08SolarFlareH3
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As some of you may know, I have been battling some health issues for about a year now. Anyways I was feeling a little better Saturday and had more energy then usual, so I decided to get a few things done on the H3. While its not much, with the health issues its more then I have done on the H3 in months.
First thing was simple, just airing up the tires so I could get rid of the low tire light. Its been on about a month or so due to change in temperature. I could of did it the easy way and driven it in the garage and use our twin Snapon compressors but I figured it would be more fun to use my portable ARB compressor.
Plenty of air hose included in the kit, just enough length to air the spare also. The compress will be removed from the case and mounted under the hood once I get my ARB air locker installed.
Next I clean the brake dust off the wheels, as it has been building up over months. No pictures (not like anyone would wants pics of that :wink but you can see the wet spots on the ground in the next pictures . Simple Green ftw! This stuff is a great degreaser, don't have to worry about run off and no awful smells.
Last but not least, I got around to levelling the H3. Started out 22.5" hub to fender and I ended up with 23.75" hub to fender. Not quite level (as rear is 24.5") but it sure beats extreme drive line angles. As many have said, don't go over 24" and I would say 23.25-23.75" is a good safe range (although its still going to have more wear and tear then stock drive line angles).
Before
After
ahh, that is much better :wink:
Drive line angles
Before
After
Bump stops
Before
After
Going to drive it this week and let things settle. If I feel alright this weekend I will install my shocks and extended bump stops. If not, I will ask my father to help me out. Once they are installed, I will drive it a little more, adjust if needed and dad will do the alignment. Then maybe its time to start installing that pile of parts in my garage? :whaa:
First thing was simple, just airing up the tires so I could get rid of the low tire light. Its been on about a month or so due to change in temperature. I could of did it the easy way and driven it in the garage and use our twin Snapon compressors but I figured it would be more fun to use my portable ARB compressor.
Plenty of air hose included in the kit, just enough length to air the spare also. The compress will be removed from the case and mounted under the hood once I get my ARB air locker installed.
Next I clean the brake dust off the wheels, as it has been building up over months. No pictures (not like anyone would wants pics of that :wink but you can see the wet spots on the ground in the next pictures . Simple Green ftw! This stuff is a great degreaser, don't have to worry about run off and no awful smells.
Last but not least, I got around to levelling the H3. Started out 22.5" hub to fender and I ended up with 23.75" hub to fender. Not quite level (as rear is 24.5") but it sure beats extreme drive line angles. As many have said, don't go over 24" and I would say 23.25-23.75" is a good safe range (although its still going to have more wear and tear then stock drive line angles).
Before
After
ahh, that is much better :wink:
Drive line angles
Before
After
Bump stops
Before
After
Going to drive it this week and let things settle. If I feel alright this weekend I will install my shocks and extended bump stops. If not, I will ask my father to help me out. Once they are installed, I will drive it a little more, adjust if needed and dad will do the alignment. Then maybe its time to start installing that pile of parts in my garage? :whaa:
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