what 2 brackets are you referring to?

 

I assume he is talking about the handles. Those are machine gun handles on his hood. They come up for sale from time to time but not often....

I do the same bronxteck and keep a plug kit in the back. Mine has the onboard air compressor as well.

Long term, I do want to get a full roof rack and keep a spare up top. Of course getting it up and down will be quite a challenge but it is what it is. I hate it on the inside and even removed the mount for it and I'm not at all fond of the external mount either. I've had a blazer many years ago and hated having to always move it out of the way to open the rear hatch.

 

Yes it’s the handles. I can’t see it very well on my phone but mixman got me looking at the right way. I was thinking that it was part of a rack for the hood maybe to strap some roadkill on. Lol

 

Funny, I was just thinking how all the current threads are all about fixing the Hummer and keeping it on the road. I hope that I post some Hummer in action shots. Maybe at Pismo dunes or somewhere that’s not 120 degrees. I have not really had a chance to enjoy my H2 yet because of a few wants and a couple of needs. I went and got 12 quarts of AMSOIL gear oil and it was 13.20 a quart because I bought 12 I saved .70 cents a quart and I bought a 10 dollar membership awhile back and it would’ve been 18.40 a quart without it. It comes in a big toothpaste tube and it should not require a pump. I will change it again after 750 or 1,000 once the gears are done with the break in. Funny I never heard of breaking gears in and don’t ever remember changing the fluid in anything I have ever owned. I think it’s just a way for them to sell more products or make up for inferior metals used in the gears...

 

Still need front flares and liner installed.



I dropped it off at 8:00 this morning and I got a pics in the sun. I can’t wait to get it back and see the difference. I told them that I had synthetic fluid in the back and he told me that I need to use regular gear oil to break it in and then go to the synthetic. He didn’t know if it would be done today and said that he might need a few hours in the morning but he will keep me posted. I was also told that my tires are 5 years old and if I get a flat that most places will not fix a tire that is 5 years old. I can’t see replacing them because they have a lot of meat left.

 

Bull - most any small mechanic and tire shop will plug a tire regardless of its age. Some of the big chain shops might discourage it since they are more interested in selling you new tires than a $10 plug. While tires do tend to dry with age, some tiny cracking in the tread is usually not a problem. Dry rot cracking on the sidewalls is not good though. All tires will dry out and start to crack. What is still safe depends greatly on how bad and deep the cracking is. I've run tires that are over 10 years old but they had been stored indoors in a cool environment, still looked new, no cracking and still soft.

UV is the biggest thing to get to your tires. You can prolong their life greatly with avoiding UV and keeping a good protectant on them. I've started using a newer type of polymer protectant on tires and plastics and so far have been very pleased. Lasts a LONG time and really made some older tires look brand new and it does seal and protect well. Applying this stuff takes a bit of practice to avoid any streaking so if you do get some follow the instructions as the surface needs to be very clean with no silicone or oil based protectant residues or anything from other products.

 

I agree with you and I never worried or was told that my tires are spoiled! Hahaha. This is my friend of many years and I know that he’s not trying to sell me something and it was more of a heads up like be careful out of town because most chain stores will not touch them and I’m sure that’s because of being sued for fixing a tire that was older. It’s something that I will keep in mind when buying new tires. I want fresh tires! Lol

 

Looks like a pretty good size tire too which are not cheap to replace. Certainly not cheap ones either Toyo MT's are very highly reviewed and pricey. Since I was buying new and wanted to go with USA owned and made Cooper (or Mickey's or Cepeks also both made by Cooper) my next choice would have been the Toyo's. The 37x13.5 R18 I just got were $1240.60 with a 10% discount they gave me plus a $100 rebate coming from Cooper.

 

That’s it for American tire companies! Cooper & Goodyear. I avoided Toyos for many years and I finally listened to my friend and got a set. I don’t think I can ever buy anything else but Toyos. I can’t believe how smooth they ride and last a really long time. Toyos on my H2 are old and starting to crack from the dry climate and UV’s but it rides amazing like 4 door luxury car ride. I have the BFG KM2’s on my blazer and I’m not impressed. Had 39x 18.5 micky’s On my F350 and it rode really good and 3 sets of superswampers on my Jeep and they rode good also but nothing that I have had comes close to the ride of the Toyos. There are lots of great tires and I haven’t had very many different brands to sample from. I had The IROK’s on my last F350 and went on vacation and had all 4 tires separate by the time I got back home. I will never buy them again I think they had around 12,000 miles on them. I did get a 800 dollar credit towards my Toyos from the 100 dollar warranty I bought for it.

 

I like the milling

Nice dipstick to check the level without removing a plug and it runs out and you know it’s good? Bad idea

Holds a little xtra fluid over stock

Magnetic drain plug keeps the little pieces from eating the big pieces

H2 will be done tomorrow. I don’t like leaving it alone overnight. I know it’s insured and they have a lot nicer stuff than mine and it’s inside. Still don’t like it. I ordered a rear diff cover that will be installed when I have the fluids changed at 500 miles. I like this cover better than most I have seen and it’s a good heavy duty quality piece. Thought about the maghytec but I like the ballend milling and it seems to be more curved inside and I think that’s better to help get the oil to the pinion bearing. I think it looks cool. Hahaha.