It's been a hard day - Damages so far

[Haiminger]

To H303:

Will 35" wheels make the front suspension act more "nice"?

I know bigger wheels are a good thing, but will it make the ride more easy?

[RuggedH2]

Traction, I lower the tire pressure in my Toyos anywhere from 15 down to 10, it increases the grip surface of the tires.

Seriously, I see the loose soil, but when you come up on those larger rocks, slow up, limit wheel spin, and apply BTM like crazy. It will walk right up them.

[Haiminger]

03H3,
What is BTM? I'm not familiar with this word.

[RuggedH2]

Go to the search on the bar above, when the box comes up, type in BTM, it will bring up many threads about the subject.

Basically you put your foot on the brake, bring up the RPM's and very gradually ease off the brake, allowing the grip from the front tires to slowly grab a hold of the rock. You might not be able to eliminate wheel spin, but try to limit it, to get traction on the rock surface.

[Haiminger]

O.K,

Thanks. I'll try it next time

[RuggedH2]

Loose soil can complicate the matter, but rock crawling should be slow.

BTM is used to apply traction to lift the vehicle over the obstacle, sometimes in loose soil some slip is required, but when you get to the larger rocks, don't hit them going fast.

a. It's self defeating
b. It's gonna break sh!t

The locker should be used while going slowly and in combination with BTM.

BTM is a balance between brake and throttle, you want to get your RPM's up to have torque available for climbing and the brake is used to balance that torque with the traction from the tires. When the technique is used properly it works very well on the Hummers. With a little practice, you can get good at it. Your H3 can go anywhere an IFS Toyota can go.

The driver and his skill level is a large part of the off road equation.

Good Luck, good to see you guys wheeling Hummers over there!

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by 03H3

Loose soil can complicate the matter, but rock crawling should be slow.

BTM is used to apply traction to lift the vehicle over the obstacle, sometimes in loose soil some slip is required, but when you get to the larger rocks, don't hit them going fast.

a. It's self defeating
b. It's gonna break sh!t

The locker should be used while going slowly and in combination with BTM.

BTM is a balance between brake and throttle, you want to get your RPM's up to have torque available for climbing and the brake is used to balance that torque with the traction from the tires. When the technique is used properly it works very well on the Hummers. With a little practice, you can get good at it. Your H3 can go anywhere an IFS Toyota can go.

The driver and his skill level is a large part of the off road equation.

Good Luck, good to see you guys wheeling Hummers over there!

Why do you continue to rant on and try to make others believe that you know what you're talking about. Did your daddy type that for you? Instead of the forum, you need to hit the gym.