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RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT

  

novasaigo -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/13/2007 11:16:53 AM)

I went to pick up my truck from the dealership last night after a front end alignment was done.
The service department was closed and my truck was outside. Looking at my truck from the front, about 15 feet away, the front tires were forming the letter A. One of the sales managers was not sure but said it did not look right. He advised me to leave it.
 
I left it at the dealer last night and called them this morning. They didn't give me an answer they just said they would have a look at it.
 
Shouldn't they look straighter up and down?

  
importkiller -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/13/2007 2:30:27 PM)

yup, they should be straight up and down, this is what is done in n alignment. I'm guessin they never aligned your truck or if they did they had the janito fill in for a sick tech[;)]

novasaigo -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/13/2007 8:08:09 PM)

I learned an important lesson today. Don't file the paperwork until the job is finished.
The specs for the correct alignment for this kit were different than the H3 specs. I
 gave them the alignment specs from the paperwork that came with the kit and the
alignment was correct.
 
The truck drives straight as an arrow.
 
I don't know what the 07 H3 specs are but the specs for this kit are:
 
Caster Left: 1.5
Caster Right : 2.0
Camber Left: 0
Camber Right: -1/4
Toe In: -1/32
Need Camber Kit: No

jm4490 -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/14/2007 7:42:18 PM)

do yo think those specs are the same for the readylift kit ? Have not put mine on yet has there been any issues with getting the alignment right with these kits

novasaigo -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/14/2007 10:28:45 PM)

Here is the link to the Ready Lift web site. I do not see any information on the downloadable PDF file that gives alignment specs.
 
http://www.readylift.com/products/sfID1/11
 
If I am not mistaken the specs are based on the amount of lift. My kit was a 3 inch lift this one is a 2.5 inch lift.
 
Before you make a purchase I would advise you to contact someone at Readylift to see if they have alignment specs. Had Truxxx not supplied them neither NTB nor the Hummer dealership would have figured it out.
 
My experience showed that alignment specs from the manufacturer of the key and not factory specs were needed to get my wheels correctly aligned.

HumRluvR -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (3/17/2007 12:07:52 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: importkiller

one thing that most people fail to realize is that by cranking the t-bars you are extending the shock, in some cases past their limits. This is why some have suffered rough riding conditions after raising the front with a t-bar crank. You can use shock extender brackets or buy a set of shocks with a longer throw and your ride quality will be back to or damn near stock.


Hey Imp.... By adding these shock extenders, wouldn't you risk bottoming out your shocks when you fully compress the front suspension while off roading??? Or will the ReadLift kit prevent this from happening??? If not then, maybe the rubber stops needs to be raised also... No???

mfish -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (4/12/2007 3:55:19 PM)

I have the readylift kit...instead of using the cheesy shock extenders spend the extra money for new shocks.  I got the pro comp 3000 and the ride is nicer than the stock ride ( I wish I would of got adjsutable shocks, I still may make the swap).

importkiller -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (4/13/2007 1:33:24 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: HumRluvR

quote:

ORIGINAL: importkiller

one thing that most people fail to realize is that by cranking the t-bars you are extending the shock, in some cases past their limits. This is why some have suffered rough riding conditions after raising the front with a t-bar crank. You can use shock extender brackets or buy a set of shocks with a longer throw and your ride quality will be back to or damn near stock.


Hey Imp.... By adding these shock extenders, wouldn't you risk bottoming out your shocks when you fully compress the front suspension while off roading??? Or will the ReadLift kit prevent this from happening??? If not then, maybe the rubber stops needs to be raised also... No???


no, they shouldn't bottom out. If the kit (or if you crank the t-bars) raise the front end say 2" then the shock spacers will basically relocate the shock 2" closer so that the overall travel of the shock will be the same. If you don't use the spacer and use stock shocks then you chance bottoming or over extending the shock because the overall travel of the shock now has to be 2" more. I would get new shocks anywho...stockers aren't that great to begin with IMO.

dilo2001gt -> RE: NEW H3 LEVELING KIT (4/13/2007 3:33:32 PM)

I'am happy with my Bilstein shocks

  

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