The Hummer H2 Skyjacker Lift Kit
By Rick Reimundez
When is a truck too high? If you answer “Never. There’s no such thing!” then you’re on the same page with Skyjacker. They’ve got lift kits for nearly any truck you can think of, though our favorite has to be the Hummer H2 lift. The kit gives you a 5.5” lift over and above the 10” that it ships with from the factory. Damn.
The kit includes CNC-machined steering knuckles, integrated skid plate, drop brackets for the front differential upper mounts, heavy duty cross members, and longer control arms. Then in the back – depending on if your Hummer had the rear air suspension or not – you’ll get either an air ride suspension control arm linkage or rear coil springs. In both cases, you get 65% longer lower rear control arms.
The Class II kit includes a front multi-shock setup for real extreme off-roading along with lateral compression strut bars.
The regular kit will run you about $2,700 for either the rear air or coil suspension setup, while the Class II kit will set you back about $3,200
Hummer H2 Lift Kits [Skyjacker]
Street Prices [Google Products]
September 28th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
This post is sarcasm, right? Please? You guys just started up, don’t make everyone leave yet!
September 28th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Proof positive that a polished turd is still a turd…
September 30th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
The appeal of the original HumVee was that it was very wide, with a low center of gravity, yet still had a high enough ground clearance to clear most obstacles. Add to that the gearing and horsepower to power over most things, and be able to handle really steep angles, and you had a great vehicle for it’s intended purpose; hauling soldiers over all sorts of terrain.
Then the civilian market got a hold of it, and took away the extra width and increased the height. The center of gravity is now much higher, and you lose some of the stability of the wide low stance. But hey, it’ll make you feel cool when you run to the store for groceries.
I put these in the same category as SUVs like the Escalade; another blinged out minivan. Jacking it up another 5.5″ doesn’t suddenly make it an off-road vehicle.
–TMIB
October 1st, 2007 at 5:20 pm
…I resisted SOOO badly to rag on this thing but as John pointed out, this blog was new and I didn’t want to start pushing buttons BUT…
Brian’s post made me LOL.
To add to TMIB, the original HUMVEE (HMMWV) got it’s ground clearance by doing 2 main things. First, the transmission got shoved up into the passenger compartment which made the interior very hot and very loud. Second, the wheels don’t drive axially with the axles. The axles drive a gear connected to a gear directly below it that’s connected to the wheel.
The original Hummer, now referred to as the H1, was a ground up design and the closest thing to the military bretheren. The H2 is based on the Suburban/Yukon/Tahoe/Avalanche frame/suspension. The H3 got even smaller based on the Silverado Chasis.
You’re right TMIB, it probably does make them “feel” better. Overcompensating is their therapy.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:28 am
Whoa, these hummer lift kits have a real high mark up price for a regular - but even so, it should be tough.