[HOW TO] Replace Front Struts on 2015-2022 Colorado/Canyon - Bilstein 5100 (DIY)
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2019
- **UPDATE** Bilstein 5100 Ride Height Adjustable new Part Number: 24-292702. These are a new redesigned strut from Bilstein.
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Here is my video on doing the rear Shocks:
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This video shows how to install and assemble a front strut for a 2015-2020 Chevy Colorado or GMC Canyon.
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I have watched this about 47 times. Thank you for the excellent work.
I reassembled my drivers strut, and I realized that I forgot to get the washer out from the oem dust boot. Now I have to go remove and replace it all over again. LOL 😂
Barry Mantelli lol. Thanks for the views. Glad it helped. Good luck!
The end clips of dropping tools and stuff is DEFINITELY how I work 🤣🤣 Always a good time. Great informative video, though. I hope to be doing similar stuff with my Colorado soon.
HorsePower Obsessed hahaha yep! The editing does a good job making it look like it’s smooth sailing. But it’s not always fairytales and rainbows lol
Hey man I just wanted to say thank you for both of your videos about replacing the struts and doing the spring compression. I just did mine for the first time and it went very smoothly thanks to your videos. The only problems I ran into were the seized nuts on the strut hat and I broke head off the bolt trying to remove the sway bar bracket. Should have been patient with PB blaster, but instead I spent an extra couple of hours cutting the nut off the struts hat and extracting the sway bar bolt from frame LOL! Lesson learned. Thanks so much for helping me through this job. The truck feels brand new now, especially after new tires and alignment! I’m tackling the rear struts next and they seem much easier based on your video for those- just hoping I don’t run into any unforeseen issues again haha!
Glad to help! The rears are way easy. I think this is my older video, I have a newer series I made in 2023 that has a little better production quality. Be sure to check those out.
No apologies, Thank you. All parts on order. I knew about the Ride Height 5100 series shocks but was told they were not available for our trucks. Even searched on the Bilstein website. That very same weekend you posted this video. Boom. True story.
Aweseome! Glad to hear. Good luck on your install!
Great video, details are not overwhelming, easy to follow, thank you
Excellent video, very professional, thank you, blessings…
Also, good call on the headlight adjustment. Completely slipped my mind
Yea. Very important!!
Just did my '19 Colorado shocks/struts a couple weeks ago. 4wd. Did not have to mess with the upper control arm ball joint at all. With some creative prying up on the sway bar, after removing the end links and loosening the bushing mounts, the struts almost fell out. I did unhook the outer tie rods for clearance. Was easier to go that way than mess with the upper ball joint connection. Still, not a hard job either way. Thanks for the videos!
Yea so actually I just installed new Bilsteins on my 2019 Canyon as well. Video to come soon. I realized it’s MUCH easier to just remove the sway bar and disconnect the tie rod than to disconnect the upper control arm, and fight the shock in and out. I also installed a sway bar relocation bracket so the sway bar had to come off anyways. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love the BFH, every toolbox should have one!
Joe Z absolutely
Firestone quoted $1100 to do just the fronts, I didnt use Bilstiens but I did the job for $200 and less than 2.5 hours. Thanks for the video!
Marvin Eads yikes!!! Glad you got it done. Feels better doing it yourself too right!
@@fondupot Always been a DIY guy, dont pay someone to do something I can do myself. Was hoping I was gonna save some time but I aint paying that much for 2.5 hours of work :p
Absolutely.
Would have been nice to see before and after results
Use a paint pen to put witness marks on the strut hat, spring, etc so it all goes back in same orientation.
Yes a smart idea.
There we go. Watching this one all the way through!! Was hoping for more adjustment grooves to help with the left to right difference
James Wheaton I had the TSB done on my truck a while ago that replaces the front coil spring and adds a spacer in the lead pack. It sits pretty even now.
Fondupot's Garage there’s a tsb for the front strut?
If you look at the Bilstein installation instructions you set the clip differently left to right.
Excellent instructions , thank you
Thanks for watching
great job nice video Love the detail
Thanks for watching.
Awesome thanks for the video
Glad to help! Thanks for watching
Good video. I just want to add a couple suggestions. First off, when disconnecting the upper control arm, instead of removing the nut and supporting the hub, just leave the nut screwed on 3 or 4 threads. The nut will catch it and you have less equipment in the way. The second is, after you're done and the vehicle is sitting on its own weight, loosen all of the upper and lower control arm mounting bolts at the same time then tighten them back up. If you don't, there will be a constant tension on the control arm bushings which will cause them to prematurely fail. Good video though.
Good Tips. When the vehicle gets aligned they are supposed to adjust the control arms. But I know where you are coming from. Thanks for watching.
Great video overall. Several suggestions. First, my DC911FB Dewalt impact did about everything except the top strut bolts and the reinstall of the arm. You do not have to take the entire arm nut off as Kevin suggests. It will spring down and tilt towards you even if you have a jack under. Also, take a torx bit and remove the ABS wire completely and stuff it back in the body. When installing the strut, wrench the top 3 nuts in slightly not all the way, then do the bottom. Last, you have to put the 2 sway bar bolts in about half way, then put the link on and tighten, then tighten the sway links the rest of the way - and I highly recommend an impact for the sway bolts.
Thk you sir!!!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching.
Nice tutorial! I'll be using your video to swap out my front struts this weekend. I'm already at a 4in lift with an extension on my stock strut and I will just be replacing the entire strut with an upgraded 4in strut. Will I need an alignment since there is no change in lift?
Glad to help! Good luck on your install.
Yes definitely get an alignment when you are done. Anytime you mess with the front suspension you should always get it checked afterwards. Even the slightest bit out of whack can cause abnormal tire wear issues.
Thanks for the informative videos. I've replicated several on my Colorado. The link you supplied for the sway bar end links seems to be a duplicate of the drop brackets. Could you advise the where these were purchased? Thanks again, appreciate the time and effort you take to share these mods.
Sorry about that Tim. I have fixed the link to the sway bar ends, also an eBay purchase. Glad to help! Thanks for watching the video and supporting the channel.
Thank you for the install video. I just recently had a ready lift 3.5 level kit installed on my 2017 canyon all terrain and hate the stock shocks. Would these shocks in your video work with my set up and would I just use the stock ride height adjustment? Thank you
Yes absolutely. They actually sell a version of these that don’t have the adjustment slots. I think they are the Blistein 4600. I would recommend them very much!
Great video! Looking to do an install on a 22 Colorado WT. Do you recommend upgrading the UCA and installing diff drop spacers?
If you go over 2” of leveling/lift up front I would recommend the diff drop. New UCAs can also help when going over 2”.
So are the sway bar drop brackets a must ? The kit I ordered is a 2'' Eibach explorer and It doesn't have sway bar drop brackets, just a diff drop and a add a leaf in the back. Very nice video btw!
I’ve heard that sometimes the sway bars can interfere with lift springs. That’s why I did them. You can always skip them for now and add them later. Thanks for watching!
Very informative video, although I do wish you would have shown a before-and-after on the truck. I purchase the eibach with a 3-inch raise and I'm interested to see what the 2-inch did. I just installed the rear today with I believe another one of your videos. And it was a cinch. Check out my AC compressor video when you need it LOL
Yea it was super cold out when I made this video so I didn’t get the before and afters. But the Bilstein kit didn’t lift as much as I would have liked. Thanks for watching. I’ll check your video out!
Nice job as always on your DIY videos. Is it impossible to adjust height after installation? As someone mentioned, it would be nice to have additional incremental adjustment. I wonder if more grooves could be machined in.
William Rankin thanks very much. I suppose more grooves could be put in. I wouldn’t recommend it as you’d void any warranty on the shocks tho.
The only way to adjust height would be to remove and disassemble them. Because all the load of the shocks is holding the ring in place.
@@fondupot Wow, what a quick response. I think I will pass on this mod, but still interesting stuff. My 2018 Canyon Denali does seem to be a bit taller and ride a bit stiffer than my former 2015 Canyon SLT. I would have to assume the slightly taller ride height is mostly due to 20" wheels and the stiffer ride due to less tire sidewall.
Would it be ideal to just purchase the FOX 2.0 Coilover, which includes a new spring and strut hat?
I’ve heard the fox shocks are great. More for off-road performance though. And they are quite a bit more expensive.
Also, people should think about painting their shocks when they're already basically sanded. I painted mine red to match the truck
Cool!
I know this pickup is gone but how was the ride quality with the bilsteins? Im ready to put a little lift on my '18 and might as well get rid of the stock shocks.
I liked it. The bilsteins are stiffer than the stock shocks. But I think they handle bumps and broken pavement much better.
Can these be used in combination with the two inch level kit from Rough Country? Like I would be able to make it one inch over factory to give me total of 3 inches of lift in the front and just but blocks in the rear with the shocks you used for the rear?
Gator I wouldn’t recommend stacking a level kit on top of a leveled strut. The truck would ride very bad. Someone on the forums tried this and regretted it. I would say go with a kit designed for 3” lift from the start. With the rear shocks you can add a 1” taller block with these to get some more. But I wouldn’t go higher.
@@fondupot thanks man. Yeah I just want a little more height and not go full 6 in. I have been looking into the Ready lift SST 3.5 lift.
is the sway bar required to be dropped down with the blocks and longer links? If so, did these parts come with the bilstein kit?
Not 100% but it helps with clearance. They do not come with the Bilstein kit.
Thanks for the video. My neighbor and I are planning to do an install of Rough Country 2" leveling struts on my 2020 Colorado Z71 today. If I get an alignment and then decide to add the Sway Bar Relocation Drop Bracket later, will I need another alignment?
Glad to help! Good luck on your install.
So if you decide to add the sway bar relocation bracket after the fact you won’t need another alignment. But definitely get one after doing the struts.
@@fondupot Really appreciate the quick response. Installed the Rough Country struts yesterday. Your video was a huge help! Thank you! Alignment scheduled for Wednesday.
Glad to help! Enjoy the truck. Try not to drive it too much before the alignment. Tires can wear pretty fast.
What sway bar end links did you use? Both of the links go to the sway bar drop bracket.
spoony love check video description.
My bad! I fixed the link for the sway bar end links.
I have a 2018 colorado and I'm getting the ones that are adjustable upto 2.75 inches. Is it absolutely necessary to drop the sway bar and get new end links? I've asked this question online in a few places and they say the only thing I need to get for the full 2.75 inches is the 1 inch diff drop kit from Peak suspension. Their salesman said for 2.75 inches I don't need to relocate the sway bar nor do I need new high angle upper control arms. Thanks for this video as I plan on doing all the work myself!
"Need" is a loose word. You don't really need to lower the sway bar, or do a diff drop, or get high angle control arms. But over time, the stock components when stressed from being at different geometry will be prone to wear out faster. The upgraded components help alleviate the stress. So its really how much you want to spend replacing parts in the future. Good luck on your install!
@@fondupot thank you!
when i do my front lift i'm putting in the rough country drop in shock/spring setup that does a 2" lift. Then i'm adding an inch to the rear as well :) Since you have to get the alignment redone wouldn't it have been easier to just disconnect the upper control arm and move it out of the way. Would make removing the strut easier
You can do it that way. It’s just more work.
@@fondupot got ya. Personally i may have a local shop do it if i don't feel up to it lol. I'm probably gonna do it closer to spring/summer. What sway bar links did you use that are longer?
@@Co1eTrain84 Check the video description, I posted a link in there.
Can I ask what can a swaylinks you are using? They are more longer?
Yes they are longer. Check video description for more info.
What size tires are you running? Could you do me a big favor when you get a chance? Measure your front fenders to the ground? I have a spacer lift now. And I want to do the bilstein setup like yours and I want to see the height difference. I’m running 265’s so I want to see what yours measures out to and make sure my tires will fit with the bilstein setup. Thanks man!
The Veteran 35-1/4” in front and 36-3/4” in the rear. I also have wheel flares so that changes that measurement a bit. Without wheel flares it would be a little taller to the edge of the arch.
I am running stock 255-65r17 tires.
Fondupot's Garage ok thanks! Mine is sitting at 36 1/2 roughly.
Are they not making this shock for the 2015 Chevy Colorado Z71? I clicked your link and it says page not found.
Juan Castelan I think Bilstein has stopped making them for the time being. I did read online that they are working on a revised set though.
@@fondupot Thank you, appreciate the response. Maybe I will wait and hopefully it isn't long before they have the new one.
I didn’t see you disconnect the tie rod link from the knuckle. Is that not necessary?
Correct. Not necessary.
I realize I am late to the party but how long did this job take you? Any idea?
A pro mechanic and probably do each side in under two hours. DIYer in a garage 3-4 hours per side.
How do you like the ride so far?
I have only taken a short ride around my block. But I like it so far. I need to get it aligned before I put any real miles on it. My truck is my leisure vehicle so I don't drive it everyday.
Curious on the ride quality?
I think it rides great.
Is it just me or do the stock shocks on these trucks suck ? I got some really rough roads around here and the truck is bouncing all over the place.. For a new truck, I am not too impressed.. Its the 2019 colorado 4x4 and one rear shock is squeaking already..
TJ L yes the stock shocks suck. The squeaking is likely the lead springs. Check out my latest video on that. But I would definitely recommend replacing the shocks if you don’t like the ride.
Did they discontinue these ?
nick parimuha not that I’m aware of
@@fondupot the link is gone and I cant find front 5100s on the web anywhere
Wait, so I don't need a spacer to have the 2" "level" ?
Nope. I never liked spacer lifts. The bilsteins are the best way to go. Eibach makes a similar strut as well.
@@fondupot thank you so much!
You’re welcome
Did this improve ride quality
It’s a firmer ride compared to stock. But I think the truck handles much better with these shocks. Ride quality is going to be based on your opinion. The stock shocks were too “squishy” in my opinion.
@@fondupot thank you I'm trying to get a smoother ride and have no idea what to go with
Tires can affect ride quality as well. I am currently running Michelin Defender LTX MS2 tires on my 2019 GMC Canyon. Smoothest and most quiet tire I’ve ever owned. I still have stock shocks on the Canyon for now. The Colorado in the video was totaled. The Bilsteins are firmer so they might not be what you want for a smoother ride. Look into Monroe Reflex shocks.
@@fondupot sorry to hear great content btw
Thank you. Much appreciated. Good luck with your shocks.
Enjoyed your video but no before and after seen???
Thanks. Yea I forgot to get a before and after.
So does it imitate the 2 inch leveling puck? I was thinking of going this route since I have a 2015 Colorado and more than likely will need to change out my struts in a year or so. I want that level look....
Yes same idea
Will these fit a 2wd 17 v6
mario diaz the part number indicates it’s only for 4 wheel drive trucks. But I would call Bilstein directly to verify.