Another stupid idea.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 12/25/2018 at 23:08 • Filed to: None

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Hey, old Colorados/Canyons are cheap. How I like it.

It is a pretty light truck in R C/SB. Lower it (2" front, 3" rear), some sway bars, then some sticky rubber & lighter wheels. I miss having a truck, but want something can handle reasonably well.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2018 at 23:27

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Handling? Light truck? A necessary catalyst in combining the two is money. And if successful... it’s no longer much of a light truck.

See HSV Maloo as a classic and expensive example.

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2018 at 23:27

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On the plus side, auto-x truck.

On the other plus side, it’d still be usable as a truck.

V8 might be your best bet engine wise.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CB 12/25/2018 at 23:33

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Afew issues with the V8: Its adds lots of weight on the nose (of an already not great weight distribution ), & no manual.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/25/2018 at 23:34

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If only Utes where sold here, & importing them where reasonable. Get one cheap enough could off set the cost to get it to handle.

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2018 at 23:39

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SilentButNotReallyDeadly’s comment has also inspired me to recommend importing a Ute.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2018 at 23:42

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Same issue though...the arse overtakes the apex unless there’s weight in the back and the rear suspension works  well . At which point you might as well have bought the sedan...

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2018 at 23:43

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Canyon/Colorado is a ladder-box frame truck.

Making ladder frame trucks handle appreciably well costs more than the truck does. You just chose the worst of all options. Here’s why:

The worst of all prior options wasn’t bad enough, so GM went and invented something even worse - 1.5 solid axles.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/25/2018 at 23:53

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You could weld weights to the frame in the rear.

Ssfancyfresh > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/26/2018 at 00:19

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These with the ZQ8 package were benchmarked against sporty coupes (V6 mustang, eclipse, etc) of that era for handling. In that configuration, it performed admirably

Your expectations are not unreasonable.

I had a Z71 crew cab 4x4 and even that moved around much better than it should on 31” tires. That truck had a fair amount of body roll, but it was always predictable and remained pretty neutral under braking. Very Minimal understeer. Oversteer was possible, but my truck lacked the power to do anything crazy on dry pavement.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Ssfancyfresh 12/26/2018 at 00:25

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I could start with a basic lowering spring up front, then lowering block in the rear to see how it does. From a price point that’ s a very budget friendly option.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/26/2018 at 00:29

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Truth. We bolted down steel boxes filled with sand in the tray. Better handling but buggered payload.

When we had two up in the ute plus the 200 kg worth of box  weights we realised the ute would probably be overloaded by the weekly shopping! Handling was awesome though!!

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 00:36

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When I had a 2007 V6 RWD  Frontier I put 250-300lbs of sand bags in the box for winter. It helped lots. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 09:25

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For me I’d still like to have the light truck. The heaviest thing I’d ever haul is a load of yard trimming or maybe an appliance. Still nothing heavier than 2 adults. It’s not so much about the suspension being able to handle 1000lbs of weight as it is having the space to load stuff, and a cargo area you don’t care about.