Chev Colorado/GMC Canyon

[YJ Dave]

Is anybody building one? A buddy of mine is looking to do some work on his Colorado and is looking for idea's to get started with.

As of now he is thinking along the lines of 33 or 32 inch tires. And maybe a rack of some sort.

Any pictures of build Colorado/Canyons?

 

[YJ Dave]

BTW he is looking to build his truck for general camping and exploring use.

 

[Nullifier]

I'd start with one of these ute beds!

 

[YJ Dave]

That would be cool, but My budy is running a quad cab.

 

[BCJC]

woohoo! yeah, tell him to come join here and i'll have some company finally. what kind of coly/canyon is it, reg/ext/crew cab, 4x4, does he have the g80 locker? a simple and cheap mod i did was to crank my torsion bars about an inch, and add shackles (or an add-a-leaf would do) and that will clear 33x10.50's no problem! there are also suspension lifts out by skyjacker, rancho, and cst. a really great site i use is www.coloradofans.com , and of course i'll be glad to answer any questions he has!


jackson

 

[Dave]

I noticed one of these trucks on the highway the other day and thought it looked like great platform. I was wondering how aftermarket support was.

 

[BCJC]

so far with 65k (km) my truck has been great. aftermarket support has been weak, but is definitely growing. the canyon/colorado are actually the second best selling mid sized pick up next to the tacoma, so those numbers will help. i'll be honest, i've always wanted a toyota, but couldn't justify the price, when my truck was signifigantly cheaper. pros: great motor with decent power and great mileage, reasonable price, the 07's now have a 160k km warranty, stock rear locker. cons: low stock clearance, weak aftermarket. but, these trucks are super popular in thailand, here's a nice one:

 

[Dave]

I'm thinking the one I saw had a small lift otherwise I'm not sure I would have noticed it and it looked to have decent ground clearance for a stock-ish mid-sized. They're all over the place here but for some reason this one caught my eye.

 

[YJ Dave]

BCJC any pics of your truck?

 

[calamaridog]

Rancho, Skyjacker, and CST all appear to make drop bracket lift kits and he could run a 33" tire. Gearing would then become a problem however.

 

[BCJC]

honestly, i believe a lift of some kind is required on these trucks if you intend to offroad at all, but once you get one, i think they're super capable. i know 4.10 gears are available stock, and i upgraded my 3.42's to 4.11's with my 33's and it works great (i have a 5spd though). heres a couple pics of my truck

 

[YJ Dave]

BCJC what lift are you running? Your truck looks good.

 

[BCJC]

thanks dave, i've cranked my torsion bars and added shackles for about a 1.5" lift, and that allowed me to clear 33" tires, so i'm about 2.5" over stock height. however, i'm planning on getting the skyjacker 4" lift with a s.o.a. conversion in the rear eventually.

 

[calamaridog]

It looks good. I'm assuming you couldn't go larger than 33" due to the fenderwell size no matter what lift you use?

 

[BCJC]

i do know a couple guys have cleared 35's by adding a 3" body lift to their suspension lifts, but that's a little overkill for me.