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FloridaH3

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My quote must not have gone through, I was asking the guy who said they were thinking of making a start to finish video series on the build if they ever did so.

And thank you! Love the color, can’t decide between matte black or this kind of white for mine. I think I’m more of a fan of the black accents and not the full black out of black on black.


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My quote must not have gone through, I was asking the guy who said they were thinking of making a start to finish video series on the build if they ever did so.

And thank you! Love the color, can’t decide between matte black or this kind of white for mine. I think I’m more of a fan of the black accents and not the full black out of black on black.


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Oh ok lol no the video was never made but he did make a pretty detailed step by step thread that outlines the whole build and what all goes into it.

Yea black accents on white really do it for me.

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Installed some new rear sway bar end links, the end links I had were shot, they didn't like the slight offset the factory bar has.

These are from clayton offroad. They are adjustable, anywhere from 8.6 to 13 inches (cut to size), I have mine set to 9 inches, i don't think these will work for stock rigs.
Here is the link. https://www.claytonoffroad.com/prod...ink-2007-jk-jl-jeep-wrangler-adjustable-front

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Yeah, probably not for stock setups. Just measured and both front and rear are about 5 inches center to center. You'd need rod that is threaded all the way I think to get it to fit, or at least threaded more than they have theirs.
 

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Yeah, probably not for stock setups. Just measured and both front and rear are about 5 inches center to center. You'd need rod that is threaded all the way I think to get it to fit, or at least threaded more than they have theirs.
Agreed. You can probably fine some or fab up your own. IMO unless you want quick disconnects or something similar (or are lifted) the factory end links are fine.

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Installed the Schwarttzy skid plate. Since I have the SAS I only did the t-case plate. Had to slightly trim a couple corners, otherwise easy install.
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Made a quick hi-lift mount for the roof rails. I needed a place to put the jack, and it's too big to fit inside. I've seen other do this and figured I'd give it a shot.

I also have a spare tire mount that goes through the center bore, unfortunately it's about an inch top short and the jack hits the tire before it can seat on the mount. I'll have to cut and re weld a longer piece of tubing on to make it work.
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Met up with some of the midwest offroad group at the badlands ORP in idnians today. Super crowded as the NAXJA winterfest was also happening there, so hundred or so jeeps and buggies all over the place. Fun day anyway!

One a side note my service 4wd message came on. Everything shifts fine, so I'm not sure what's wrong. Plus it went away for the entire drive home and then showed up again after I washed the h3.

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Installed my PCM of NC tune. It was the last piece of the puzzle for the SAS, which I guess you can say is officially done!

Had them do an 87 octane tune, firm up the trans shift points, change the diff ratio to 4.88 and the tires to 37's. Oh and also disable the pass lock.

Took it for a quick spin and it made the H3 feel all buttoned up. I'm happy to have a functioning speedo again lol.


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Couple small things. I put some wild horse 4x4 springs in the front per Mutaints recommendation They are dual rate vs the single rate that I had.

Also upgraded the winch hook to a factor 55 flatlink E

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Went and weighed the H3, surprisingly easy to do. Clocked in at 5720lbs, includes half a tank of gas and me (185lbs).

That puts me at 5535lbs with a SAS, SOA, 37s, Thorparts front bumper, winch w/synthetic line, rock sliders, and schwartzzy t-case skid.

If you strip the hypothetical weight of the bumper, skids, sliders, and winch, the SAS probably doesn't add too much weigh to the factory curb weight of the Alpha.
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So I've been working on a rear cargo platform for more storage, especially on longer trips. I decided to take the rear seats outs. FYI they weigh about 90 pounds.
This isn't really designed for camping, but more for just storage of gear, parts, etc.

I made supports for the platform from 4x4's, bolted a post support to the studs that are already in the vehicle, drilled out a hole in the 4x4 to slide over the stud, then through bolted them. I put some rubber washers between then metal and the post support bracket as well.

For the platform, I started with a 4'X4' 3/4 plywood. Cut it down to about 32"×40". Drilled out all the holes I would need.

I also bought some OEM cargo tie downs to match the existing ones in the back. Then I covered the whole thing in some generic indoor/outdoor carpeting.
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Hit up Drummond Island Michigan this last weekend with some hummer peeps. Absolutely beautiful, fantastic weather.
Trip was largely uneventful, had a ZJ in the group that broke a rear axle shaft, a H3 front driveshaft boot tore and lost all the grease and had to be swapped out. H2 cracked a rim.

This was the first true long hard test of the SAS. I have taken it to some local trails in Indiana, but never really more than a couple hours from home. Drummond is 9 hours away from me, about 570 miles one way. So over 1100 road miles, plus all the wheeling miles. The axle swap performed flawlessly. Didn't have a single issue with the axle or the suspension.

I did however have some transmission problems.
The clip that holds the trans line into the cooler came out and I lost all trans fluid. The trans was revving and like crazy and not moving the truck. And the transfer case wouldn't shift into any gear as there was no power from the trans. The theory was that when I shifted into 4 hi unlocked there was no power going from the trans to the t case, so the t case wouldn't shift. Originally thought it was a t case issue, until a keen o server noticed red fluid everywhere. Luckily we sourced 3-ish quarts of trans fluid that a couple people had to get me to the parts store. Added a quart and everything seemed fine, however I called it quits for the day. Trans fluid temp never got over 150° on the trail. The next morning when it's time to leave, trans fluid looks low again, so I add half a quart. Then proceed to drive 5 hours and check it again....looks low, still not reading om the dipstick at all. Add the last half a quart I have and look for an auto parts store. I then ended up adding 6 more quarts of transmission fluid for a total of 10 all together. Every time I added a quart and rechecked, and moved the H3 forwards and backwards a few feet, I couldn't get a reading. I figured with 10 quarts in there I could probably drive home and be fine.

Well a kind passerby on the highway informed me I was smoking. So I pulled over and see trans fluid everywhere underneath. I definitely overfilled and a lot came out of the vent hose. It was still oozing a couple hundred miles later as well. Made it home though and trans temps never for over 215° either.
Having it flushed and checked for leaks out of caution.

My cargo platform worked perfectly too which was nice.

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