Buy the cheap ones or buy the good ones that have 3 year warrantys and keep exchanging the out under warranty.....
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Buy the cheap ones or buy the good ones that have 3 year warrantys and keep exchanging the out under warranty.....
That keep exchanging thing may not work out so well. Especially at advance with how the computers work.
Well axle is all done so now to start on the lift. Went ahead and mocked up the serious offroad crossmember to see what im going to have to do to make it fit. I am going to have to make a new mounting point for it on the frame. So the plan is to get some 1inch by 3 inch channel, weld to studs to it them weld it to the frame. that will be the man mounting location for it. The drill two holes through the side of the frame and bolt it up. I am going to have to trim the crossmember vertical plate that hugs the frame to fit around the cab support. Also It looks like its going to be a serious tight clearance for the drive shaft. So Im going to notch that part of the cross member and plate it back in. One last thing, The crossmember transfercase skid looks like it might not be deep enough. Looks like the transfercase might come in contact and rest on the skid. I have to do some cutting and test fitting before Ill know for sure though.
Jacked the truck up to see where it "should" sit once the new lift. After all this and 8.5 inches of lift it looks as if Im still going to rub on the street with 35's..... I was really trying to avoid cutting fenders because I didn't want to cut into the bed. They are getting harder and harder to find. First things first though, get the lift on and then go from there...
Last thing is front drive shaft. Im trying to find one that should be able to take the steep angle. From what I have read some xj guys were able to get away with just an extended stock shaft on 8 inches of lift with no problems. Others had bad vibs. I found a driveshaft that should be able to take the angle. A multiple double cardone joint DS. Tom woods makes them. However I am getting mixed reports as to its hwy use... if I have bad vibes with that the only other option I have I believe is to cut off the C's on the axle and rotate back for the pinon angle or do manual locking hubs that way the ds is not spinning in 2wd.
Did you measure your angle? what is it?
Rather than cutting C's you can just put some shims bolted to the leaf spring pack, lots of people run those and it shoudl take care of the pinion angle. I don't think you would notice it that much with the steering geometry.
It's coil sprung. Not leaf sprung. No problems with the angle in the rear (leaf sprung) just the front (coil sprung). I haven't been able to get a measurement on the angle yet.
You can prolly adjust your front arms a fair amount to help with the pinion angle.
I just want to make note that adjusting the caster based on pinion angle will negatively affect the steering and handling.
You can adjust it a little, I would be more concerned about adjusting the angles to keep the caster correct.
Get it together and see what the angle looks like. I don't think you will have a problem but 8.5" is a lot of lift.
Sorry I posted that at work and could not see the pics. I mean I'm a dumbass, but not that much of a dumb ass.
Like freight on and tommy said, put it together and try to adjust the lower arm short, see where you are at. A cardan joint 1330 will take a lot of angle and should suffice, but a cardan joint on each end seems vibrolicious, I assume that is what you mean by double cardan.
Like Travis said and you have read on the interweb it will effect caster, but I would think you could find a happy medium.
I'm hoping so but I have been told it won't be enough from some xj guys. But y'all are right. Will just have to get it on and go from there. If only I could get some days off work now to get it going.
Nothing new to mention about the mj right now. Have been hitting the books hard and will be graduating in about a week. In the mean time I have been looking to trade in my 2008 ford fusion as soon as I get a job for a H3T. What do yall think. I am not considering anything less than the V8 option. They are hard to find and have been looking for the past year.
I think it is a good looking vehicle for a dd. Plus if I can get it with front and rear diff locks( which is fairly rare) it will be icing on the cake. Planis to throw some nice tires on it and rock it. looks like I can get one with about 50k for 28k. It will come with the 5.3 a trusted vortec....
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse4e3bfda.jpg
I would just go buy a chevy 1/2 ton 4x4, v-8. You should be able to get that new or 1 yr old below that price range.
I laugh a little every time I see one of those somewhere. A regular Chevy pickup would be a much better option.
I'm sure they are great vehicles, I'm just not into the whole "blowing guys in the bathroom stall" scene that goes with ownership.
In all seriousness those things suck. They are on the same chassis as a colorado, so even though you have the bigger motor, you do not have the suspension or frame to handle anything bigger than a mini truck can. I owned a colorado and it was a massive pile of ****. The interior in H3s are still small and not very roomy, the mileage is terrible, and you still have to look like a Dbag in a mini version of a vehicle that was cool 2 generations ago.
Like frick said, buy a half ton 4x4 chevy. They are bigger, will probably get better fuel mileage, look better, and you can handle towing more with it.
I was being serious.
Also, if you knew the last H3 driver that was in the club, you would seriously reconsider your opinion.
I was just about to ask, where the **** is hot pocket when you need him???
I like the way they look, but I wouldn't buy one (for most of the reasons already stated).
If you like the way they look it's already too late for you
They come with this bumper sticker from the factory.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...pskbgc4brd.jpg
So gay. Just saying.
Bunch of negative nacey's
I don't know who nacey is but if Tate says your h3 idea is gay you better bet your little midget family ass that its pretty ****ing gay.
I don't care if Richard Simmons wearing a banana hamock said they were gay. It's his own opinion. As far as I'm concerned I don't give a flying ****.
You asked what everyone thought, this is what you get.
Gayer than a handbag full of dicks.
Even if you pushed aside the fact that they are gayer than a cum covered mustache, they are still ****ty vehicles. That is what you should be concerned about.
They also said I should get a 5.0...
Get what makes you happy, but I do agree a Chevy truck would probably be a better option.
Rear end went out, transmission went out twice. Front end needed to be rebuilt when I sold it. 4x4 messed up, AC messed up, other little ****. And I sold it with 110000 miles on it. almost all problems happened with less than 100,000 miles on it.
One of my friends has an H3, and she never takes it off the pavement. She is always having electrical issues, and her entire four wheel drive system exploded on her the other day while she was driving to work. I just dont trust them.
Also, when I owned my colorado I never thought I would really tow anything, but it surprised me how much I wished I had a bigger truck.
But like Travis said, get what makes you happy, just dont expect us to not make fun of you :flipoff2:
Did you know the H3 was designed by Ralph Nader?
Other option is a jk8. But want 4 doors.