MY LIFTED H3!!!

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I just lifted my H3,

- RANCHO Lift
- Pro Comp Xtreme M/T Tires
- Pro Comp Xtreme Wheels

here's some pics:

http://www.4x4boyz.com/images/h3lift/h33.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/images/h3lift/h34.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/images/h3lift/h31.jpg

Aloha!

[stagger_lee]

Looks pretty billy bad ass to me! NIce rig. :beerchug:

[HummBebe]

Holey Crap!!! That looks awesome!

No go wheel the crap out of it and tell me if you break anything :D

[H3slate]

Sweet! Your rig keeps getting better!

[H3NCO]

Holy hell ya!

[3Hummer]

siiiiiiiiick

[TexasRTR78]

:beerchug: Looks AWSOME!!!!!



I think I have almost given up completely on Rough Country's lift....*sigh*:(

[K9sH3]

OMG! That is the best I have seen in a while,,, Nice very nice.

:perfect10s:

[Steve - SanJose]

Wow, that's a lot of lift there.

[usetosellhummer]

Thats what we call a badmutherfuker
What about the tip on off roading?????????

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...No go wheel the crap out of it and tell me if you break anything :D

Funny you said that HummBebe - testing the flex on a rock this past weekend I climbed it a little too easy and over shot the target and ended up in a bad angle, tried to reverse getting off of the rock and POP!! :OWNED: Snapped my CV joint!! the shaft stayed in tack but the joint cracked like a eggshell!! We yanked out the shaft so I could drive it home, the new axle assembly is coming in tomorrow; we will install it on Saturday and it's back on the trails on Sunday :jump:
- the cool thing the lift handled like a champ on the trails, the angle I was in would pop any CV joint in my opinion :)



http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/10.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/13.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/11.jpg


Mike and his H2 winched me back over - check out the flex from behind!:
http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/17.jpg

Wrenching on the trails - quick fix, and I'm off...
http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/14.jpg

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OMG! That is the best I have seen in a while,,, Nice very nice.

:perfect10s:

Thanks bro - it will be entered in Motor Trend's 2007 First Hawaiian Auto Show in March, so I will have to refrain myself from getting it dirty :crying:

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Thats what we call a badmutherfuker
What about the tip on off roading?????????

Thanks!! Tip? With the lift you definitely need spotters, you can't see crap anywhere, it was bad before but even worst with the lift :( Tight squeeze here, if not for Chad I would've definitely take off my review mirrors - I did make it through without a scratch though :clapping:

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/5.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/2.19.07/6.jpg

[Sewie]

Were you aired down at all? Can you get some pics of the clearance to the knuckles, etc. at different PSI's? Specs on the wheels?

Truck looks great BTW. :cool:

[Desert Dan]

Ouch!! I bet that made a bang when it broke.

Be carefull working under the truck when it is being supported by the highlift jack

[GotSandH3]

Is that on 35's?? Looks great!!

[HummBebe]

Does that guys t-shirt really say "VIRGIN" ???


HAHAHAHAHA....I need to get one of those for Shaggy:giggling:

[Sewie]

Does that guys t-shirt really say "VIRGIN" ???


HAHAHAHAHA....I need to get one of those for Shaggy:giggling:


Did you see the back? Won't work for Shaggy. :giggling:

[K9sH3]

Thanks bro - it will be entered in Motor Trend's 2007 First Hawaiian Auto Show in March, so I will have to refrain myself from getting it dirty :crying:

Or get it dirty as shiate and only wash one side real good and leave the other side alone.

Where in HI are you, I used to work for T&C Surf.

[timgco]

Looks great!

I was one of the first Rancho lifted H3's. The guys that did the install had some issues with it. A couple of things to check out is the the way the ride height is set up. Make sure they didn;t crank the T bars all the way up with the lift. I had the same rims you have but in all black and had issue with hitting the steering knuckle when aired down at the wrong angle. (17") It seems the ones I have seen with the 18" setup have been fine. I know that with the proper offest wheel and tire setup that H3 has great AP and DP angles. Also check out how far your bumpstops are form touching in the front. That's how I found out the Tbars were cranked all the way. There's nithing wuite like hitting the brakes hard on the highway and the front dips down a foot. :eek:

Good luck with it! It looks great BTW!

How does it ride for you at highway speeds?

[frenzy1]

great lookin' rig man !! :perfect10s: :perfect10s:

[raptorman53]

Lookn' good:beerchug: Sucks about the CV joint:(

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Or get it dirty as shiate and only wash one side real good and leave the other side alone.

Where in HI are you, I used to work for T&C Surf.

You still located in oahu? Born in Kaimuki, raised in Pearl City, and now living in Ewa Beach. I knew a few people who worked at T&C Surf - Stacey display designer and Marcey graphic designer - not sure where they are now.

That would look cool leaving one side dirty but I think the Hawaii Convention would have a cow if I tracked any dirt on their floors - LOL

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Looks great!

I was one of the first Rancho lifted H3's. The guys that did the install had some issues with it. A couple of things to check out is the the way the ride height is set up. Make sure they didn;t crank the T bars all the way up with the lift. I had the same rims you have but in all black and had issue with hitting the steering knuckle when aired down at the wrong angle. (17") It seems the ones I have seen with the 18" setup have been fine. I know that with the proper offest wheel and tire setup that H3 has great AP and DP angles. Also check out how far your bumpstops are form touching in the front. That's how I found out the Tbars were cranked all the way. There's nithing wuite like hitting the brakes hard on the highway and the front dips down a foot. :eek:

Good luck with it! It looks great BTW!

How does it ride for you at highway speeds?

The T bars are perfect, before the lift I had it jacked up like mad but with the lift it's fine. As for the steering knuckle and bump stops it seems to be fine as well.

My H3 is a daily driver and brought it on the freeway and got it up to 75 and to me it rides better than stock! It hugs the road better, maybe because the wider wheel base because of the wider rims and backspacing - not sure what it is but it does feel good on the freeway.

[K9sH3]

You still located in oahu? Born in Kaimuki, raised in Pearl City, and now living in Ewa Beach. I knew a few people who worked at T&C Surf - Stacey display designer and Marcey graphic designer - not sure where they are now.

That would look cool leaving one side dirty but I think the Hawaii Convention would have a cow if I tracked any dirt on their floors - LOL

No, I live in FL. I dealt wiht Graig and his wife and I mostly talked with Stacey and a few others when they would come to the main land for trade shows. They have a factory here in FL, I worked from there, as the Team Mgr for the East coast. I think that was the best job a person could have. Travel, surf, chill etc.. all paid by T&C.

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No, I live in FL. I dealt wiht Graig and his wife and I mostly talked with Stacey and a few others when they would come to the main land for trade shows. They have a factory here in FL, I worked from there, as the Team Mgr for the East coast. I think that was the best job a person could have. Travel, surf, chill etc.. all paid by T&C.

Yep whenever you can get paid for doing something you love to do is always AWESOME!

[NewHummerGuy]

i am digging the pool table in garage you got. Sweet man...:jump:

Oh ...nice truck too:beerchug: :beerchug:

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I had to get spacers because the control arm was so close to my wheel you couldn't even fit your pinky finger between the wheel and the control arm!! It was about 1/16 away from the wheel. This is due to the backspacing of my wheels - should've got less backspacing...

Not only did the wheel spacer help distance the tire from the control arm but it gave my H3 a wider beefier look. Here's the before and after pics:

Before - no lift, 16 x 8 with 35's, tbars cranked like crazy!

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/stance4_before.jpg


After - lift, 17 x 10 with 35's, 1 1/4 spacer:

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/stance3.jpg

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/stance1.jpg

Had my friend over at Goodyear install my spacers and torque it for me. No more worrying about the COG (Center of Gravity) due to the lift, the wider wheel base hugs the roads now ;)

[HummerHead]

Hey I absolutely love your rig...awesome color too! Can you post some closer pics of your Pro Comp rims if you get a chance? Thanks.

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Hey I absolutely love your rig...awesome color too! Can you post some closer pics of your Pro Comp rims if you get a chance? Thanks.

Here you go! :D

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/wheel1.jpg

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/wheel2.jpg

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/wheel3.jpg

[westhillsat]

Great looking truck!!!:cool:

[HummerHead]

Thanks...again, I love your truck. Keep us updated on how it performs. Enjoy!

[ictH3]

Great looking truck!!!:cool:

:iagree: NICE!

[Sewie]

I had to get spacers because the control arm was so close to my wheel you couldn't even fit your pinky finger between the wheel and the control arm!! It was about 1/16 away from the wheel. This is due to the backspacing of my wheels - should've got less backspacing...


That was one of the knocks on this lift from early on. So I'll ask again. What is the backspacing on your wheels?

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That was one of the knocks on this lift from early on. So I'll ask again. What is the backspacing on your wheels?

I did find it strange that Rancho recommends 4.5" BS on 16", 17", 18" wheels. 5" BS on 20" & larger wheels. I have 17 x 10 and the 4.5 BS came too close that's why I added the spacers.

[Sewie]

I did find it strange that Rancho recommends 4.5" BS on 16", 17", 18" wheels. 5" BS on 20" & larger wheels. I have 17 x 10 and the 4.5 BS came too close that's why I added the spacers.

Thanks. That's what I figured.

[H3slate]

What is your new ground clearance with the lift? The before and after pics don't really show the difference. How did you like your MT/R's while you had them? They sure looked great!

[Urban Ops]

Are those wheels the new 7189?

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What is your new ground clearance with the lift? The before and after pics don't really show the difference. How did you like your MT/R's while you had them? They sure looked great! I still have them and are selling them for $850 rims and all!!

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/tires/tires1.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/tires/tires2.jpg

As for ground clearance it didn't change, but once I add 37's it should clear about 2 more inches...but still thinking about it. ;)

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Are those wheels the new 7189?

Yes it is the new 7189 Series (http://www.4wd.com/search.aspx?q=series%207189)

[Urban Ops]

Before - no lift, 16 x 8 with 35's, tbars cranked like crazy!

http://www.httpgroup.com/mypics/stance4_before.jpg



Is this with stock Hummer wheels or after market?

[HummBebe]

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/tires/tires1.jpg

Stock:p

[H3slate]

How many miles on the wheels? Too bad you live in Hawaii, cost a fortune to ship them to Oregon. :(

So did the lift give you more wheel articulation, or was it mainly for looks?

[Urban Ops]

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/tires/tires1.jpg

Stock:p

I figured that but wanted to be sure.

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Is this with stock Hummer wheels or after market?

Stock wheel 16 x 8

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How many miles on the wheels? Too bad you live in Hawaii, cost a fortune to ship them to Oregon. :(

So did the lift give you more wheel articulation, or was it mainly for looks?

Less than 5000 miles, yeah I know shipping would suck. As for wheel articulation it's basically the same, I think I may have problems if I went to 37's though, now that would be mainly for looks.

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Thanks. That's what I figured.

Hey Sewie,

Another thing I found out yesterday wheeling with my H3 - freakin' engineering for those tie rods are horrible - I knew it was thin but it's also too #UCKING weak for a vehicle that supposed to be able to handle extreme off-roading!!

Remember the video of that H2 that was circulating the net? It was going over some small rocks and the front tires pidgeon toed into the center...well it happen to me yesterday!!

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/3.31.07/broke6.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/3.31.07/broke4.jpg

We yanked the tire to the right to pull the tie rod out, and was stuck on the side of the mountain for a few hours...


http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/3.31.07/broke5.jpg

...a friend of mine took my rod to another one of my friends a few miles away and they welded back straight enough for me to drive it home.

Rod Hummer X Club Vegas Chapter President was with us and he said the H2's tie rod is no different, thin, thin thin!!

[HummBebe]

It's the lift sweet pea. Sewie and I have hammered our trucks and never broken a tie rod.

[HummBebe]

See if you can get some tie rod sleeves made.

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It's the lift sweet pea. Sewie and I have hammered our trucks and never broken a tie rod.

Hmmm I heard from a good source who have seen it with his own eyes that both H3's and H2's tie rods broke. I have to agree though, the lift and larger tires doesn't make them any stronger - I heard about those sleeves, gotta try it out.

I still don't regret the lift, was clearing boulders with ease, in fact we had a stock H2 that was struggling big time up the hill, my H3 and another stock H3 crawled the muddy slippery boulders with ease....well, that was until my freakin' tie rod bent in half LOL!! ;)

[Sewie]

They do break, but not as easily as on the H2. I've wheeled with a lot of H3's in all kinds of terrain and only seen one tie-rod bend so far (knocking on wood :o ). And he was hammering it up a pile of boulders. Limit your wheel spin and you have less chance of snapping one. And carry an extra - $100 well spent.

[ETD]

They do break, but not as easily as on the H2. I've wheeled with a lot of H3's in all kinds of terrain and only seen one tie-rod bend so far (knocking on wood :o ). And he was hammering it up a pile of boulders. Limit your wheel spin and you have less chance of snapping one. And carry an extra - $100 well spent.

Darn. And I thought they were designed to snap so your diffs and axle don't break :giggling:

Anyways, so far seen one break on a relatively innocuous trail so I surmised that load & stress has to be coincidentally "perfect" :shhh: to explain why other people break diffs & axles while others break tie rods. I'm sure that the engineers have tested these components in the lab ad infinitum but not all load & stress in the real world can be duplicated in the lab. In any case they are to be had for ~$40 not $100 so use "Google" (but then again if you live in Hawaii, you do pay to live in Hawaii!).

[Sewie]

In any case they are to be had for ~$40 not $100 so use "Google"

Not if you get both parts. ;)

[3Hummer]

Looks sick how many inches of lift is that? and whats your ground clearance now?!

[NEOCON1]

It's the lift sweet pea. Sewie and I have hammered our trucks and never broken a tie rod.


and the after-market wheel offset dont help none ;)

[HummBebe]

and the after-market wheel offset dont help none ;)

That's true too. Babhumv's had an offset didn't it?

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Because of the tierod breaking and because FUC#ING GM is backed ordered until May on all their tie rods I decided to make this ride a "street" queen (for now).

Once my tie rod comes in, we will fab out a more heavy duty rod by cutting the ends and welding it onto a thicker rod - not sure if this would really help being that the rod snapped on the thread going into the outer tie rod - we may also weld a pipe over both the outer and inner tierod.

I am driving it though, since my right is welded I aligned my left to the right to spare the life of my tires, my steering wheel is off but at least my tires are straight.

Also, because of the soft springs that comes with the RANCHO lift the rear began to sag, it got about an 1 1/2 lower than the front and looked ridiculous. We replaced the stock shacle with a YJ shackle and brought the back up about 1 3/4 higher. Here's some pics of the shackles:

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/H336/h35_36.jpg

Here's a pic from the rear, you can see how the rear is now even with the front:
http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/H336/h31_36.jpg

Since this is just a street ride now I went bigger on my tires adding Super Swampers IROK's 36 x 13.50's for a more aggressive look!

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/H336/h34_36.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/H336/h36_36.jpg

http://www.4x4boyz.com/pics/H336/h32_36.jpg

[usetosellhummer]

beware bud withh all the mods you have done they will not cover your t-case or tranny when it blows. You rough ride it with that set up and it will go so be real nice to your dealer. I have seen it with the 2's (2 trannies)

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beware bud withh all the mods you have done they will not cover your t-case or tranny when it blows. You rough ride it with that set up and it will go so be real nice to your dealer. I have seen it with the 2's (2 trannies)

LOL I know bro, this is definitely not for rough riding...the good thing is the GM at the dealership here is a good friend and also a fellow off-roader (dirtbike rider) and I also wheel with the Shop Foreman and one of their lead techs.

I am being extra nice to my H3 though, but can't say I'm not itching to take it on the trails again!;)

[stagger_lee]

Swampers look wicked. I know they are loud, and dont do well in snow, and look way over sized and kick chunks of rubber off as you drive down the road, but I love em. Rig looks sick Inked! :beerchug:

[wpage]

Nice looking mod. Seems it might be a bit much for the design.

[HoosierH3]

DAMN!!! Rig looks awsome! Very sweet!
Even if it is now a street queen! ;)
:perfect10s: :perfect10s: :perfect10s:

[Demo]

just get a PCM thingy, it's like magic beans.:giggling: :fdance:

[BlueTJCO]

Looks Awesome.......

Now if it could just hold up to some wheeling I'd have to give it a :perfect10s:


:jump:

[H3-o Hawaii]

Hows It
Do you live in Ewa Beach? I like your H3. I have a white H3 and live in Ewa.
Looks great lifted.
Aloha, Turk

[HummBebe]

Hows It
Do you live in Ewa Beach? I like your H3. I have a white H3 and live in Ewa.
Looks great lifted.
Aloha, Turk

Sweet....got any tip on good apartments there in Ewa beach....I need 2 1 bedrooms :D

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Hows It
Do you live in Ewa Beach? I like your H3. I have a white H3 and live in Ewa.
Looks great lifted.
Aloha, Turk

Yeah I do!! We've been looking for more H3 drivers to wheel with maybe one day we all can go..in fact this Saturday Pfluger Hummer is having thier annual Off-roading event - you should go it's pretty fun, nothing extreme, just scenery stuff. Hummer usually comes down and set up an obstacle course for us.

My friend in his H2 will be going, hopefully his Fabtech lift will be in before the run, I may hold back until my tierod comes in.

Aloha!

[Klint]

You need to get bigger tires... :fdance:

[johngarcia808]

sup marc!! your ride looks awesome dude!! im looking for some tires and rims too... you still got your 35's!?

[MajorGeek]

Always thought an H3 would look stupid lifted.

You proved me wrong.

Nice.