ZR2 Race Parts Slated For Release Courtesy of Chevy Performance

Exciting expansion has taken place on the Colorado ZR2 Midsize truck's performance level: there are 15 new and ultra-souped up factory race components that have been developed courtesy of Chevrolet Performance engineering. The parts were developed by Chevrolet Performance engineering in collaboration with Multimatic and Hall Racing, and off-road guru Chad Hall had the honor of competing in a Colorado ZR2 that was equipped with these components over the last year, and the team successfully completed every mile during the “Best in the Desert” series, putting them to the test in the most desolate and demanding of elements.

Hall Racing also used the Colorado ZR2 to pre-run the incredibly demanding Baja 1000 race, which is a particularly brutal and tough dose of strain put on a truck's suspension. Now for the first time, anyone can purchase for themselves the Chevy Performance Parts that raced to glory in the desert. After observing the overall impressive performance of the Colorado ZR2, many loyal customers have been asking Chad for help and advice while constructing their own type of racing ZR2, and now you just need to add the required safety equipment to build a pre-runner for scouting the Baja 1000, or a full-blown race truck that is ready to participate in the gnarliest of conditions.

Compared to a standard Colorado, the ZR2 features front and rear tracks that have seen widening of 3.5 inches, and a suspension lift of 2 inches. Rocks and other obstacles are important elements to keep in mind in the off-road realm, and functional rock sliders are on deck for better delivery of performance in these areas. Other features that help when the going gets hazard-ripe and tough are standard front and rear locking differentials, an available diesel engine, and the very first off-road application of Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve.

Planted deep inside this fine machinery and steel, a set of Multimatic DSSV dampers engineered with quality that surpasses the bandwidth of the ZR2's stock DSSVs reside. There are also Available Multimatic Front Long Travel DSSV Shocks, that dole out as much as a 15 percent increase in the overall front suspension travel, while the Multimatic long travel rear shocks offer up rear suspension travel increase by as much as 10 percent. When you are talking about getting down to serious off-road business, this is definitely the medium that fully outfits you to get the job done: the front and rear shocks incorporate the same technology found on Trophy Trucks. These parts go on sale between now and early 2019, and are exclusively available to ZR2 customers a la carte, or as a complete package.

To check out the details on the various options available to make your ZR2 that much more rock-crawl and canyon ready, just click here for the goodies. This is the truck that Business Insider ranked as “robust and highly capable,” and will allow you to begin the journey to an exhilarating and equipped-to-the-nines off-road adventure!