Hummer H3 For the Hummer driver who wants the rugged look and off road capabilities of the Hummer, but in a smaller size and with a more fuel economy friendly engine.

Anyone have the Day Star 1" Body lift?

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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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What John (Bunger) said... body lift would only put the body itself higher, the benifit is less rubbing in the fenders... however you dont get that as is with 315/75R16s or 35x12.50x16 (same size 35" tire just a different way of saying it) Daystar claims you can run 37s :0 with the body lift but with a tire that size and weight your drive train will suffer... Keep looking on CL they are out there...
Skip the Revos look for a 305 its a wider tire... you want A/Ts or M/Ts?
 
Old Jan 6, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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Ive owned numerous lifted trucks including a ram and a wrangler that ive personally put body lifts on... I already cranked my t bars. The truck still looks pretty small. i figure bigger tires and one more inch of lift will make it look a little bit bigger. I look at the pic of the yellow h3 on 37s next to the grey one on 35s and it looks so tiny..
 
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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Running 37" tires with the stock drivetrain is asking for trouble ! There are lots of weak points.
 
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 09:13 AM
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I only want to run 34s/35s. I was saying stock h3s look tiny compared alot of other trucks on the road. And when the stock h3 was sitting behind the lifted one on 37s it looked like a match box car
 
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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That's DAGKANA's truck on the left, my truck on the right. He runs 35"s, I run 33's. The type of tire makes a huge difference on how the H3 looks.
Stock AT tires look tiny. The same size MT tires look bigger because of the aggressive tread pattern.
I don't think you'll get the look that you are hoping for by using a 1" lift and staying with All Terrain tires like the Revo's.

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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Well i just bought the body lift on ebay from top gun customs for 190 plus 9.95 for shipping. When it comes in (and theres not a ton of snow on the ground) i will do a small write up and get a bunch of before and after pics.
 
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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can't wait to see it Jake. Ive been thinking of doing the same for some time now, maybe when everything here melts and I see your write up then its on !
 
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Can't wait to see it Jake!

Also has anyone actually done the hockey puck lift or was that a joke? At the least it would show what it would look like with the 1" lift with little investment and at the most it would save me about $180. Even if I had to replace them every couple of years because they broke down.
 
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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if my stock h3 has some type of rubber cushion between metal plates,then adding a 1 in. metal spacer would maintain the original cushion same ride.

so the hard hockey puck,or any hard spacer,like aluminum should work. are we paying $180 for bolts and ,,spacers?

if its poly spacers are they just added to the original cushions?

as usual it sounds like BIG money for an ego gadget!!
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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I know some one said that the H3 does not have a stong enough drive train but the actuall measurments on the 37s im looking at are 11'' wide and 35'' tall they are millitary goodyear mt i can get a set of 5 wheels and tires for 900. Ok whats your thoughts be trouthful i can take it lol.
 



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