2016 Diesel Chevy Colorado Z71- 67k miles - King Suspension, 35s, skids, winch, snorkel | $30k OBO
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Payload is 1349#, which is ~200# more than a similar 4-door short box Tacoma but still not a lot of weight. Midsize trucks are notoriously payload limited.
Some of the mods do subtract from that (DECKED and the front bumper + winch are the heaviest detractors, but there is also the cumulative weight of the skids and other things like the ARB twin that add up). In total there's probably about 700# of payload remaining. Platform rear seat did gain back some weight, and DECKED is of course removeable and easily re-sellable.
The OME HD rear leafsprings are designed for carrying more than 600# all the time, up to max payload, so no issues with the rear suspension sagging !
"The bad"
I have slightly enhanced all of these photos to represent them worse than they appear in real life.
You can still see how crisp the reflections are in 8yo paint, despite "the bad" parts. I've tried to treat this truck as well as I can, but I still used it as a truck. All scrapes/dents that were down to bare metal were rust prevented (slightly sanded sharp paint edges, applied GM cyber grey touchup paint, GM touchup clearcoat, and turtle wax hybrid solutions on the entire truck 2x/yr)
Small ding in driver door. Hard to get a representative picture, this one I think shows it worse than it is:
Front left scrape:
Tailgate Dent:
There is leafy pinstriping in the clearcoat. None of it appears through the base coat, just clearcoat on top:
I have slightly enhanced all of these photos to represent them worse than they appear in real life.
You can still see how crisp the reflections are in 8yo paint, despite "the bad" parts. I've tried to treat this truck as well as I can, but I still used it as a truck. All scrapes/dents that were down to bare metal were rust prevented (slightly sanded sharp paint edges, applied GM cyber grey touchup paint, GM touchup clearcoat, and turtle wax hybrid solutions on the entire truck 2x/yr)
Small ding in driver door. Hard to get a representative picture, this one I think shows it worse than it is:
Front left scrape:
Tailgate Dent:
There is leafy pinstriping in the clearcoat. None of it appears through the base coat, just clearcoat on top:
I actually do still have the rear seats and all hardware, in a marked bag or box. I thought they would make a nice garage couch, but never got around to cutting the extruded aluminum to do it. Happy to include them and the applicable torque specs if one wanted to reinstall them. Nothing was cut or destroyed putting the platform in, and the weathertech mats are still in the footwells in the rear.
Drove like a champ for ~160mi today.
~80mi each way, ~87*F outside, single lane 55mph roads to Asheboro and back.
Decked makes it quite easy to secure bulky cargo.
Rear platform also super useful for securing oddly shaped things you don't want rolling around in the truck bed.
Who doesn't love little farm stores on the side of the road ?
Highlanders Family Farm
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~80mi each way, ~87*F outside, single lane 55mph roads to Asheboro and back.
- Firstly, there were no drips on my garage floor.
- No weird rattles or noises while driving.
- Speedo was accurate compared to GPS
- Cruise Control worked and is nice for longer drives.
- A/C worked great.
- Tow/Haul (+diesel exhaust brake) worked well.
- Shifted smoothly (I put it in manual/limit and limit it to 5th gear for 60mph. Technique I learned on the forums).
- Trans never got above 175*.
- Injector balance rates were good before, during, and after (never an imbalance of more than +/- 1 in neutral, parked).
Decked makes it quite easy to secure bulky cargo.
Rear platform also super useful for securing oddly shaped things you don't want rolling around in the truck bed.
Who doesn't love little farm stores on the side of the road ?
Highlanders Family Farm
Highlanders Farm · 5784 NC-22, Carthage, NC 28327, United States
★★★★★ · Fruit and vegetable shop
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Explorer0863
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Without a doubt, that’s a very nice truck. You did an excellent job w/ this build. I believe the problem could be the inflation and current interest rates. I’ve been looking for something like what you have to flat tow behind our truck camper. Checked with my local credit unions and they are giving me a 7% rate with excellent credit. I am a USAF vet and checked w/ military and DOD credit unions. Not much difference. 6.34% w/ autopay. Depending on the results of the November elections, the economy could potentially improve very quickly. I am not an economy expert and I could be totally wrong, but perhaps other potential buyers are waiting to see if the economy and interest rates improve after the elections.
Thank you for that. I appreciate it. Thankfully I'm blessed enough to not need to sell the truck, and interest rates have definitely have slowed down vehicle purchases.
The 2nd gen Colorado would make a good tow vehicle, even if it's not mine. They 3rd gen just came out, and a lot of the 2nd gens are sitting on used lots now. Just a heads up, you will need to be selective about the years/models to flat tow it as not all of them will have N on the transfer case. All of the 2015-2022 Z71s will have it, but some of the earlier years other trims wont (they also wont have the somehow-awesome "4AUTO" mode which uses a clutch in the transfer case to selectively give 5-50% of your power to the front axle depending on wheel slippage.). Just ask for a picture of the t-case selector and make sure it has that hard to see "N" at the ~3 o clock position like this (minus the skateboard tape, which is a worthwhile mod on any 4x4 knob IMO):
Explorer0863
Adventurer
Thanks for the heads up! Appreciated.