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Old 07-02-2005, 12:15 PM
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Hey Salt Lake what setup you got on that? Tires and lift?

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Old 07-01-2005, 11:28 AM
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41x14.50x20's and yes they rub you will have to trim if this is the route you will choose.
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Old 06-30-2005, 01:58 AM
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Hiya Guys
Hey HWG so if I understand the Fabtech wideneds the frontend 3 inch total? FTS does not right? Do you think this is good or bad? Any chance you could post some pic's of your yellow Hummer front, back, side I have a Yellow 05. Can you order the E&G fender flares?
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Old 06-27-2005, 04:43 AM
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I got a Fabtech 6" lift with the multishock kit and dual steering stablizers, 40" Procomp Xterrain on 20" Procomp 6070s. NO RUB!! I took it off road in Death Valley (see my pics on another thread). I also like the tight turning radius.

I did however crack the rear stabilizer bracket (its the stock bracket that's welded to the frame) which I had fixed by welding/re-enforcing that bracket.
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Screw it, I don't feel like playing. First you said you drive a "stick shift" every day and your wife drives an auto. Is the "stick shift" in the H2 or H1?

Then you are not going to buy and H3, then you are, then you are not again, then you might, then you.......... idiot. Understand how all of this works. If you are going to try to pretend, at least keep your stories consistent.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by tonka61:
the best thing for your h2 is to keep it as stock cause you get a better center of gravity for off roading closer to the ground the better which is stock just add bigger tires. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>This is based on your experience of wheelin' a stock and lifted H2 I presume? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>NO! It sounds like this is experience from being a complete dumbass. "closer to the ground the better"????????? Ever heard of ground clearance and approach/departure/breakover angles.

Tonka, who the f**K asked you if you support lift kits? You obviously are completely ignorant of any facts surrounding the issue so you should've just kept your yap shut.
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Old 06-25-2005, 08:42 PM
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NO ONE makes the best lift kit. They all have advantages and disadvantages.

For 38s you will need a 6" kit.
For 40s you had better go higher although some on here will say they can get them under a 6" kit.

Fabtech had the most popular and least costly 6" lift kit. It is designed for the everyday installer. Basically it replaces the knuckles with larger ones in the front and does not require cutting of the upper control arm brackets. It does change the spacing between the upper and lower control arms when the knuckles are replaced. The lit also replaces the pitman arm but retains the stock center link and steering components.

In the rear, it does provide a drop down bracket for the panhard bar, but I do not like the arrangment on the few kits I have seen. It makes a rear end alignment difficult. And...it does not stabalize this panhard bar. We are fixing this right now on a Fabtech kit brought to our shop.

Ths shocks on this kit are adequate but not great. The front end articulation is altered with the knuckles and the shock arrangement.

Full Throttle Suspension and BulletProof Suspension kits are more expensive. They do require some cutting for the front drop down brackets. These kits are difficult to install for the average installer. They require a working knowledge of the IFS system. They are designed to be installed by pros since their installation instructions are so-so.

These kits provide a system where the stock suspension geometry is retained.

They also provide drop down steering components allowing the retention of the stock pitman arm and center link. They provide a beefed up center link system and new beefed up tie rods and end links.

They also both have adjustment methods for the rear panhard bar with a great drop down bracket.
My 6.5 FTS kit rides better than stock with a great amount of control.

Both kits come with a option for dual shocks. I use King instead of the kit supplied shocks. They are works of both art and science.

I cannot write and article today so I will end here. If you are anywhere close to NJ, let us do your work. We have either installed, fixed, or adjusted all of these lits.

By the way, stay away from the Skyjacker 6" kit.
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Pic with King Shocks installed:

Stainless steel brake lines not yet installed--used to extend due to lift height. Old rusty tie rod still on this old pic.
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then my suggestion to you is move up and join the rest of us and get an h1.
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hey, I can articulate fully with no rub problems, its just a matter of how much trimming you do.
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That rear stabizer braket is the same one that cracked on the kit we are fixing right now.

It is a weak point in the Fabtech system.

We are putting a FTS bracket on it with an adjustable brace.

The Pro Comps you have are not 15.5 right? They are 13.5????
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Here is a pic of my Black H2 rear end--the previous pics were from my Yellow H2 with a 6.5 lift.

This one has a 12" lift but the rear end is essentially the same--and I had a pic available.

The panhard bar was replaced with a tubular one for greater strength--this I made since it does not come with the kit.

The adjustable panhard bar stabilzer bar does come with the kit. It is adjusted so that the rear end can be aligned. Then, once it is right, the drop down bracket has a second bolt hole---in the pic it is a blue dot in the chrome drop down bracket---a bolt is put into this for stability. That bolt, along with the stabilzer bracket makes the rear end track true, even with 12" of lift and another 3" of lift bec. of the tires.

On this kit, the sway bar links are not adjustable. I am replacing these with adjustable ones since I want the sway bar to be lowered slightly. These current links would have been fine except I entended the swat bar about two inches back from their rear mounts so that it did not hit the larger rear dif cover I installed.

The higher you go, the more these little details matter.

NOTE: The small tires are on the H2 for the front and rear end alignment--rear first obviously. The big boys do not fit the alignment machines.

I have the same details on my 6.5 lift, except with adjustable sway bar links, just no pic available right now.
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Old 06-27-2005, 01:33 PM
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Hey HummersGoneWild could you send or post some pic's of your yellow H2 sounds like what I want to do.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by tonka61:
then my suggestion to you is move up and join the rest of us and get an h1. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Ok, we have a little ZT/BR going on. So, which is it? Do you drive an H2 or an H1 every day?
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i don't support lift kits even if they make your ride look good. if you have to then do it. there all the same just about. the best thing for your h2 is to keep it as stock cause you get a better center of gravity for off roading closer to the ground the better which is stock just add bigger tires. if your looking for your h2 to be eyecandy then lift it. just a thought.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Originally posted by PhilD:
I've done a little of both... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Is that an understatement or what?
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Tim:

I will send you a PM.
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whats wrong with owning many vehicle ass wipe...you started the bs in the first place...so dont turn it on me ass wipe.
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I know you all have been been over this but I cant seem to find it Who do you think makes the best lift kit. I want to run 38 or 40 inch tires 14.50 or 15.50 wide
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