lug on the hd and 6 on the ld. also the spring setup is equal the that of a light 3500. so same struck different springs

[rodram]

in this generation of GM trucks,

LD 2500 had GVW 7200 lbs

Regular 2500 had GVW 8600 lbs

.. technically there was no HD2500 at that time

 

as mentioned above the LD had the 6-bolt axles, with 14bolt semi-float rear end

 

and the regular 2500 had the 8-bolt axles, and came with either semi-float or full float rear end.