H3's on the Rubicon

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

So, how are the front ends on the H3s?

Mechanically sound

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by Alec W

Great pictures guys. It looks like you had an awesome trip and I?m jealous too. Maybe next year.

[HummerNewbie]

Looks like a great time, thanks for posting the pics.

I see blue tape in this pic but not over the whole fender. Whose is that and what did you use shields on the fenders?

[ree]

Looks like you had a great time.

Do you have to have a guide? Or did you choose to hire them? How does that work?

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by ree

Looks like you had a great time.

Do you have to have a guide? Or did you choose to hire them? How does that work?

Guides are not mandatory, but to be Rubicon friendly, it is suggested. Friends of the Rubicon, a non-profit org., asks that you go with someone who knows the trail the first few times you go.

You can get very lost up there. It is not just one trail. Many offshoots and places to get off the path. They have Sherriffs and Rangers walking the trail, and they write tickets, expensive ones, if they catch you off the trail.

We did not hire them. They are members of the Rock n Roll 4x4 club (Cranky Steve is too). Scott is a member of the "Rubicon Trail Patrol".

I simply just asked if someone would be willing to take us out on the trail, and immediately got three volunteers.

[Sewie]

So except for Bebe's stubborn locker, there were no mechanical issues. Just a lot of rock rash and a couple dents.

So here's the damage report on my truck:

Dent in rear PS door.
Rock rash on DS rear fender.
Dented rock rail on DS
Passenger rock rail bent up about an inch
Front piece of UCP bent up a couple inches
Scrapes and gouges on just about every part of the undercarriage.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by Sewie

Dented rock rail on DS
Passenger rock rail bent up about an inch
Front piece of UCP bent up a couple inches
Scrapes and gouges on just about every part of the undercarriage.

We we coming down a little hard

[HummBebe]

Not much choice in coming down hard....big rocks = big drops on the under carriage.

My carnage list:
Rear driver door handle has a granite gouge
Rear driver fender made nice with a couple of trees
Passenger rock rail has sheets of line-x coming off
Driver rockrail is scraped up underneath
Didn't even bother looking under the truck, I know it's trashed.

[HIHUMMER]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

Not much choice in coming down hard....big rocks = big drops on the under carriage.

My carnage list:
Rear driver door handle has a granite gouge
Rear driver fender made nice with a couple of trees
Passenger rock rail has sheets of line-x coming off
Driver rockrail is scraped up underneath
Didn't even bother looking under the truck, I know it's trashed.

Ok Missy!! You knew it was coming! LOL!

POST CARNAGE PICS NOW!!!

[HummBebe]

Woo Hoo Sticky!!!!!

[azsidewinder]

Great pictures, wish I was there, however how do you guys trash your rides like that and seem like its no biggy? Wow Id be pissed maybe in a few months Ill get over the newness but the cost of repairing those H3's wont be cheap! Do you not repair them?

Overall though I know you guys experienced some serious offroading what is the absolute conclusion to the H3's abilities, is it the ultimate 4x4 capable of most things? Did you learn things that need to be changed? How was the alignment after all that wheeling on the way home? What are you going to change now to make it even better? I know that a winch is in my future probably front and rear, or at least one on the front permanent and a mobile one just in case.

You guys had a ball Id bet, I could feel the fun looking at the photos! Maybe next time Ill trek down from Arizona to join you all if I can get my wifes agreement, shes not a big 4x4 type since I rolled a 93 Bronco about 7 years ago with her in it, busted front and rear drivelines! Learned you cant spin the tires in 4 low that day That killed 4 wheeling for her, at least in any situation that could cause it to happen again. More photos please I know you all got em, the sunsets are beautiful there!

If you didnt want to take the chance of destroying your H3 could you still follow the caravan and just skip out on the really rough/rock rash stuff?

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by HIHUMMER

Ok Missy!! You knew it was coming! LOL!

POST CARNAGE PICS NOW!!!

Fender scrape and Door Handle


Rock Rail



Passenger Rear Fender



Not so bad eh????

[HummBebe]

I heart teh line-x

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by HummerNewbie

We we coming down a little hard

Sometimes. But it's really unavoidable in a lot of places. If you go to slow over some stuff you would just get high-centered. So you had to slide along the rails/UCP in order to not get stuck.

You should BABHUMV's Manik rails. One of them was smashed almost flat.

[H2 BULLY]

I HAD THE BEST TIME EVER!!
BIG Thanks to Scott, Derek and Brian

[NEOCON1]

Originally Posted by Sewie

So except for Bebe's stubborn locker, there were no mechanical issues. Just a lot of rock rash and a couple dents.

So here's the damage report on my truck:

Dent in rear PS door.
Rock rash on DS rear fender.
Dented rock rail on DS
Passenger rock rail bent up about an inch
Front piece of UCP bent up a couple inches
Scrapes and gouges on just about every part of the undercarriage.

sounds like you out did the beebster on carnage way to go man !!!!!!

[usetosellhummer]

nioce pics man!

[DRTYFN]

Oh yeah, how'd the TOYO MTs do on the trail?

[HummBebe]

Hey! Yeah, where is my oooopsie pic??? That was at the top of Walker

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

Hey! Yeah, where is my oooopsie pic??? That was at the top of Walker

I didn't get any. I was too busy strapping you to the tree.




Ok, now we need a pic so that doesn't sound so bad.