2011 v8 Colorado build

[onelow1ton]

Sorry to post this with you in here rancho because I truly love your lift kit for the Colorado (best on the market for a Colorado) but with the progression of the truck and with the solid axle swap coming soon ...........sorry

Rear shocks showed up today 14" travel

And my new to me wheel centers for the 12 bolt h1 wheels I have not ordered yet

 

[onelow1ton]

Tires and wheels showed up at work yesterday ( I was off )

 

[87GMCJimmy]

Dang that's a mean Colorado!!!! Nice build!

 

[onelow1ton]

Thanks

 

[Jr_Explorer]

I love the monstaliner scheme you went with but when I saw this pics I had to laugh. You bedliner'ed the whole truck but not the bed! LOL! Just funny is all. Great build!

 

[onelow1ton]

Lol yeah I want to do it black but wanted to make sure I was done cutting and adding things to the inside of the bed before I coat it , thanks

 

[Solid94]

I just read this whole thread. Great work man! Sub'd to watch the build continue

 

[onelow1ton]

Thanks , I hope to start on the sas this week

 

[Solid94]

Nice! So what's needed on a SAS for a Colorado? I am familiar with full size swaps but I don't know a thing about minis

 

[onelow1ton]

Well a lot of guys are just doing leafs and 1/2 ton axles or d44 or toyota mini truck front axle with huge spacers but I want to keep mine stock width and I'm doing a Toyota fzj80 (96 land cruiser ) front axle because its the same width 63.5" wms-wms as my rear same lug pattern and same 4:10 gears plus its got an e-locker

Ill be using the stock LC radius arms and coils for now and I'm setting it up so later all ill have to do is add an upper link and put new mounts on the axle and build a 3 link but for now the radius arms will be fine , ill be keeping my stock rear not that it's great but its better the the non v8 Colorado rear they use the aam800 and the v8 trucks use the aam860 same 8.6" 10 bolt in the nnbs 1500s just narrower and drum brakes , but ill be ditching the g80 for an eaton e-locker for the rear that way I can decide when it locks up

 

[crazyeyez]

Get Er Done

 

[Solid94]

Sweet. That will be a nice set up. Can't wait to see it all done

 

[onelow1ton]

My new rollers untill I can finish recentering my h1beadlocks and the sas
31x10.50x15

Half of the front suspension pulled off before work today

 

[Humvette]

Great build keep up the good work and keep pushing the envelope

 

[ReconH3]

When you're done we have to hit some trails together. It would be cool to have some pics of both rigs.


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