H3 with Rough Country 5in lift and 37's

[Ted]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Operator24:
LOL... oh please those "calculators" aren't very good. They don't take into account all the things that matter when you regear. Its more than just making up for tire size. If you're running a really heavy tire/wheel combo, you should be thinking about that when you regear. If you're a stick or an auto, that comes into play. I'll even argue that you may consider different gears than what a calculator like that suggests depending simply on where you drive most(freeway, mountain roads, or is the rig strictly for offroad?)

If you're doing more freeway driving than anything, you'll want to stick closer to a stock gear so you have a full range of speed. A 4.10 gear you might be able to top out at 120 on a freeway. WIth a 5.13 you might only see 80 as a top speed thats physically possible!

I don't see where you plug that in on the calculator? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I hope your find your "thick gears".

[Anonymous]

And my question is do you retain the stock shocks, and if not are they included in the price?

[Nefarious]

I know this is an old topic, but I see the kits still aren't released for sale from their site yet. The yellow H3 is a monster!

[darebren]

What i wonder is if you can carry a 37", heck, even a 35" spare tire on the rear mount? seems it would hit the bumper and not fit in the mount??

[Nefarious]

Originally Posted by darebren

What i wonder is if you can carry a 37", heck, even a 35" spare tire on the rear mount? seems it would hit the bumper and not fit in the mount??

They have one on it in this pic. No telling if it was modifed or not, but here's the pic.

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by darebren

What i wonder is if you can carry a 37", heck, even a 35" spare tire on the rear mount? seems it would hit the bumper and not fit in the mount??

35's fit on the rear carrier no problem. Don't have my truck so can't look to see if 37's would fit w/o moving the mount.

[Nefarious]

Originally Posted by Sewie

35's fit on the rear carrier no problem. Don't have my truck so can't look to see if 37's would fit w/o moving the mount.

I came across the ebay link for the yellow h3 with the 37" wheels and it stated that they had to add a special bracket to the original carrier to get the 37" on it. It looks like 35's are the biggest the stock carrier can handle.

[x-humm]

Come on!!! One shipping location!! Yeah right Fob my house. One Credit card, Yeah, I wonder who's credit card can we use???

[crop000s]

Two questions, Where do I get it and how much? That looks sweet!

[x-humm]

I just came back from a Lift shop. They suggested that if I use this lift, to re-gear my rear axle.

[timgco]

The delay may sound like bad to news to you guys. But take it from someone that just went through a bunch of BS with a lift that was rushed to the market. BTW- DON'T BUY A RANCHO LIFT!
At least Rough Country is making mods and taking time to make sure everything is good before they release to the public.

that whole shipping thing is BS. What you guys should do is start a private PM with info/ addresses to give to these guys and than ship accordingly. Ship to one address? I would have laughed my ass off at the person that made that statement. I would talk with the VP of Sales. better yet, Pm Jason and see what he can do. Jason has GREAT prices on acc.'s and maybe he will be a dealer and get better rates. it can't hurt to ask. Can it?

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Killer:
Personally I would love to see an H3 with the Rough Country lift and 35's...I'm still skeptical about the 37's. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

As far as wheelwell/ tire clearance it will look close to this pic. But the tires won't stick out like mine do. That's really my only complaint about the Rancho kit. I think the 35's will look great.

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crop000s:
Two questions, Where do I get it and how much? That looks sweet! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

LMAO! You're just as bad as me.

[NoMoGMPG]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Operator24:
Another question to throw out there...

I'm trying to figure out if you'd have to change the locker out for one that accepts a higher ratio gear OR if you're currently forced to get a set of "thick gears" made (maybe some already exist?) to regear an H3.

Is the rear locker in the 10 bolt rear axle an EATON model of the elocker? I could look up the model and see where the carrier gear break is and figure this out if I knew the model rear locker thats in the H3s? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The differential is a newer variant of the Eaton 10 bolt. It doesn't use legacy gear dimensions.

[x-humm]

Count me in!!!

[reddevil]

I'M TOTALLY IN!!!!!!!!! THATS LOOKS INCREDIBLE!!!!

[DeLeon]

That lift looks great and I love the fact that I can keep the fatory wheels, that is the look that I want for my H3!!

Can you please let us know more details? (price, installation, etc.) or at least a number or email address that we could use to get more information?

Thanks!

[Killer]

I recently spoke with Davy Lee of Rough Country suspensions and for those of you who are interested the lift should be available to the general public sometime after the first of the year. He mentioned that the owner of this rig noticed very little loss of performance with the 37's but I can't see how that would hold true. I personally love this lift and think it has been thought out much longer than that of the Rancho. I like the fact that it allows the use of the factory rims and skid palte and requires no cutting. I also see that the articulation of the suspension is still tremendous and I would love to see how the Rancho faired in regards to this lift off road or on the Hummer course. I am going to get one as soon as it becomes available and once I am complete I will post pics for everyone to see. Until then I will enjoy my Hummer in stock form and will more than likely install 35's sometime within the next week or so.

[jacob]

That is one sweet-ass lift kit...it's about time we saw a truly functional rig! I personally like it much better with the stock rims...leave the "Bling" for the mall rats. Looks way superior to Rancho's kit. Does anyone have the actual tire size that's on there? I bet some 315/75/16's (35's) would be enough. What do you guys think?

[ETD]

I'm in. I, too, worry about the I-5 and bigger tires. Would experts please comment or would you rather wait for info from Rough Country. For those with 35"s, anything lost on asphalt? Thanks.