Hmm..interesting viewpoints. My replies in bold below.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by H2Beast:
Greetings,
- Upper and lower ball joints on the suspension A arms are too weak.
I've never seen a blown out ball joint yet. Most ball joints can handle 75k miles or more without problems.
- Transfer case housing is too weak so is the chain inside.
It all depends on how you drive. If you have lockers on it, you'll likely never have chain issues in the NP242. If you BTM a lot, you'll eventually have chain stretch - in about 100k miles.
- Brake pads are sizing on the rotors, especially in the front.
Brake pads seize due to poor maintainence. Either the brake proportioning valve, the master cylinder, or brake booster is going out.
- Steering idler arm likelly to break.
I've never seen an idler arm "break". I have seen old style idler arms wear out and need replacement. I've yet to see the new Moog parts wear yet.
- If CTIS equipped, always leaking.
Again - poor maintainence. If your CTIS is maintained properly, you'll have zero issues.
- On gas engines, the fuel tank is subject to melting because the tank is not enough protected from the exhaust. The fuel creates vapor, the vapor dilates the "plastic" tank to such an extreme that the tank would actually touch the exhaust pipe.
No Gas engined Hummer owners have ever reported this issue. That's BS.
- The gear hub will take a lot of play very fast and is too weak to stand any abuse in the rocks or with bigger tires.
Nope. I run 38.5" Interco Tires with zero issues. People also run 40" MTR's and also have zero issues. The geared hub is very, very strong. More BS.
How true all is all this? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>