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Could somebody explain the C and K body style, as too which one is my truck. I keep seeing that mentioned and look around for the answer but I haven't had any luck. I have a 2005 GMC Sierra ext. cab 4x4, thanks in advance, Jake.

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Could somebody explain the C and K body style, as too which one is my truck. I keep seeing that mentioned and look around for the answer but I haven't had any luck. I have a 2005 GMC Sierra ext. cab 4x4, thanks in advance, Jake.

 

C....2WD

 

K.....4 Wheel Drive

 

5th Digit of Vin will Show This....

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Thank you very much guys. I keep learning more information here. Thanks again for your responses. I honestly thought it was body styles never even thought 2wd or 4wd. Thanks again, Jake.

dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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and they stopped using the C and K names after 1999. Now its just silverado or Sierra

 

Not true the letters are still in the VIN for 2 or 4 wheel drive. And on the cover of my 2005 Factory manual are the big letters for C or K trucks.

 

have a good one,

 

Don

ZZ327 Senior Enthusiast

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and they stopped using the C and K names after 1999. Now its just silverado or Sierra

 

Not true the letters are still in the VIN for 2 or 4 wheel drive. And on the cover of my 2005 Factory manual are the big letters for C or K trucks.

 

have a good one,

 

Don

 

 

 

its still in the vin, but they arent named C/K 1500 2500 or 3500. My manual doesnt say it on the cover. Yours is a misprint

dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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and they stopped using the C and K names after 1999. Now its just silverado or Sierra

 

Not true the letters are still in the VIN for 2 or 4 wheel drive. And on the cover of my 2005 Factory manual are the big letters for C or K trucks.

 

have a good one,

 

Don

 

 

 

its still in the vin, but they aren't named C/K 1500 2500 or 3500. My manual doesn't say it on the cover. Yours is a misprint

 

 

No mine is not a misprint. I have seen a bunch of them. I worked in a dealer ship in 04 and 05. They still reference c and k to differentiate 2 and 4 wheel drive. And they do call them Sierra and Silverado but you have a 2 and 4 wheel drive Sierra and a 2 and 4 wheel drive Silverado. Different parts between 2 and 4 wheel drive. Parts books still reference this. Oh and I have the 5 volume real factory service manuals in book form and also the GM service manual on CD.

 

have a good one,

 

Don

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In the drop down menu on the Michelin selection you can see you can pick k1500 c1500 and then also Sierra. These where places where I wasn't sure. I also didn't see anything on my manual about C style or K style. By the way, my people are from Galway. Thanks for your help. http://www.michelinman.com/

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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C is for Crappy

 

K is for Kickass.

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This is probably true if you live in the frozen wasteland... Thankfully here it is nice and warm. No need for 4WD unless you happen to be an offroader. 2WD = Better performance, less mechanical complexity, less weight, and better fuel economy.

sablowme Enthusiast

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Well ive been testing this out for a while now but here is what i looks like to look up parts for gm now adays.

 

this is just a pic of a part of my catalog so you can see that i have to select the body code each time or just put in the vin number. Kinda cool just figured id drop this by for you all.

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