For this month's Fantastic Four, we decided to pursue a basic '06 Colorado standard cab with the 2.8L four-cylinder no-frills budget cruiser. The major custom feature of the standard cab shortbed is when it is lowered, the Colorado maintains its proportional aggressive appearance.
We hooked up with Brian Doyen at Hot Motorsports in Santa Ana, California, to spin the wrenches in front of our camera during the installation. The following pages show Brian installing a DJM Suspension 3/4 static-drop kit on the Colorado. To complete the package, Brian mounted and installed a set of chrome-plated American Racing 120 Series Trench 20x8-inch wheels, which were wrapped in Toyo Tire Proxes4 255/35ZR20 rubber.
It's not a secret that increasing both intake and exhaust flow through the engine will improve the horsepower and torque. To achieve this, Brian installed a Volant cold air intake and Volant exhaust system. To improve the Colorado's leading edge, Brian installed upper and lower Carriage Works polished billet grille inserts, which replaced the factory plastic mesh grille.
Check out how we transformed this budget Colorado into a stylish ride in just a day.
To acquire an aggressive, lowered static-dropped stance, we decided to use DJM's 3/4 drop kit. A pair of DJM lower control arms with urethane bushings drop the front end, while a simple 4-inch block was placed between the rear leaf spring-pack and rear axle housing. | 
Brian Doyen at Hot Motorsports worked his magic to get the Colorado down. Here, he removed the lower control arm spindle nut. |
After removing the sway bar link, lower control bolts, and spindle nut, the factory lower control arm was removed. | |