Thanks man appreciate that! It was fun. and relatively easy coming from a total novice!

Appreciate that! You got a nice looking rig as well. Cheers !

@@jesse_d yes. It gets me to the areas I want and still performance parts are stock. Little by little is the way I'm going.

Hell yeah! Solid setup

That things gonna be sweet !

Thank you ! Duramax 😍so much fun !

Thanks for the view and the comment! I’m not running wheel spacers . Poke is coming from the offset (1) of the new wheels and the wider tire. I had the spacers on for a total of one minute before I decided it was way too excessive.

Yes 265 70 17 just about 32 with the aggressive tread!

Thank you Jesse! Do you remember the offset on your rims? They have a perfect poke out of the wheel well without too many crazy rock chips getting impeded into the paint.

thanks dude! I kinda regret not going 285s but believe it or not the sales person told me my lift was no big enough... it deff is haha maybe someday down the road

I was thinking a 2inch level on mine as well. I heard the suspension is a little rough with that is that true? And my buddy just recommended those same size wheel and tires for mine.

Might have to go with this tire size (285/70/17) but I’ll be going with a 4in lift.

@@jesse_d I think if I remember correctly with a 6" lift on the Z71 you have to trim a fair bit of the front bumper. The ZR2 style bumper is open so no trimming required

very cool ! that thing is gonna look sweet with the kayaks and I know what you mean about the rooftop tent :( haha maybe one day.. www.amazon.com/Dee-Zee-DZ87009-Heavyweight-Bed/dp/B00OLVGEJA/ref=sr_1_3?content-id=amzn1.sym.d3f43d11-fd5a-4179-8b1e-1a03d11e07f4%3Aamzn1.sym.d3f43d11-fd5a-4179-8b1e-1a03d11e07f4&crid=1FSKPQR8O0MVY&keywords=rubber+bed+mat+colorado&pd_rd_r=9bb2f1fe-cbbb-4cd8-9df7-2ce2c35ee820&pd_rd_w=8G6jj&pd_rd_wg=08Ui0&pf_rd_p=d3f43d11-fd5a-4179-8b1e-1a03d11e07f4&pf_rd_r=H73KBW8DY65VHPGMYDRX&pid=ahUNStG&qid=1670222488&sprefix=rubber+bed+mat+colorado%2Caps%2C370&sr=1-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840&vehicle=2021-47-2484-434-224-53-6-7-21858--8-1-2835-209-&vehicleName=2021+Chevrolet+Colorado

Appreciate it bro thank you !

Thanks!

Used my girlfriends hair dryer for the emblems and the bedside sticker just peels right off little bit of rubbing alcohol to get off the excess sticky stuff.

Thanks !

I think you would need a tad bit more of a lift to accommodate an aggressive tire tread… if the tires are more all season/ low profile you might get away with it.

My average is 14 but That’s mostly city… my best is 23 on the highway. Cheers !

33‘s fit no problem I don’t see an issue with 34s as long as you’re not running any wheel spacers. Unfortunately no spindle lifts Will not work on a four-wheel-drive :( you have several more lift options though!

Nice man hopefully these links help ya out! Blacked out looks awesome On the “steel metallic” The grill is all stock. The z71 comes with a black Chevy logo, BUT you can totally paint it or they sell vinyl covers I believe.

@@jesse_d ok cool I'll look into that before I paint it lol.. it will definitely be black soon.. keep making videos.. I might start doing some to when I do my build to help others out.. there's not enough Colorado videos on KZfaq like other trucks

Thank you ! Yep no spacers just wider stance with the new setup.

Thanks ! Tbh I didn’t notice a huge difference in handling. The footprint also remains relatively the same. I did the work little by little and didn’t notice any major driving differences. I live in the city so I don’t get on the freeway much but when I do I can still get 20+ miles per gallon if I’m not driving like an asshole haha. If you are switching out your tires for something with more aggressive tread you will notice a little bit of road noise but nothing a good song can’t tune out .

@@jesse_d - Cool, thanks for your response. 👍🏻

@@albertpas5564 i have the eibach pro truck kit stage 2 lifted 4,5 and has better handling in my opinion then stock due to the sronger spring rate i reccomend you get c load tires and not e it will make the ride terrible

@@TheKdog40000 Thanks for your tip. I do appreciateed. 👍🏻

Thank you !

No sir! all stock. I’ll agree mine sounds more beefy than most…,

Much appreciated!

Yes much to my surprise I found a RWD Z71 ! had to travel about a hundred miles to find one in stock but it was well worth the short trek. Haha yea here in so cal even the truck itself is a bit excessive. I say go for it !

@@jesse_d I'm putting the z71 emblems on my 2022 wt just for looks lol

Power is still there 🤠

Dude thank you! Inflation may have added to the price of these things but id say my largest expenses were obviously the wheels tires and lift about 3k (lifting a 2wd much cheaper than 4wd) and another $300-500 in installation & alignment. Rhino Liner $450 bed cover was like $200 Side rails $250 and then the little touches of customization $50 bucks here and there. I spaced everything out over a year. (i put links to everything in the description) If i could go back and change one thing I would recommend a 4 inch lift not 6. other than that go wild !

@@jesse_dok I’m not real tech savvy 😂 where is all the links n etc ?

Removing the letters were a lot easier than expected first I framed it off with painters tape so that I could get the exact same angle when putting on the new ones. I used a hair dryer to loosen the adhesive on the lettering (you can use a heat gun if ya got one) and a plastic pry tool to pop them off. I used a paint friendly mineral spirits to remove the gunk left behind. Replacing the lettering was as easy as peeling off the back and lining it up with the painters tape I had set down before removing the chrome ones I have seen people straight up cut off the air dam leaving about an inch or two behind still gives you the clearance and the look you’re going for without having to hassle underneath the vehicle recommend that if you plan on throwing it away anyways and have a steady hand! Best of luck thanks for the view and comment

@@jesse_d Hmmm. Cutting it off is actually not a bad idea. Thanks for sharing that tip. I’ll search videos to find one that showing the cutting approach. Jigsaw, I’m guessing. Hmmm. Wheels are turning now. Thanks, again!

Oh! And thanks for th explanation re: removal of the letters. I’d likely have ended up one of those who put new letters on all wonky. The painters tape is brilliant and a hair dryer/heat gun is so easy sounding! Hoorah!

@@jesse_d RoadTripLover 0 seconds ago Oh! And thanks for th explanation re: removal of the letters. I’d likely have ended up one of those who put new letters on all wonky. The painters tape is brilliant and a hair dryer/heat gun is so easy sounding! Hoorah!

I have a 2019 as well and all I did was use a sawzall and cut all the pins right off

Ahh yes the ole Tried and true they got everything on there a tale as old as time.

Stock front with new rear shocks (included in the kit)

If I could go back and change it I would only lift it 4 inches (unless you’re planning on getting 33s you might need the 6 inch!) The lift is fantastic no lean super easy to install. The link is in the description of the video !

Thanks! Actually no wheel spacers don’t need em there’s actually plenty of poke from the new wheels and tires. Turning is no problem.

@@jesse_d thank you for replying

As you can tell by my comment we don’t get a lot of rain in socal haha

Also, do you mind sharing the link to the hitch shackle you have?

@@connorlevandowski8362 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBZ1L8B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@@connorlevandowski8362 i've got a couple more mods in the works. ill deff post it when its ready. thanks for the Comment and view.

Nope ! She came brand new off the lot with just a paint job. bedliner was necessary.

Think it was about 75$ price is way up right now though :(

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Thanks I agree ☝️

Rides pretty much like stock. Thanks !

With this set up, none at all, if you introduced a wheel with a different offset or had spacers on I can potentially see some rubbing happen

I feel ya haha I’ve gone back-and-forth with myself on this.. sometimes I wish I did but then again like I said never had any problems putting around the dirt with this thing. Enjoy your truck!!!

Why you wish 2wd now?

It’s a short bed 5ft ish I think

I don’t ! I had them on when I was running the stocks but this new setup didn’t feel like I needed them. 2 inch spacers borderline had some rub on the new fuel tires

I have a 2021 Z71 as well. Stock 165/65/17. The wheel wells stick out half an inch further than the wheels. Thought about spacers. However your 165/70/17’s look perfect. Or, is it your rims? Thank you for the reply.

@@gregschmaltz3609 really happy with the way the wheels and tires turned out had the perfect amount of “poke” I will say, though, when I was running wheel spacers on the stocks, it looks pretty legit! As far as which wheel/ tire combo to go is entirely up to you, I think it the poke has less to do with the tire size and more with the offset of the wheel you choose !

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@@jesse_d ok, stupid question. Is that +1, one inch?

@@juliancastanedaphotography From what I understand offset is measured in millimeters I got that information from my wheel manufacturers website

It’s just you ? Thank you!

Then don’t get side steps 👍🏽

@@jesse_d I already did but Monday amazon is getting them back and kiss my asshole

I don’t see why if you only drive in the city!

Ahhhhhhhhh shit. I didn’t see that advertised on the box! You think they will take them back if I show em my ID?

@@jesse_d I'm 69 and my wife won't let me put them on my truck

It makes sense for me! I go off roading all the time. Thanks for the view and comment 🙃

@@jesse_d Well, enjoy it. Good day, sir.

All right dude well thanks for the view !