Just put these on my 19 Colorado. Your old video on them helped me install them. They are great struts. Way better than oem. I did the 1.9 inch lift. I wish it was a 2 inch lift. There is still a hair of rake. Great video as always though.
These are great on all four corners. Yes, they are a noticeable upgrade. I have a 2017 Z71, love the truck. Not so much the transmission M5T 29900 miles extended factory coverage warranty. Truck has been sitting at the selling dealership for three weeks waiting on parts . All I want for Christmas is GM's latest, greatest, maybe it won't shake the truck apart torque converter.
@@fondupot The dealership that it went to (were I bought the truck) diagnosed it as the convertor. I had expected that the flush with the new juice would have been suggested . GM's got class action lawsuits against them about this trans, 8L90 as well as the 8L45. The extended warranty people danced around for about week before they gave the ok. Now we are waiting on a converter. Supposed to be genuine GM . I left the truck on Nov 29. See what happens . I will keep you posted. Thanks for the videos !
Yea I knew about the lawsuit. But I didn’t know if it had any traction. Good luck getting the new converter. Stinks that you have to wait that long. My 8 speed has been great in both my trucks.
I love your videos! ❤ I am doing this to my 2019 GMC Canyon Denali on Friday or Saturday. Are you still a fan of the 2 inch setting? I've heard some people claim that it rides better using the one lower (1.55) or even the stock level setting.
@@fondupot the speed sensor is the same as the ABS sensor right? the wire looks fine isn't exposed or damaged, I'll try to remove and clean the tip of sensor see if that works
Also check the magnet on the back of the wheel hub bearing. That’s what the abs sensor reads. If it’s damaged it will throw a code. You can also try disconnecting the battery for a little bit.
Great video, super thorough. I know you got a set of lightly used coil springs to make the job quicker, but do you think the coil springs should be replaced anyway after a certain time/ mileage? I have have always re-used coils except when upgrading to performance springs, but on my other car, a 2014 Jetta sportwagen TDI I have broken 3 of 4 coil springs. The two rear went around 60-70k and one of the fronts broke a few months ago at right around 100k. My Canyon is approaching 100k and I'm wondering if I should just replace them when I do shocks and struts soon.
Great video, so thorough! Just a few questions, maybe I missed it but did you have to use the relocation bracket for the sway bar because of the lift or is there another reason? Are the sway bar linkage rods longer to accommodate the lift or is the stock length ok for any lift? Can the lift be adjusted on the struts in place or do they have to be removed? I notice your truck is ~.3" higher on the passenger side rear. Mine is a full .5" and was like that from new. It is visibly higher looking from the rear and I always wondered why. I assumed due to the fuel tank being on the drivers side but not sure and local dealer had no clue either. I first noticed it when I had mud flaps installed and the dealer screwed up and the right side is about .5" higher than the drivers side, so that makes it a full inch higher than the drivers side from the ground. I just installed Bilstein B6s on the rear and plan to change the fronts in the near future and was considering a slight lift to level the truck off. B6 Heavy duty version was what was recommended for my diesel Canyon, can I put the B8 5100 on the front without issue?
The sway bar bracket helps because when adding a level the factory location might clank on the springs. The new end links are slightly longer to accommodate the new sway bar location. Yea I call it the chevy lean, I think it’s mostly from the fuel tank and driver being on the same side. I don’t see why B8’s won’t work up front, should be a good combo. Thanks for watching.
I am looking into doing this to my recently purchased 2017 Colorado Duramax none of the installers I have talked to said anything about the sway bar Relocation or extensions can you explain?
You can run into clearance issues when running the stock sway bar location. The brackets push the sway bars forward to give better clearance with leveling kits and what not. It’s not 100% necessary but if you developed a clunk from the sway bar hitting the springs this will alleviate that.
Thank you for the great video ! Had a question: are the factory upper control arms sufficient for these, or would you recommend replacing with something beefier? Thanks again !
I think if you want to use the tallest setting you should get beefier control arms. But on the 2” setting that I’m using. Stock arms are ok. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this. I went with the RC Loaded Strut assembly (shock and coilover). To be installed in a week or so. Thanks for the heads up about the sway bar end links and drop bracket. Appears to be a fairly straightforward procedure. Did you get the truck aligned afterward?
Yes. You definitely need an alignment afterwards. I got mine done at a local shop. I’d say drive it 10-15 miles before aligning it so the front end can settle somewhat. Thanks for watching!
I am trying to decide between the 1.9 or the top setting of 2.6 for my All terrain model. to get a level ride maybe a 1.9 inch + stock rear, or a 2.6inch lift with a 1inch rear? What are your thoughts? i would like a level ride or a bit under, but certainly not having the "squatting" look of having the front higher than the rear. also have you heard of any performance/safety issues with having the highest setting ?
I didn’t want to go too high but cause that might require new upper control arms. I did the 1.9” and added a 1” block and I have some rake. But I also have a heavy tailgate tool box that brings the rear down some. 1.9” should get you level, anything more and you would probably squat.
Not sure to be honest. Check the ColoradoFans.com forums. Lots of topics on tire sizes. Will depend on how much you lift/level. Wheel size (stock vs. aftermarket) too many variables to be definitive.
Hey I got the same struts installed and a few days ago the bolt came off where my ball join was I got a new upper control arms should I get a new sway to help out the lift?
@ thanks! Ya im really torn right now between 1.9 and 1.4. About to install these on my 2018 colorado wt and would prefer slightly off level (lower in front)
@@MrSkinnykyle 1.9 leveled it pretty much spot on. But I wanted a little more rake so I put a 1.25” ZR2 block on the back. And it gave the truck a nice stance. I have a video on that too.
How has the overall function been thus far (since you made this video) regarding the ride of the truck with that plate (as opposed to just buying a new sway bar)? Do you have regrets/concerns? Have you noticed a difference in the handling at high speeds on the highway?
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Always well made videos. Very informative. Keep up the great work
Thanks Glen! Much appreciated
Just put these on my 19 Colorado. Your old video on them helped me install them. They are great struts. Way better than oem. I did the 1.9 inch lift. I wish it was a 2 inch lift. There is still a hair of rake. Great video as always though.
Thanks for watching!
That's definitely my next project. Hate the rake look of my truck. As always very informative video.
Have a dandy weekend buddy!
Yea truck looks much better now that’s its level. Thanks for watching. As always!
@@fondupot how is the ride ?
Better. More controlled dampening compared to the stockers.
@@fondupot but is it a harsh ride or smooth ?
Smooth as glass. Vastly better than stock.
Helped me a ton... thanks dude
@@christopheromarrah1785 glad to help. Thanks for watching.
These are great on all four corners. Yes, they are a noticeable upgrade. I have a 2017 Z71, love the truck. Not so much the transmission M5T 29900 miles extended factory coverage warranty.
Truck has been sitting at the selling dealership for three weeks waiting on parts . All I want for Christmas is GM's latest, greatest, maybe it won't shake the truck apart torque converter.
Yea I had them on my 2017 before as well. Issues with your manual 5 speed? I didn’t think the manual transmission had issues.
@@fondupot Sorry about the confusion . M5T is the RPO code for the 8 speed automatic transmission, also known as the 8L45.
Gotcha. My 8 speed has been fine. Have you swapped the fluid?
@@fondupot The dealership that it went to (were I bought the truck) diagnosed it as the convertor. I had expected that the flush with the new juice would have been suggested . GM's got class action lawsuits against them about this trans, 8L90 as well as the 8L45.
The extended warranty people danced around for about week before they gave the ok. Now we are waiting on a converter. Supposed to be genuine GM . I left the truck on Nov 29. See what happens .
I will keep you posted. Thanks for the videos !
Yea I knew about the lawsuit. But I didn’t know if it had any traction. Good luck getting the new converter. Stinks that you have to wait that long. My 8 speed has been great in both my trucks.
I love your videos! ❤
I am doing this to my 2019 GMC Canyon Denali on Friday or Saturday. Are you still a fan of the 2 inch setting? I've heard some people claim that it rides better using the one lower (1.55) or even the stock level setting.
Yea I like the 2” setting. It rides just fine I think. Thanks so much!
thanks really help me a lot, but after this what is next? the ABS light is on, stabilitrak is disabled, traction control off
Check the ABS sensor wire on the knuckle. You may have damaged it.
@@fondupot the speed sensor is the same as the ABS sensor right? the wire looks fine isn't exposed or damaged, I'll try to remove and clean the tip of sensor see if that works
Also check the magnet on the back of the wheel hub bearing. That’s what the abs sensor reads. If it’s damaged it will throw a code. You can also try disconnecting the battery for a little bit.
Great video, super thorough. I know you got a set of lightly used coil springs to make the job quicker, but do you think the coil springs should be replaced anyway after a certain time/ mileage? I have have always re-used coils except when upgrading to performance springs, but on my other car, a 2014 Jetta sportwagen TDI I have broken 3 of 4 coil springs. The two rear went around 60-70k and one of the fronts broke a few months ago at right around 100k. My Canyon is approaching 100k and I'm wondering if I should just replace them when I do shocks and struts soon.
Unless the donor springs were extremely overloaded, they should be fine. Springs are much more resilient than shocks.
Great video, so thorough! Just a few questions, maybe I missed it but did you have to use the relocation bracket for the sway bar because of the lift or is there another reason? Are the sway bar linkage rods longer to accommodate the lift or is the stock length ok for any lift? Can the lift be adjusted on the struts in place or do they have to be removed? I notice your truck is ~.3" higher on the passenger side rear. Mine is a full .5" and was like that from new. It is visibly higher looking from the rear and I always wondered why. I assumed due to the fuel tank being on the drivers side but not sure and local dealer had no clue either. I first noticed it when I had mud flaps installed and the dealer screwed up and the right side is about .5" higher than the drivers side, so that makes it a full inch higher than the drivers side from the ground. I just installed Bilstein B6s on the rear and plan to change the fronts in the near future and was considering a slight lift to level the truck off. B6 Heavy duty version was what was recommended for my diesel Canyon, can I put the B8 5100 on the front without issue?
The sway bar bracket helps because when adding a level the factory location might clank on the springs. The new end links are slightly longer to accommodate the new sway bar location. Yea I call it the chevy lean, I think it’s mostly from the fuel tank and driver being on the same side. I don’t see why B8’s won’t work up front, should be a good combo. Thanks for watching.
I am looking into doing this to my recently purchased 2017 Colorado Duramax none of the installers I have talked to said anything about the sway bar Relocation or extensions can you explain?
You can run into clearance issues when running the stock sway bar location. The brackets push the sway bars forward to give better clearance with leveling kits and what not. It’s not 100% necessary but if you developed a clunk from the sway bar hitting the springs this will alleviate that.
@@fondupot thanks
Thank you for the great video ! Had a question: are the factory upper control arms sufficient for these, or would you recommend replacing with something beefier?
Thanks again !
I think if you want to use the tallest setting you should get beefier control arms. But on the 2” setting that I’m using. Stock arms are ok. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this. I went with the RC Loaded Strut assembly (shock and coilover). To be installed in a week or so. Thanks for the heads up about the sway bar end links and drop bracket.
Appears to be a fairly straightforward procedure. Did you get the truck aligned afterward?
Yes. You definitely need an alignment afterwards. I got mine done at a local shop. I’d say drive it 10-15 miles before aligning it so the front end can settle somewhat. Thanks for watching!
I am trying to decide between the 1.9 or the top setting of 2.6 for my All terrain model. to get a level ride maybe a 1.9 inch + stock rear, or a 2.6inch lift with a 1inch rear? What are your thoughts? i would like a level ride or a bit under, but certainly not having the "squatting" look of having the front higher than the rear. also have you heard of any performance/safety issues with having the highest setting ?
I didn’t want to go too high but cause that might require new upper control arms. I did the 1.9” and added a 1” block and I have some rake. But I also have a heavy tailgate tool box that brings the rear down some. 1.9” should get you level, anything more and you would probably squat.
@@fondupot1 inch block? Are you talking about in the rear? Do you need that?
No. But I wanted to get a little bit of rake back. So I brought the rear up 1”
great video...i have a 16 SLT 3.6L 6' cab.what's the largest tire size can we fit in it
Not sure to be honest. Check the ColoradoFans.com forums. Lots of topics on tire sizes. Will depend on how much you lift/level. Wheel size (stock vs. aftermarket) too many variables to be definitive.
How do you like the ride now with the Bilstein shocks?
It’s a little stiffer. But overall a more controlled ride.
Any update on the ride?
Truck rides great. I’m pleased with it.
Hey I got the same struts installed and a few days ago the bolt came off where my ball join was I got a new upper control arms should I get a new sway to help out the lift?
Was the upper ball joint loosened during install? Sounds like it wasn’t torqued correctly
At 1.9" did you find it was level or still too low? Did they settle at all?
I honestly wish I went one setting higher. They didn’t quite get 1.9”. I got like maybe 1.5”. But it didn’t settle any after that.
@ thanks! Ya im really torn right now between 1.9 and 1.4. About to install these on my 2018 colorado wt and would prefer slightly off level (lower in front)
@@MrSkinnykyle 1.9 leveled it pretty much spot on. But I wanted a little more rake so I put a 1.25” ZR2 block on the back. And it gave the truck a nice stance. I have a video on that too.
How has the overall function been thus far (since you made this video) regarding the ride of the truck with that plate (as opposed to just buying a new sway bar)? Do you have regrets/concerns? Have you noticed a difference in the handling at high speeds on the highway?
Truck is solid as a rock on the highway. No issues at all.
Very profesional vídeo, thank you much, blessings…
Cheers thanks.