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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 3:47:52 PM

shortbus

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not everything in CA is slammed and i DO think there's something wrong with it - but since i didn't pay for it, my opinion counts for exactly dik.

now, back to our regularly scheduled beer and boobs show . . . . . .

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 4:02:24 PM

rhill20

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Sorry Shortbus, she's from Arcadia, right outside of LA. That's where I got that opinion from

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 4:26:54 PM

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ORIGINAL: shortbus

i hit my head hard on the floor - now that you've done all that work, does it handle like a porsche? i can't see the point in all that just to make it more like a car - why not just buy a car?

I'm with you on this one, Shortbus! Why lower a full-time, four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicle?

Oh well, to each their own. Like Doc stated, you paid for it, you can do whatever you like.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 4:30:57 PM

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im still doin the boobs and beer thing.the heck with this lowering stuff

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 4:41:36 PM

shortbus

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already started the beer, just waiting for the boobs . . . . .

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 4:59:35 PM

mh307

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Dear lord,
     Thank you for wonderful beer and boobs.

            AMEN

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 6:08:29 PM

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I know, I know,...it's sacrilige. But after seeing the H3 Street prototype.............

The H3x started off as the H3 Street. It featured the spare tire carrier, body colored grill, brush guard, 18" wheels of the current H3x, roof rack, chrome package with gas cap, roof marker lamps, DUAL sunroof, ...AND was slated to be fitted with the Ground Force kit. Apparently GM loved what it did for the car.

Neither the Ground Force kit or the dual sunroof made it to production though, and the roof mrker lamps remained optional. And most of the H3 Street pictures you'll find don't enen show the car with the kit installed. Some of the designers that i chat with at the local cruize spots report having seen it that way though. (and by the way,...they knew full well the inside armrests / window switches sucked. There just wasn't enough money or time to fix them).

I think the H3 would look best with a 1.5" drop in the back,..and the front at factory height. I had it at 2" drop for most of my ownership with the front down 1/2". I just can't find any pics of it at that height. It was only a week after taking those pics that I raised the rear up an inch.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 7:18:58 PM

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Well now i kmow God must not be a big Hummer fan. If so he would have struck you done with a bolt of lightning before you got near it with a wrench.

But, I will admit it looks very good.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 8:05:22 PM

HummBob

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quote:

ORIGINAL: duckstu

I know, I know,...it's sacrilige. But after seeing the H3 Street prototype.............

The H3x started off as the H3 Street. It featured the spare tire carrier, body colored grill, brush guard, 18" wheels of the current H3x, roof rack, chrome package with gas cap, roof marker lamps, DUAL sunroof, ...AND was slated to be fitted with the Ground Force kit. Apparently GM loved what it did for the car.

Neither the Ground Force kit or the dual sunroof made it to production though, and the roof mrker lamps remained optional. And most of the H3 Street pictures you'll find don't enen show the car with the kit installed. Some of the designers that i chat with at the local cruize spots report having seen it that way though. (and by the way,...they knew full well the inside armrests / window switches sucked. There just wasn't enough money or time to fix them).

I think the H3 would look best with a 1.5" drop in the back,..and the front at factory height. I had it at 2" drop for most of my ownership with the front down 1/2". I just can't find any pics of it at that height. It was only a week after taking those pics that I raised the rear up an inch.

Don't worry ducky!! I'm on board and that's ALL YA NEED!!!!

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RE: Handling mods - 11/29/2007 8:31:50 PM

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Don't worry ducky!! I'm on board and that's ALL YA NEED!!!!

Thanks Bob. Nice looking truck there. Wheels a bit big for my taste (and these detroit roads),...but looks sharp.

I keep looking at the 7 spoke 18" ones that are optional on the Hummer site. But they are brutally expensive. $2,200 for bare rims and nothing back for the stockers.

I find myself window shopping for wheels like these. $150 each at Discount Tire Direct (plus tires). But I can't rationalize it at this point. If there had been more selection in late 2005 I would have done it,...and ebay'd them off when I was done with the car. Now it's too late. I'll only have the vehicle another 10 months.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/30/2007 8:07:07 AM

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Bob likes, canadian beer, so therefore can't be trusted to say anything that makes sense.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/30/2007 8:11:18 AM

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Oh sh!t, I like Canadian Beer too.

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RE: Handling mods - 11/30/2007 8:16:35 AM

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but you have senility to fall back on as an excuse . . . . . .

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RE: Handling mods - 12/1/2007 11:25:34 AM

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Whatever works, seems like the runs you make are "oh shEEEEt" runs to the depot, hence the lowering for handling and an easier load height. I probably would have just bought a travel trailer of some sort instead. But that's what great about the U.S.

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RE: Handling mods - 1/11/2008 8:39:56 AM

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There not really "Oh s___t" runs,...I have a business, and need go to Sams Club, Home Depot, etc on a regular basis. I HAVE to have something that can haul stuff.

Trailers are a poor option for me for 2 reasons. One being that you have to have a place to store the trailer,..and 2,..when I suddenly need to do an errand requiring a trailer, I can't just do the errand. Rather I first need to drive 1 hour round trip to my hoime to get the trailer. With a vehicle like this (or better yet a minivan),..I can just get in and go to the store.

Not to revive a dead thread for no reason,.but I finally got a good day (and remembered) to take a pic of what the car normally looks like at 2" rear drop (instead of the odd looking 3" rear drop).

It is down 2" in back from stock in this pic,..and probably 1/2" in front. It's hard to know because I didn't measure it stock in front.