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wannabeH3 03-16-2006 01:42 PM

where are they? can someone post a pic? id do it for you!!! im great with tools i just need to be told where to go. what steps do i need to do this? does it have to be jacked up?

StarsnBars 03-16-2006 01:50 PM

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right under the driver and passen seat area, Lay down in that area and you will see the cross bracket running across. the bolts are in the bracket. You can see the T-bars running down to that area. Jack up rig in the front middle to get front tires off the ground.(floor jack) ,,,mark adjustment bolts with a sharpie ,1 mark on bolt 1 mark on surrounding metal so lines match. Turn clockwise desired turns, Most are doing 2-1/2 turns,,me too. Drop jack and your done. You can measure here to see your results,, before and after, 2 turns is about 1 inch. If its a uneven measurement drive it first for a day or two and remeasure. I had to turn one of mine about a 1/4 turn more to match them up after a couple days.

wannabeH3 03-16-2006 01:56 PM

Mexcellent!

CO Hummer 03-16-2006 01:59 PM

Careful..... Ask Bebe about cranking them up. She's having a problem with that after the dealer did it.

wannabeH3 03-16-2006 02:00 PM

what problem is she having? it sounds like quite a few people have done it tho so one problem in the bunch is bound to happen

CO Hummer 03-16-2006 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by wannabeH3:
what problem is she having? it sounds like quite a few people have done it tho so one problem in the bunch is bound to happen

She can give you more details, but she said that she's getting weird noises as a result.

wannabeH3 03-16-2006 03:05 PM

interesting... i have dealt with all the weird noises you could get probably haha... she might have a loose tie rod, or blown body mount. at least those are 2 of the noise issues i have corrected :P

HummBebe 03-16-2006 08:31 PM

I just got back from my morning adventures at the dealership diagnosing the noise issue.

The shop foreman took a drive with me and heard the sound I had been trying to describe. Put it up on the rack, while I'm enjoying my cup of coffee in the waiting area, he comes over and says, " would you like to come back and see what is going on with your truck?"

My heart sank......I was trying to be stong. We walked back into the shop and there was the patient, Bebe Rhino lifted way up in the air.

He walked me over to the her, said "watch you head" as he lead me underneath the truck, then asked me to turn around and to first look at the gas tank cover....it was pretty flat. As in smashed.

Then he asked me to look at the cross member...it was bent.

He then showed me the UCP and how it was bolted on. In front, where it is bolted on the the second skid plate you could see how it was higher on the drivers side. The second skid plate is also smashed

In installing the UCP they had a difficult time getting it on, because everything was out of whack. But they installed it anyway.

Apparently the noise was the second skid plate binding, and causing a rattle when I hit a bump.

So they took the UCP back off, and with cro-bars and pry bars, got everything as unsmashed as they could, reinstalled the UCP and guess what.....no noise!!!

Or at least it is much better and less severe than it was. They said if I want it to totally go away, they would need to replace the bent crossmember.

So the moral of the story???

The torsion bar tweak had nothing to do with it.....and.......

I blame it all on Sewie

wannabeH3 03-16-2006 09:05 PM

whats a ucp?

HummBebe 03-16-2006 09:07 PM

Under Carriage Protection.

Sewie 03-16-2006 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by HummBebe:
I blame it all on Sewie

Wha?!!?!?!

Couldn't have been me. Must've happened on the DV trip.

Does this mean I can blame you for my t-case and front diff?

HummBebe 03-16-2006 09:15 PM

Think about it, you always go first....I just follow

Most likley Hollister and BRD.

MarK M 03-16-2006 09:23 PM

this is why i'm lifting my sh!t! I'm paraniod about bottoming out and "smashing" or "bending" anything underneath!

I'm glad they found the problem Humm! From your description they seemed cool about everything.

wannabeH3 03-16-2006 09:25 PM

i dont understand how you bottom out unless you are going fast... if you are crawling all you will hear is scraping.. right?

HummBebe 03-16-2006 09:31 PM

2.5 hrs of labor, all under warranty

Sewie 03-16-2006 09:34 PM

warranty = good

Sewie 03-16-2006 09:45 PM

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Originally posted by MarK M:
this is why i'm lifting my sh!t! I'm paraniod about bottoming out and "smashing" or "bending" anything underneath!


That's all part of the fun.

Seriously though, you're gonna hit something underneath at somepoint, even with a lift. It will just be something taller. Don't think a lift will make up for inexperience or bad decisions on trail.

NEOCON1 03-17-2006 12:33 AM

hey Bebe , how do you smash your fuel tank protection when sewie and i havent LOL, you are hardcore , did you go someplace that your keeping secret from us LOL

HummBebe 03-17-2006 12:39 AM

Well, have you looked under your truck lately boys????

I'm gonna say it was the quinn river bank in Black Rock Desert. It had the tell tale signs of white mud streaks on it.

NEOCON1 03-17-2006 12:41 AM

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mine looks fine see but i did need a sledge to get my UC protection on LOL


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