ALIGNMENT QUESTIONS

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Here in Miami the only climbing we have are speed bumps & curbs. I do both (more speed bumps then curbs thank G-D)

My question is I see all your GREAT PHOTOS of rock climbing etc and wonder how well your alignments hold up?

After each hard outing are you doing alignments or is the H-3 that ruggedly built that you only do one when you get new tires or at intervals of 50000 miles or so?

I haven't seen this addressed before.

Thanks,

RYD

[Ma\'Deuce]

Depends on how fast you take the bumps. Here in Mi, not many speed bumps but pot holes do the same damage to your suspension that a speed bump does. All the rock climbing i've done, and i'm sure others have similar opinions, are at controled speeds. If you hit a bump, or in my case, a hole, at 40,50,80mph http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gifyer gonna do some damage and probably going to have to get an allignment. I am not a Wheelin junkie like a lot of these guys, but i'm sure i've done more damage to any of my rigs hittin pot holes than i have wheelin/rock crawlin in N.C., Col, Mi or Moab. Speed is key. just my drunk ass opinion though. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Agriv8r]

I have yet to need an alignment on the H3 after taking numerous ones off road with a variety of driver expierence. We have done both "rock" mountaing and wooded log filled trails, all of them seem to fair very well.

[bparker]

I hit speed bumps like they are bonus points in a game. And I take curbs at about 10-15 mph and she still drives straight. Heck I even have low profile tires! whooohooo (bump) whoohooooo (bump) whooohoooo (honda) whooohoooo (bump)......

[Sewie]

Originally posted by bparker:
I hit speed bumps like they are bonus points in a game. And I take curbs at about 10-15 mph and she still drives straight. Heck I even have low profile tires! whooohooo (bump) whoohooooo (bump) whooohoooo (honda) whooohoooo (bump)......

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[bparker]

LOL

[MyxH3]

So far I have about 500 trail miles on mine and the only alignment issue I had was the the very first time I took it offroad. I knocked my steering wheel alignment off the dealer aligned it again and torqued all the bolts again and no problems since. I am having some bigger tie rod adjusted fabbed because I feel it is the weakest link in the front steering.
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[bparker]

Nice pic

[NEOCON1]

havent had mine touched and drives as straight as the day i got it http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif no problem here http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif has anyone broken a tie rod on a 3 yet ? i know about the 2's but has anyone busted a h3 tie rod ? im takin an extra inner and outer to Moab but hope i wont need them http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Thanks people.

From your answers I can assume my speed bumps (at low speed) and the occasional curb jumping to get past traffic hogging the left lane is no problem...

RYD

[Pukematrixx]

Originally posted by rubher yellow ducky:
Thanks people.

From your answers I can assume my speed bumps (at low speed) and the occasional curb jumping to get past traffic hogging the left lane is no problem...

RYD

Definitly man, after the snow run here in MI I had to get my alignment rechecked but that was due to the fact that I recklessly went up this hill at full throttle and hit some air.

[f5fstop]

Originally posted by Ma'Deuce:
Depends on how fast you take the bumps. Here in Mi, not many speed bumps but pot holes do the same damage to your suspension that a speed bump does. All the rock climbing i've done, and i'm sure others have similar opinions, are at controled speeds. If you hit a bump, or in my case, a hole, at 40,50,80mph http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gifyer gonna do some damage and probably going to have to get an allignment. I am not a Wheelin junkie like a lot of these guys, but i'm sure i've done more damage to any of my rigs hittin pot holes than i have wheelin/rock crawlin in N.C., Col, Mi or Moab. Speed is key. just my drunk ass opinion though. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Why get an alignment in MI, just hit the pothole on the opposite angle on the way home from work, and it is back to normal. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
I have lived in many states, and MI, no doubt, has the nastiest roads in the USA.

[Steve - SanJose]

Yea my H3 gets used mostly as a UAV (urban assault vehicle) with daily driving over potholes and some trashed roads. So far tracking true at 15K miles and little tire wear. I like the H3's chassis durability for daily use compared to the other fancy foreign cars in the garage. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

S.