RANCHO 4IN LIFT

[ANGELO D.]

I HAD THE RANCHO 4IN LIFT PUT ON MY H2 AND I FEEL HEIGHT IS PERFECT! THE RANCHO KIT IS GREAT. I HAVE 37IN INCH MICH TIRES ON MY H2 WHICH I FEEL IS JUST RIGHT TIRE FOR THE LIFT. MY H2 DOESN'T FEEL TOP HEAVY AND HANDLES GREAT OFFROAD.

[ANGELO D.]

I HAD THE RANCHO 4IN LIFT PUT ON MY H2 AND I FEEL HEIGHT IS PERFECT! THE RANCHO KIT IS GREAT. I HAVE 37IN INCH MICH TIRES ON MY H2 WHICH I FEEL IS JUST RIGHT TIRE FOR THE LIFT. MY H2 DOESN'T FEEL TOP HEAVY AND HANDLES GREAT OFFROAD.

[Mike97ZJ]

Wow, that looks great!!! I really dig the all blacked out look. Looks like some sort of Special Forces vehicle.

How do you like those tires? I've never seen them before.

Looks like you might have room for a set of 38" Swampers. Did you consider going with a tire like that?

[Adam in CO]

That is a great pic! How'd you do the grille?

CO H2 Club Rocks!
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[ANGELO D.]

I HAD SENT MY H2 TO LOCAL BODY SHOP AND HAD THEM BLACK OUT ALL THE CHROME EXCEPT FOR DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE THEY FELT THE PAINT WOULDN'T HOLD UP ON DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE OF ALL THE USE.
IT WAS NO BIG DEAL THE BODY SHOP HAD MY H2 FOR ONE DAY AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT. THE 37IN MICHELLIN TIRES I HAVE ARE MADE IN EUROPE FOR THE MERCEDES UNIMOG. I CHOSE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY AROUND 10IN WIDE, AND THEY ARE ELOAD RATED, 8/PLY, STEEL BELTED RADIALS. I HAVEN'T TRIED 38IN SWAMPERS BUT I CAN TELL YOU THEY WOULD EASILY FIT. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ANGELO

[Tucson Beast]

Great looking H2 - It looks like it Kicks ass

[Dogger]

Were yo able to purchase those tires Locally or by mail order?

[ANGELO D.]

I PURCHASED TIRES LOCALLY FROM LAMAR TIRES
IN SALINAS. PHONE# 831-424-8003
TALK TO MATT BECK.

[cal hummer]

Hello Angelo - Looks great, I'm a little north of you in Santa Cruz area. It's nice to see another Central Coast H2

[H2Orange]

Hello Angelo,
Would you happen to know the overall height front and rear since your Rancho 4in lift and 37's?
Thinking of doing it but not sure if it will then be garged or outside in my driveway.
Hopefully will go into my 81.5 inch garage without the rails.

Thanks,
Alan

[SJ]

Angelo:

That is one sweet looking ride! The black-out of the grill and addition of black steelies lends to a Special Ops look.

[ANGELO D.]

WITH THE 4IN LIFT AND 37IN TIRES YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT CAR INTO YOUR 81IN GARAGE. RIGHT NOW THE HEIGHT IN FRONT IS APROX 83IN AND MY BACK IS AROUND 84IN (WITH RACKS OFF).

[muddyrover]

do you have any side pics of the truck with the lift on it?

I love fishsticks w/ hot sauce and tartar sauce

[SJ]

I 2nd the request for more pics!

[ANGELO D.]

HERE A SOME MORE PICTURES OF MY RANCHO 4IN LIFT.
SORRY THESE WERE ONLY ONES I HAVE.

[ANGELO D.]

ANOTHER PICTURES OF 4IN LIFT

[SJ]

Thank you for the added picture - mighty fine!

[Mike97ZJ]

That thing is totally BADASS, I love that blacked out look. I really like the look of those tires too.

[Zing]

The all black look is very cool. Very nice looking rig.

[dr p]

Angelo
wheels-size//offset//where purchased? truck looks great I'm getting my grill to body shop tomorrow your pics convinced me!

[buddy]

Angelo D,

Very nice lift and tires. Have you had a chance to put them in the sand yet? I live in Florida with lots of "sugar sand", which tends to make narrow tires dig until you find yourself sitting on the frame. I know they're great for cutting through the mud and finding solid ground, but how about the sand.

I really like those tires and have been trying to decide between those and the Goodyears MTR's.

Thanks,

Buddy

[TBarrow]

The logos below the H2 look like the Terminator 427? Is It???

Black H2 Adventure Series+ all other options.

[ANGELO D.]

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS ON MY H2. MY WHEELS ARE
16IN DIAMETER, 8IN WID. THE RIM COMES WITH
3-1/4IN OFFSET. I PURCHASED TIRES FROM LAMAR BROTHERS IN SALINAS. 831-424-8003,TALK TO MATT
BECK. THE TIRES OUR UNBEATABLE IN THE MUD, AND DO JUST FINE IN THE SAND WHEN DEFLATED TO AROUND
10-12PSI, FOR NORMAL USE I RUN ABOUT 30PSI.

THANKS GUYS,
ANGELO

[ANGELO D.]

GOOD EYE, YES IT DOES SAY TERMINATOR 427, BUT ACTUALLY THAT IS OLD PICTURE, NOW IT SAYS TERMINATOR 550, I HAD SOME ENGINE WORK DONE ON MY H2 IN TEXAS. CURRENTLY I HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 550-580 HP.

ANGELO

[TonkaH2]

Nice rig, no doubt. What's your actual ground clearance, though? And do you know what the max tire size is with your lift? Enjoy...

-Jack
Yellow H2 adv. IN MY HANDS!!!
Alaska to ??? June '03
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[dr p]

Angelo
my grill is at the body shop-could you provide me with the # of your body shop so mine could talk with them as to what kind of priming they used. Also in your first post you said they didn't paint your door handles--mine are black from the factory-can't believe you couldn't just replace them?

[ANGELO D.]

THE BODY SHOP THAT PAINTED MY GRILL IS CHOCHETTI
BODY SHOP, TALK TO GENE OR CHRIS, 831-758-8713.
THANKS FOR THE TIP ON THE DOOR HANDLES.

[ANGELO D.]

TONKA H2, I DON'T HAVE MY H2 AT WORK WITH ME TODAY SO I CANT MEASURE GROUND CLEARANCE TODAY.
I WOULD SAY I HAVE INCREASED MY TOTAL GROUND CLEARANCE AROUND 2IN, MOSTLY FROM 37IN TIRES.
I'M NOT SURE HOW BIG I COULD GO ON THE TIRES, I KNOW I COULD GO ATLEAST 1/SIZE BIGGER.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD WANT TO GO ANY BIGGER THOUGH BECAUSE OF HP POWER DRAIN AND THE GEARING WOULD BE TO HIGH.

[dr p]

ang
THANKS!
bill

[Kerr]

D A M N.... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

Please tell me have more pictures.... I have that one as my screen saver to remide my why i go to work and save money...

I WANT YOU H2

[RasterMaster]

Thanks for bringing this topic back! That rig looks awesome! Always knew I would like a blacked-out H2.

Angelo, wanna see pics if you black out those door handles!

Check out the OkC Chapter Page!

[Detonate]

Add a Gobi rack to this, and it'll be perfect! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

-Jim March
Arlington TX
2003 Red H2
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder

[Kerr]

ANGELO D.

Do you have any more pictures of your hummer.

Or does anyone else.

[Bad Dawg]

Kerr, after seeing Angelo's lift I also went for the Rancho 4". I have posted pics a few times around on the site already but what the heck, just so you don't have to search for it...

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.

[ANGELO D.]

BAD DAWG, YOUR H2 LOOKS GREAT! I HAVE DONE A QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO MY H2 SINCE WE HAVE LAST TALKED. I CHANGED MY TIRES TO BFG M/T 37IN/12.50, JUST HAD 456/GEARS AND A ARB FRONT AIRLOCKER INSTALLED. 2/WEEKS AGO I HAD THE CORSA SPORT OFFROAD EXHAUST INSTALLED. MY ENGINE IS PUTTING OUT 570/HP, I HAD TO UPGRADE MY TRANSMISSION TO HANDLE THE HORSE POWER. I WENT TO HOLLISTER HILLS LAST WEEKEND, AND MY H2 WAS UNSTOPABLE, IT COULD CREEP SLOWLY OVER THE ROUGHEST TERRAIN AND ON THE REAL STEEP HILL CLIMBS WITH SOFT DIRT, ALL I HAD TO DO IS PUT THE THROTTLE DOWN AND HOLD ON! I HAVEN'T TRIED OUT MY AIRLOCKER YET, BECAUSE WAS JUST INSTALLED, BUT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRY IT OUT NEXT WEEK. I WOULD DEFINATELY RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE YOUR GEARS TO 456'S NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE 37IN TIRES. KERN, I SEND SOME MORE PICTURES NEXT WEEK. I'M THINKING ABOUT GOING TO PISMO BEACH THIS WEEKEND AND TRYING OUT THE POWER ON SOME SAND HILL CLIMBS.

TALK TO YOU LATER.
ANGELO

[Detonate]

Have to do it....

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-Jim March
Arlington TX
2003 Red H2
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder

[Tucson Beast]

Detonate what did you say - I can't hear you over ANGELO D

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[Patriot]

Angelo,

Why did you change your tires?

I like the "narrow" look...were they giving you handling issues?

Are those AR-767's that you had for rims?

[kdio]

Angelo D.
What engine modification did you do to get 570 HP? I have the magnacharger with headers and exhaust, cold air intake and had a custom computer calibration on the ECU and I'm at around 520 HP. Also will you H2 pass California smog inspection? I was very concerned that any modification done to my H2 must have a CARB exemption number before I would installed it.
I would love to see some updated pictures.
Kirk

03 H2 Sunset Orange Polished Magna Charger w headers & cold air intake, 37" MTRs w Weld Mountain Crushers, GPS Nav. & 2 rear LCD TVs w DVD, Extreme Tube steps

[Kerr]

I was going to ask about the gears, I bet the 4:56 did help out a lot. Is there a reason you stopped with the 456 why not a 488 5:13

I had 4:56 with 35's on a grand cherokee and it needed more gear, then again it didnt have a lot of power

You will love the arb air lockers!

[Bad Dawg]

Angelo, Thanks. I guess I passed up my opportunity to change out my gears a few months ago. We were out 4x4ing with our local Toyota club and we blew apart the front diff, trashed the transfer case and blew parts out the rear diff. All covered by warrenty, thank goodness. I'll put gears down as a future upgrade. How does changing out the gears affect the locker, if at all? I would love to dump our funds into more HP for the H2, but our race rig takes all our spare change for speed and power and maintenance (rolled it last month and rebuilding it now).

You can never have enough horsepower! Yellow LUX, Airforce intake, stainless headers and exhaust, Gobi rack and ladder, roof mounted off road lights, full wrap brush guard, rear light guards, outside tire carrier, Rancho 4" suspension lift, Ultra "EN4CER" 17x9 wheels, Goodyear 37/12.50R17 MT/R tires, removed side-step bars, 9.5ti warn multi-mount winch.