Oyishdog

B - mine is 18 foot deck and like 22ish overall length...I have plenty of room

Bink

Comparing the open and full decks it looks like the 21 Ft. trailers have 15 ft. runways.... and the 24 ft. trailers have 18 ft. runways. Hmmm....

Here's a link to PORTSMOUTH TRAILER SUPPLY, INC. ( nice site with pdf catalog) ->> http://www.portstrailersupply.com/

Cobra4B

I'll have to swing by portsmouth trailer supply and check that out.

Bill Dearborn

I use a 16 ft trailer with a tire rack mounted on the front of it. Car fits on the trailer with a couple feet to spare and that is all you need with an open trailer. My door just clears the trailer fender when I am sitting in the car and have race tires on the car. The car isn't lowered.

If you have trouble with the door opening buy a 2 x 10 x 12 ft and bolt it to the floor on the drivers side. That should give you enough extra height to get the door open. Its better than cutting the fender.

Bill

undertaker

I use that on my tahoe with a 24ft enclosed......brings the rear of the truck right back up where it should be.....also you know you need a weight distributing hitch correct.

Allthrottleandsomebottle

I have these on the rear of my 99' GMC to level out the ride.....works great with my 18' open
http://www.timbren.com/

Lancer033

thanks for the link

Slalom4me

During the switch from the Sonoma to the Canyon GM derated
capacity to 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) only by softening spring rates
without trimming back the frame weight (strength)?

I haven't been paying attention but this just seems out of character.

Edit: correct towing cap. from 3,900 to 3,990 (call it 4,000)

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Cobra4B

Nope... it's got a hydroformed fully boxed frame. Seriously... they softened up the rear suspension and thus lowered the tow rating. I mean it makes sense... the majority of Canyon/Colorado customers aren't going to be towing anything more than a jetski so why not make it ride better.

And the official rating is 4000, bot sure where you got 3900.

Cobra4B

Thanks Steve... allready ordered air lift helper springs.

Got a deflecta shield bed box ordered last night and am dropping it off tomorrow for the rhino liner.

Next up is a B&M auxillary trans cooler to tap in after the factory one and then a 7 pin upgrade w/ trailer brake controller.

Bink

Brain - where did you get the deflect-a-shield box??

Cobra4B

Advanced... went in there last night to get a better magnet tool to try and get the bolt out of my frame rail (from a semi-botched trailer hitch removal from the Z06). Ended up looking at the bed boxes b/c I knew I was going to buy on in the next week or so.

They had the exact one for my truck (had to be ordered). I wanted something big as bed space isn't a huge concern... this box is a deep well box and over the rail so it has more space than the low pro ones or the short well boxes. It cam in today and I'm getting it after work.

I want to be able to put my jack, stands, tools, and spare parts in it... put my spare wheels in the bed of the truck, then tow. If I don't have enough storage I can always get a toung box when I get a trailer

Slalom4me

Oops, Slalom4me makes a typo.

The 3,900 was intended to be 3,990. But even this is wrong

Apologies and thanks for the correction.

Ken R.

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Cobra4B

^ No worries... I'm confident this "little" truck will do fine towing around my 5000 lbs of junk w/ the right mods.

I'm sure it'd do fine w/ only air springs, but I'm addin the trailer brake controller, trans cooler and load distributing hitch to make it that much better.

Bink

Their 24 ft "Full Deck" (see here ->http://www.econotrailer.com/FUL.html) is $2150. Looks like a good Buy.

jtkeller

http://kaufmantrailers.com/catalog.p...60ab9cb00bfeba

I'm thinking about one like this; it's even cheaper with a wood surface...

96CELT4

I highly recommend the Tekonsha proportianal PRODIGY Brake Controller. By far the best controller I've ever used.

Cobra4B

^ Yep... that's the one I'm getting

BrianCunningham

Just hauled my car back from California with something very similar.

Cobra4B

^ Nice!