HUMMER H3 Suspension Conversion on A Chevy Colorado

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  • Опубликовано: 8 авг 2024
  • Who wants a mid travel system that will increase travel, wheel bearing strength, bigger brakes, stronger CV's, and wider stance, and more lift for about $500-$750?
    This only would fit 4wd or Z71 2wd/4wd frames WITHOUT A BRACKET LIFT. Brake rotors are 12.5" diameter... 0.75" larger than the big Colorado brakes. Hubs are the size of chevy 1/2 ton hubs. CV axle outer joint size increases and is 33 spline at the hub. Also allows for use of RCV joints.
    Stance widens 2.5" per side. Due to the longer A-arms, a torsion bar crank should obtain more lift.
    Using the following parts:
    Hummer H3:
    Upper & lower A-arms
    Lower control arm rear bolts
    Spindle/knuckle
    Hubs
    Brakes
    CV axles
    Shocks
    Sway bar & links (redrill and tap frame or use Badland swaybar adapter plates, or run no sway bar)
    Late model H3 inner & outer tie rods for late 2006+ Colorado
    2wd non z71 inner tie rod with H3 outer tie rod for 2004- early 2006 Colorado.
    If you need new caliper bracket bolts, don't buy from GM, they are crazy expensive. 2005+ Nissan Frontier Caliper bolts should work: Dorman P/N 14991
    It looks like RockAuto shows 2 different options for H3 front brake hoses pairs. 1 pair with m10-1.5 thread and one pair with m10-1.0 thread. You want m10-1.0. ACDelco Part numbers 18J4895 & 18J383271 Or equivalent. They are about 3 inches longer than Colorado hoses.
    If your search on EBay for "hummer H3 knee assembly" it should bring up the upper and lower arms and the spindle knuckle. It may be cheaper to buy everything individually used though.
    Hope you enjoy!
    - Nick McPherson
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Комментарии • 99

  • @navvet4518
    @navvet4518 6 дней назад

    I put a complete H3 interior in my Colorado including the center console and floor shifter. It’s a great upgrade and very comfortable.

  • @tomfrantz
    @tomfrantz Год назад +2

    Love the FOX 2.0. I put them on my Hummer H3 2007. What an improvement. Cool video thank you

  • @user-in1jx5id5x
    @user-in1jx5id5x 4 месяца назад +1

    Great sons one way to honor your dad !
    God bless

  • @jesscneal
    @jesscneal 2 года назад +3

    Looks pretty straight forward. Cool swap 👍

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +1

      Yeah wasn't too bad other than the rusted parts!

    • @alfonsopadron3875
      @alfonsopadron3875 2 года назад

      ​@@WrenchChill how much money you took on parts??

  • @bne7486
    @bne7486 2 года назад +1

    thank u guys so much just got a 05 canyon thatt iam looking to build iam def going to do this instead of the 2.25 lift thanks for the inspiration

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching and good luck on your Canyon! 🙂

  • @user-yh5wt3ls1r
    @user-yh5wt3ls1r 2 года назад +1

    Ayeee a couple that has a colorado and a Z as well! Awesome

  • @nf5557
    @nf5557 Год назад +1

    Great video for the swap and instructions! what would you say the total cost of the project was?

  • @robertocastillo2260
    @robertocastillo2260 10 месяцев назад

    The 2005 Chevy Colorado is beautiful, but Lena's eyes are even more beautiful. Beautiful Border Collie. Nick and Autum share an excellent job with us again. Greetings, Rob.

  • @red_stag05
    @red_stag05 Год назад +1

    If I had torsion bars I'd do this for sure. I wanna get the h3 front diff bit idk how to wire it up

  • @ScottKirk-Notredcrew
    @ScottKirk-Notredcrew 2 года назад +3

    Cool build, I miss my old lowered 2wd dr colorado

    • @supergirl109
      @supergirl109 Год назад +1

      Here's the thing: I was planning on saving up my money and trade in my 2012 Colorado to get the new 2023 Colorado. Now that it takes too long to come out, I still like mine and changed my mind about the new one and just keep the old one. lol

  • @fitsector4271
    @fitsector4271 Год назад

    Awesome upgrade !!!

  • @c.d.k.7108
    @c.d.k.7108 2 года назад +1

    Nice! Been wanting to do this on my 05 regular cab

  • @TheLotusWeAre
    @TheLotusWeAre 10 месяцев назад

    Love it We all need Our Sidekick "hero"

  • @MadeInMyGarage
    @MadeInMyGarage 7 месяцев назад

    I have the exact same truck, color and all!

  • @curtisbull1583
    @curtisbull1583 7 месяцев назад

    Nice, when are you guys going to do this on my Colorado? Lol

  • @dallassmith9617
    @dallassmith9617 2 года назад +1

    Wish yall recorded the reveal

  • @Evdrad
    @Evdrad Год назад

    Can you fit the hummer caliper on these trucks with out doing a different rim size of doing a hummer suspension conversion

  • @maxs.3486
    @maxs.3486 24 дня назад

    It looks good! How can you get the rear stance to match the new wider front stance?

  • @raysno8367
    @raysno8367 2 года назад

    new uppers n lowers for me , upper control arm bolts a real pain so cut off , 40$ a bolt ! the big bushing on bottom won't back out unless you drop the whole axle or cut out the body flange ?

  • @matgarland8347
    @matgarland8347 2 года назад

    Do you happen to know anything about long travel kits and weather or not i would have to find one for the h3 or the colorado if I did this?

  • @donpelucas
    @donpelucas 2 года назад

    awesome .... what do you mean by braket lift ... y just got my self a 2005 colorado Z71 will do that upgrade ... part num for those shocks please cant find any fox shock that fit a colorado in stock position like those... will 16 inch wheels fit whit those brakes..... thanks ... nice job.....also what year hummer h3

  • @johnnylocke7599
    @johnnylocke7599 Год назад

    Doesn’t putting longer outer tie rods mess with the steering at all.. Thanks. Did you also have to change the inners.

  • @hectorperez6293
    @hectorperez6293 Год назад

    Hi guys,your colorado run smooth or hard,I have one an run really hard,thanks for the video

  • @tyronemosley6810
    @tyronemosley6810 2 года назад

    Awesome video👍

  • @shanewright6958
    @shanewright6958 2 года назад

    Great job guys 👍👍🇨🇱

  • @Pitman556
    @Pitman556 10 месяцев назад

    Can you use the oem Colorado brakes? So 15in wheels can clear? Or with these mods you have to run the h3 rotor?

  • @user-uy6rb3bc9j
    @user-uy6rb3bc9j Год назад

    IS everything same for 2011 Colorado v8 z71 model ?
    What's up with that lifted silver colorado supsension mods lol any videos on mods to that looks sick

  • @GarrettMaffenbeier-tv9uv
    @GarrettMaffenbeier-tv9uv Год назад

    How did you fit those wheels aren’t the centre bore smaller or where they the same

  • @ColbyJohnson
    @ColbyJohnson 2 года назад +3

    Weird how rust affects different parts on these trucks. For you your torsion bars were seized. For me my upper control arm bolts were seized in the bushing sleeves lol

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +2

      Yeah the hardest part of the swap was getting rusted parts off! Anti-sieze and CRC corrosion inhibitor went on everything going back together

  • @ashtonmariefranklin725
    @ashtonmariefranklin725 2 года назад +2

    The rear wheels need to come out and match the front wheels trac width. And i would put some nice jungle flares on it. But that's what i would do. Bur it's an awesome upgrade over stock and its not a cheap rough country lift kit.

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +3

      Good thinking! Nick's dad did quickly add some nice flares to it and there are some 1" spacers on the rear. Thanks!

    • @cbrown596
      @cbrown596 Год назад

      @@WrenchChill Was the rear left mostly stock besides the 1" spacers, or is it running a lift on the rear?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад

      @@cbrown596 we did an add-a-leaf lift in the rear

  • @danieldressel2548
    @danieldressel2548 Год назад +1

    Can this be done on a 2020 colorado?

  • @ArturoMartinez-sv4be
    @ArturoMartinez-sv4be Год назад +1

    Me. Gusto. Como. Quedo. Buen. Trabajo

  • @Mendoza.jo3
    @Mendoza.jo3 7 месяцев назад

    How much would you charge if I wanted you to do that to my truck? Or do you have any recommendations on what shop could do it?

  • @americorivera3843
    @americorivera3843 10 месяцев назад

    Very Nice! how much money you took on parts?

  • @aarontyrrell2931
    @aarontyrrell2931 5 месяцев назад

    Looks good

  • @xxkaiserxx2505
    @xxkaiserxx2505 2 года назад

    My bro can you share the link for the conversation kit pls my bro

  • @jamesfkndean
    @jamesfkndean 2 года назад

    Making the the Colorado more and more appealing lol

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +2

      They are great little pickups

  • @johncastillo6083
    @johncastillo6083 Год назад

    Would a 06 H3 work on a 2010 Chevy Colorado?

  • @blessingstevens6697
    @blessingstevens6697 Год назад

    I know this is an older video, but would this conversion use an h3 lift kit if I decided to go taller after?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад +1

      Yes but your chances of finding one of the 4" lifts for an H3 are slim since they don't make them anymore

  • @alexnordbeck144
    @alexnordbeck144 Год назад

    Is the stock colorado differential used in this situation how did you convert the h3 cv axles to the canyon did I miss something ?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад +1

      Yes stock Colorado/canyon differential. The H3 CV's fit the Colorado differential

  • @Curtissnowintha419
    @Curtissnowintha419 2 месяца назад

    Have u done the rear or no

  • @somethingtowatchhere
    @somethingtowatchhere 6 месяцев назад

    I am curious, if you know if this can be done with a 2 wheel drive. I know that the suspension (springs) are different, at least

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  6 месяцев назад +2

      If it has torsion bars up front then yes. If it has coils up front, then no

    • @somethingtowatchhere
      @somethingtowatchhere 6 месяцев назад

      @@WrenchChill it has coils

  • @lelson5176
    @lelson5176 2 года назад

    Any issues with the ABS after splicing the wires?

  • @johnnyrichmond8359
    @johnnyrichmond8359 8 месяцев назад

    What did that cost ya brother

  • @rayphillips332
    @rayphillips332 Год назад

    I have a 2012 gmc canyon 4x4 with 58k miles on it.

  • @valarmorgulis6504
    @valarmorgulis6504 Год назад

    What is your opinion, possible to install upper control arm from colorado to hummer h3 ?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад +1

      It will bolt to the frame, but it won't work with the h3 spindle and it's shorter. Why would you want to put a Colorado upper control arm on an H3?

    • @valarmorgulis6504
      @valarmorgulis6504 Год назад +1

      @@WrenchChill i think that arm from colorado more reliable. And possible to change only ball joint.

  • @hunterweston3259
    @hunterweston3259 2 года назад +1

    Best place to buy all these?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +1

      The used factory parts came from Ebay, and the new parts came from O'Reilly or Rock Auto 🤘

  • @_ZATI_
    @_ZATI_ Месяц назад

    Can you do this on a 07 2wd?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Месяц назад +1

      Only if it has torsion bars

  • @stevencarnes7790
    @stevencarnes7790 Год назад

    I have a question so Im building a 2012 Colorado 4x4 5.3L V8. Should I use the 2010 h3t hummer upper,lower control arms and parts that would fit the 5.3L hummer to accommodate the extra weight from the engine?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад +1

      No they are all the same as far as the donations parts go that you would use. Just get them from any version of the H3 that you can find

    • @stevencarnes7790
      @stevencarnes7790 Год назад

      @@WrenchChill Thank you for the info. I have to get the engine and transmission rebuilt first. I hope the stock ecu can be reprogrammed if I decide to upgrade the stock 5.3

    • @supergirl109
      @supergirl109 Год назад

      a 2012, nice! got a 2012 Colorado too!!

    • @kennyboi01
      @kennyboi01 Год назад

      How much do you want for that Colorado?

    • @stevencarnes7790
      @stevencarnes7790 Год назад +1

      @@kennyboi01 Not for sale that's my dream truck and its going to be awesome when I'm done in 5 years 😂

  • @dustinadams877
    @dustinadams877 Год назад

    Does this work for the canyon?

  • @_donpowers
    @_donpowers Год назад

    Will the 15”s still fit?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад

      I think 16" is the minimum wheel size that will fit

  • @derekreilly1039
    @derekreilly1039 Год назад

    We're the shocks for an h3 or colorado?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад

      H3

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  Год назад

      On the front

    • @derekreilly1039
      @derekreilly1039 Год назад

      @@WrenchChill thankyou!! That's a sweet build..so the fox show are for an h3 so regular h3 show will work in place of the stock along with the other parts

  • @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh
    @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh 2 года назад

    Will this work on a 2wd Z71?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +1

      Yes it will

    • @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh
      @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh 2 года назад

      @@WrenchChill Thanks for the reply. Just wondering if not having the axle nut on the spindle would cause an issue?

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +1

      @@OscarRodriguez-uc8mh it might be a good idea to run a large bolt and nut through the hubs to take the place of a cv axle just to be safe.

    • @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh
      @OscarRodriguez-uc8mh 2 года назад

      @@WrenchChill just bought all the parts for the swap I plan to leave the axle stub and nut on there since I got axles for cheap. Now I’m wondering if some 2wd Silverado hubs will work with the h3 knuckle. Thanks for your help

    • @zeriqr7098
      @zeriqr7098 2 года назад

      @@OscarRodriguez-uc8mh did you get your 2wd z71 all figured out? Would love to do this on mine

  • @355offroad7
    @355offroad7 2 года назад

    Hey I’ve been thinking of doing this for a while. Already swapped the rear end from an h3 so now I want to do the front
    Do you think this would work with the existing 4” tuff country lift for the Colorado with out having to find the equivalent 4” lift h3 steering knuckles? I’m concerned that lowered control arm mount would mess up geometry. Thanks

    • @WrenchChill
      @WrenchChill  2 года назад +1

      Unfortunately that won't work. Can't use a 4" lift without the H3 knuckles unless you do a lot more custom stuff

    • @355offroad7
      @355offroad7 2 года назад

      I figured that might be the case, thanks for the reply!

  • @littledutchboy3531
    @littledutchboy3531 5 месяцев назад

    What’re the fox shock part numbers front and rear

  • @valarmorgulis6504
    @valarmorgulis6504 Год назад

    And i need your help , please answer one qwestion. I'm trying to find new door w'strip 25931888 for hummer h3 , but wuthout sucsess. I think , that w'strip 19210208 from colorado absolutly same shape. Can you check ?) Thanks.