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05-20-2008, 11:27 PM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
If the only performance mods being made are spring rates and shocks, along with the required saftey equipment, I guess I was wrong.
They are just sitting around trying to decide what color to paint the thing!!!
As far as driver skills Rod Hall is one of the best, and he is the guy that seems to bring it home every time. It is the most important part of the truck.
i just wish i could find out personally what needs to be done to make my own desert race vehicle.
r3run33
Sounds like you just need a couple new torsion bars and a set of shocks and your ready to roll!!!
Good luck to all
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05-21-2008, 12:56 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
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Originally Posted by H2 rocks me
If the only performance mods being made are spring rates and shocks, along with the required saftey equipment, I guess I was wrong.
They are just sitting around trying to decide what color to paint the thing!!!
As far as driver skills Rod Hall is one of the best, and he is the guy that seems to bring it home every time. It is the most important part of the truck.
i just wish i could find out personally what needs to be done to make my own desert race vehicle.
r3run33
Sounds like you just need a couple new torsion bars and a set of shocks and your ready to roll!!!
Good luck to all
"You got to finish to win"
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It's even documented for you, and you're still ignoring the facts, ugh...
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05-21-2008, 01:42 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
wow you guys are ruff now i have seen core pre runner trucks before in person and those are basically biggies with plastic bodies attached!!! from the pics of rod hall site the hummer does not look like that now a perfect example is the dakar h3 run by robby gordon that was a blatant race truck with a fab body attached. the h2 sut i'm referring to does not look like that. all i'm asking is what was changed tie rods etc. yes i probalby can't duplicate it but it would be nice to see what these guys strenghtd or changed because they knew what would brake or was to weak to hold up.
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05-21-2008, 01:46 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
by thanks for the link maverick im looking for pics of the dakar h3 so you guys can see what i mean
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05-21-2008, 01:52 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
ok look at these 2 and tell me which one is close to stock?
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05-21-2008, 02:03 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
sorry those pics are small but you get the idea
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05-21-2008, 03:40 AM
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sorry those pics are small but you get the idea
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Yep, we know what you're talking about. The Dakar rig is a built from the ground up as a unique platform for racing, and has nothing at all to do with any HUMMER, except for some slight resemblence of an H3 on bodywork. Personally, I hate it, why put the HUMMER name on it if it's not a HUMMER. That's precisely why Rod Hall racing will always have more respect from me, they use stock trucks with very little modifications and give the HUMMER name some truly worthy wins to be proud of.
So yes, for your answer look to Mavericks response, the Hall Racing HUMMER's are all production line H1's, H2's, H3's and modified only for endurance and safety.
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05-21-2008, 03:05 PM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
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Originally Posted by r3run33
wow you guys are ruff now i have seen core pre runner trucks before in person and those are basically biggies with plastic bodies attached!!! from the pics of rod hall site the hummer does not look like that now a perfect example is the dakar h3 run by robby gordon that was a blatant race truck with a fab body attached. the h2 sut i'm referring to does not look like that. all i'm asking is what was changed tie rods etc. yes i probalby can't duplicate it but it would be nice to see what these guys strenghtd or changed because they knew what would brake or was to weak to hold up.
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Not trying to get my panties wadded up but when people start spouting off about something that we poured alot time and hard work into it just like getting a snuggy. As far as the tie rods, yes they are production parts. Robbie Gordons Dakar H3 is nothing more than a Trophy Truck with a bad representation of a H3 skin. Hell it's not even 4 wheel drive.
On the H2 SUT.
As per the rules, spring rates are open and since we weigh about 700 pounds more than production trucks and see alot more rough terrain at alot higher speeds it was an obvious choice to up the rates. The front t-bars are actually off the shelf production 1 ton production springs. The rears are aftermarket. The shocks are also open in both sanctioning bodies. We run 4 inch bypass shocks with remote resevoirs which weigh about 50-60 pounds each.
We prerun and chase in completely stock H2s and H3s with the only mods being FOX shocks which you could purchase through Chad Hall at Winkle Hummer in Reno.
Okay I'll get off my  now and get back to prepping Rod's and Chad's trucks for the upcoming 40th running of the Baja 500. Visit rodhallracing.com to get up to the minute news of the race and also GPS tracking of the entire race. Sure would like to see all of the Hummer owners participate in our blog on race day.
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05-21-2008, 06:06 PM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
maverick
I wish you guys the best of luck in all of your upcoming SCORE and BITD events. Hopefully all of the Hummers will win their class.
Looking forward to live coverage on the web!!!!
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05-21-2008, 06:22 PM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
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Originally Posted by H2 Maverick
Not trying to get my panties wadded up but when people start spouting off about something that we poured alot time and hard work into it just like getting a snuggy.
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 I know how much work you put into getting them ready, that's one of the reasons why these guys win!
Good info on the springs, btw. I had a link for what was done to the old SUV but can't find it anymore.
Good Luck in the B500! 
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05-22-2008, 05:08 AM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
For what it's worth -- after spending 4 days with Team HUMMER -- I can tell you that Mav is spot on (he should be...I'm pretty sure he was there).
I ran the pre-run of Terrible's town with Chad Hall in an H2 and saw Rod Hall pre-run in a bone-stock H3...so to say the Halls just show up and race is false.
Someone asked about the steering wheel -- it has to be stock, just like the dash (minus the radio, etc).
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05-22-2008, 08:09 PM
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Re: rod hall h2 sut???
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Originally Posted by Hummer Guy
For what it's worth -- after spending 4 days with Team HUMMER -- I can tell you that Mav is spot on (he should be...I'm pretty sure he was there).
I ran the pre-run of Terrible's town with Chad Hall in an H2 and saw Rod Hall pre-run in a bone-stock H3...so to say the Halls just show up and race is false.
Someone asked about the steering wheel -- it has to be stock, just like the dash (minus the radio, etc).
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