2004 Chevy Colorado - Colorado All-Star

Rancho included everything needed to install the kit; new lift spindles, drop down brackets, track bars, torsion keys, and hardware. We also opted for new front and rear Rancho RS5000 shocks.

One of the features of the Rancho lift is the ability to retain the factory power steering rack-and-pinion; the factory sway bar is just dropped down to keep OE geometry.

Using a cutting bit, the farthest-forward lower control arm mounting point was trimmed to accept the new Rancho drop-down bracket.

With the help of a second set of hands, both of the heavily gusseted front and rear Rancho drop-down brackets were installed. After attaching the new Rancho lift spindle to the factory hub, the spindle was installed to the upper and freshly reinstalled lower control arm. The guys at Godfather Customs then installed the supplied longer braided stainless steel brake lines.

It took only a few minutes to install the new Rancho RS5000 shocks and the new bumpstop drop-down brackets. With this handled, the front end was ready for the installation of the new torsion keys.

The heavy duty track bars were the next big step to perform; Rancho incorporates the front mounting points in the rear drop down bracket. After the rear mounts were bolted on, the track bars with polyurethane bushings went right into place. Notice the cool torsion keys at the top of the photo that enable the kit to use the stock torsion bars and keeps the torsion angles factory.

Out back it couldn't have been easier with a front and rear leaf-spring shackle to add lift to the factory leaf springs.

With the new Rancho RS5000 shocks bolted in place, you can also see the bumpstop drop-down bracket.

We busted out the grinder and removed about 1/8 inch off the ball joint base. After a 1/4-inch six-lug spacer, the new Helo wheels and Nitto Dune Grappler tires cleared and rolled nicely. This was our experience. We don't recommend cutting the parts to make them fit, but we had to do it to get the truck home.