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| | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 | I’ve seen someone suggest this in the past. Maybe Evan?
Width seems about right. There’s one for sale locally for fairly good price.
Is the lug pattern right for original wheels? Could a guy make the parking brake work with the original pedal and truck linkage?
1951 3100
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,444 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,444 | The Colorado and Trailblazer are a metric bolt pattern, I believe the studs are also a larger diameter. You could possibly have the axels re-drilled for your original bolt pattern.
~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | We have done several Colorado/Trailblazer rears in AD's and the main thing going for them is correct width. The first Colorado's had drum brakes which made E-brake hookup easier. Since axle flanges need re-drilled anyway we now use Explorer rears with the rotor also being the brake drum and a conventional E-brake layout. The Explorer width is 59" vs 61" for the AD so STEEL spacer or wheel with correct offset is needed. The aluminum spacers need re-torqued periodically. Both have ratios from the 2's to the 4's available with 3.73 being the most common and is the automatic overdrive unit.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,690 | The Colorado unit I’m looking at is a 2012 with 3.73. Does the hub center fit the AD wheels ok? Just the studs that need changed out?
What year explorer rear do you use?
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | If the hub center is smaller than wheel ID, easy to make spacer!
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 43 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 43 | Please forgive my general lack of info. about the chevy colorado. Is the FRONT end suspesion on a subframe, or is it a full frame truck?
I understand the wheel base numbers are different than the ADs, but I wondered about how close the front suspesion might be to an AD.
Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 43 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 43 | What I mean is, it's got to be some kind of a full frame, but does the mounting from the front suspension onto the colorado frame
look like something that could be cut out as a unit and grafted into a different frame? Has anyone heard of this being used? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,459 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,459 |
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