leveling kit on H2

[nasty745]

I'm about ti install a leveling kit on my H2 sut, whats the max size tire I can go with ? I've heard 35" and I've heard 37" does anyone really know ? Thanks

[Hellz]

Originally Posted by nasty745

I'm about ti install a leveling kit on my H2 sut, whats the max size tire I can go with ? I've heard 35" and I've heard 37" does anyone really know ? Thanks

35 inch tires - the H2's come stock with this

37 inch tires- These will fit on a stock h2 with no lift at all. you may have to crank the torsion bars a little, but every truck is different.
I currently run 37's on 20 inch rims. stock suspension, but have some $$ invested in the front end. New hubs, pitman/idler, shocks, tierods, steering dampner, EBC Brakes, EBC Rotors, Cognito upper control arm, MOOG upper and lower ball joints, replaced both CV joints, and had to remove my sidesteps when i first when to the 37's due to them hitting the end of the step while turning.

38 inch tires - you might be able to fit these on a stock H2, but im betting this is where you start needing to have a lift installed

39 inch tires- same as the 38's, but i would guess it becomes more of a requirement than an option. you might be able to fit them, but wont be able to make any turns. prolly can get by with a 2 inch lift

40 inch tires- you will need atleast a 4-6 inch lift. couple of guys here do run 40's, so they will be able to fill in any exact requirements.

my wish list is to move up to 40 inch tires myself, maybe even bigger! would love to pull tires off a military LMTV ( 46 inch ) and slap them on my H2.

be advised, you will be putting $$$ into your front end, and prolly pretty quick after you move up to larger tires.
as stated under the 37 inch tires, i will most likely be replacing my power steering here soon, and maybe more...

[guruerror]

Nice write-up.

[s_c5519]

Originally Posted by guruerror

Nice write-up.

Yes very nice, saves a LOT of searching and reading! Almost needs to be a sticky

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by s_c5519

Yes very nice, saves a LOT of searching and reading! Almost needs to be a sticky

Funny that you should mention that...I hit Jason (the admin) up last week about setting up a sub-forum under each section (H1, H2, and H3) for 'Common Problems and Fixes.' I envision it more as a 'reference' section and less of a 'discussion' area; where we post Stickys with solid write-ups about common/recurring problems, their fixes, and associated costs.

I figured this would be a good starting resource for members (particularly the newbies) when troubleshooting, or just as a heads-up on what they might need to be on the look out for. It's not always easy to find what your looking for with the search function unless you know what keywords to use. This would save some of that frustration.

Stuff like Hellz's write-up would be good to have in that section too...'Common Problems, Fixes, and Questions'

I'm still waiting to hear back...hopefully we can get something like that in the works.

[s_c5519]

Originally Posted by guruerror

Funny that you should mention that...I hit Jason (the admin) up last week about setting up a sub-forum under each section (H1, H2, and H3) for 'Common Problems and Fixes.' be good to have in that section too...'Common Problems, Fixes, and Questions'

That's a fantastic idea! I did a search for "air ride" the other day and there was 15 pages and like 350 replies to go through... In the end after you read them all and go through all the nonsense, like all of my posts usually are, it really all can be combined in nice small tidy sticky...

[nasty745]

Originally Posted by Hellz

35 inch tires - the H2's come stock with this

37 inch tires- These will fit on a stock h2 with no lift at all. you may have to crank the torsion bars a little, but every truck is different.
I currently run 37's on 20 inch rims. stock suspension, but have some $$ invested in the front end. New hubs, pitman/idler, shocks, tierods, steering dampner, EBC Brakes, EBC Rotors, Cognito upper control arm, MOOG upper and lower ball joints, replaced both CV joints, and had to remove my sidesteps when i first when to the 37's due to them hitting the end of the step while turning.

38 inch tires - you might be able to fit these on a stock H2, but im betting this is where you start needing to have a lift installed

39 inch tires- same as the 38's, but i would guess it becomes more of a requirement than an option. you might be able to fit them, but wont be able to make any turns. prolly can get by with a 2 inch lift

40 inch tires- you will need atleast a 4-6 inch lift. couple of guys here do run 40's, so they will be able to fill in any exact requirements.

my wish list is to move up to 40 inch tires myself, maybe even bigger! would love to pull tires off a military LMTV ( 46 inch ) and slap them on my H2.

be advised, you will be putting $$$ into your front end, and prolly pretty quick after you move up to larger tires.
as stated under the 37 inch tires, i will most likely be replacing my power steering here soon, and maybe more...

Thanks a lot ! This definitely helps and is much appreciated.