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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: 1310monster on September 25, 2015, 11:54:14 pm

Title: Few questions about K30's and 75/76 grilles
Post by: 1310monster on September 25, 2015, 11:54:14 pm

I've been googling and reading for days now. I think I have at least part of it figured out. No D60's in the front until 77. I get that. What I still don't really have an answer to is was there a 4x4 30 series at all prior to 77 and would those have had the D44? Or was there just the 20 series?

Second, Is a 75 and 76 grill the same? I have looked at multiple pics and I can't tell the difference other than the 75 having the engine size emblem. Is there a tab for that on the 75 grill or are those held on by some other type of fastener?

Title: Re: Few questions about K30's and 75/76 grilles
Post by: Irish_Alley on September 26, 2015, 07:48:10 am

i knew the 60 didnt come out till 77 models on gm. but never thought what was it before then. from what i can gather it was the dana 44 but i cant find much info on it. heres a ebay sale for the dana 44 hub for k20s and k30s.
EBAY LINK (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVY-GM-BIG-HUB-DANA-44-K20-K30-3-4-1-TON-HD-WHEEL-HUB-1973-1974-1975-1976-1977-/360814913392?hash=item54023ea770&vxp=mtr)
now idk if gm still called a k20 with added springs a k30 but heres a 75 k30 with a dana 44

(http://s57.radikal.ru/i157/1105/0c/0830ba432be5.jpg)
click the pic for the link (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=20727.0)

Title: Re: Few questions about K30's and 75/76 grilles
Post by: Captkaos on September 27, 2015, 10:10:18 am

There were no 1ton K30 trucks from the factory prior to 1977, only have ton.