[Mike97ZJ]

Well, I think the only way to settle it is for one of you guys to grab your socket set and crawl under there and unbolt that swaybar.

But first, find some kind of obstacle you can climb up with one front wheel to test your travel. Climb up as far as you can before a rear wheel lifts, then take a picture. Either that, or place a rear tire on it and back up the obstacle.

Go back home, unbolt the swaybar, and then go do it again and take another pic.

Doesn't have to be offroad. A good sized rock, the edge of a culvert, even the edge of a loading dock ramp will work.


Steve... I'm happy to share any info that I have on the SFA thing. I was just kidding you about the debate thing. I just don't want to go spouting off about the SFA and come off like I'm trying to be superior or anything.

And I know you didn't design the truck, but there's no reason you can't defend it or be proud of it.

I agree with you about the geared hubs. It would have been really cool if the H2 had them up front, along with a solid rear axle. They actually make straight axles with hubs like that, now THAT would be really cool, to have those bad boys front and rear.

Don.....As far as that swaybar, the thing that I noticed is that it looks pretty vulnerable bolted below the axle like that. My shock mounts hang down below the axle in much the same way, and I've nailed them pretty good on rocks. The shock mounts are pretty beefy, much more beefy than the way that sway is attached. I figure you got 6k lbs of Hummer moving forward and a rock snags just the bar, you're likely to shear it right off if you hit it hard enough.

I guess it depends on the wheeling you do. Around here, we have a lot of stumps and things like that in addition to rocks. One time I thought I cleared a log in the trail, but I ended up with it wedged underneath my t-case skidplate. I had to rock it back and forth a bit to free it.

Oh well, that's enough for now. I'm off to my welding class.

You know, I really love these tech discussions.

Maybe we ought to get our own forum, LOL.