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It's been quite a long time since I've checked back in! I got an email from a new user asking about my exhaust on my old ZR5, so I thought I should stop by and say hi! I don't have anything but good things to say about the Hummer H3T! It's definitely a very capable truck off road, it gets better gas...

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I used to get that sound, but only when I had used the A/C

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Just a quick update. I'm at about 5,000 miles right now. Doing an oil change is a long process now! I have to remove two large skid plates, the oil filter is in an extremely awkward position, and where the oil drain plug is, it sits right above a cross member so oil goes all over the place when you ...

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I actually had made gap guards from some rubber material bought at Home Depot. I never did get around to installing them! They're still in my basement.

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I used fishing wire and Goo-Gone

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My Cooper Discoverer S/T's had 38,000 miles on them and still had 3/4" of tread left on the tires. Never had one issue with the tires at all. They were great on and off road, and also in the snow.

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I'm typing this the second time... my first post didn't go thru for some reason so you get a shortened version now. V-Force Muffler, 2.5" pipes, single inlet, single out let, Y pipe attached after muffler. Cost $200 (not including black chrome stainless steel tips). Custom Setup. Took about a littl...

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Here's a link to the Custom Cat Back Dual Exhaust that I had on my truck.

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It's private

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I had that issue with mine. I had them replaced a week before the factory warranty ran out!

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The coopers never failed me! They were quiet and smooth for the type of tread on them. They were very good in the snow and mud. You can save some money painting it yourself, it took probably 10 minutes to do the entire job.

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My stock tires were 235/70/15s which were even smaller than the 235/75s... that's where the extra half inch came from. The bowtie, I painted it with a spray paint called "Paint over Plastic" or "Paint for Plastic" something like that, then sprayed a clear coat over it. It detaches from the grill ver...

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fallvitals wrote:Do you recall just how much ground clearance you gained in the front and rear after it was all said and done?

The front, it would have been somewhere around 1.5" and the rear was probably 3.5"

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Yep, his truck was about perfect. Just needed the nerf bars raised to match his BL. It was a major PITA to reroute the parking brake cable. Actually, the stock nerf bars were raised two inches on it. If you check out my album, you will see pictures of both how I raised the step bars two inches and ...

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I added a few more photos that I took today to the album!

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HenryJ wrote:Still no rear cup holders?

2 cup holders in the back... 1 in each door

Back Door Cup Holder

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Anyone can do a bodylift on a crew cab. It's very simple. As far as tires, you shouldn't have any rubbing issues with 30s and it doesn't throw off the spedometer too much. With 31s you may have some rubbing issues and you would probably have to recalibrate your spedometer.

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Okay, here the pictures are!

2009 Hummer H3T

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Thanks blaz! I am going to create a new account specifically for these pics and then there won't be any issues! Thanks for the heads up

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Sorry about that, I changed the settings on the photobucket so everyone can see now!

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Here are the much anticipated photos of my new truck! Gas mileage is improved over my ZR5 by 2 mpg! The ride is much smoother and quieter. I love this truck!
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f111/ ... C01339.jpg
Just barely over the 100k limit -HJ

Hummer H3T Album

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I'll get more pics this weekend, it's supposed to be nice on Friday and Saturday.

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I got the I-5 3.7L with the 4 speed automatic transmission, it has a 27 gallon tank and the estimated mileage is 18 highway. I will keep you posted as to whether or not it gets that. But anything is better than the 15.5 MPG I have been getting on the highway with my CC. The MSRP on this truck was $3...

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http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10088/normal_Hummer_H3T.JPG Well, I did it, and I love it already! I miss the ZR5, but I'm glad that I got this truck. It has the adventure package which includes the offroad suspension, 33" off road tires, full locking front and rear diffs, ful...

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Hey guys, I spent a portion of my morning today up at the Hummer dealership checking out the new H3T with the Adventure Package! I test drove it around and I loved it! It has front and rear selectable lockers, 33" tires, hooks on both the front and rear bumpers.... I will be making my decision today...

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Mine has done that where it completely stops working all together. Typically, it only happens when it rains or when it is extremely cold outside? I am thinking there is just a ground wire that is exposed slightly inside the door on the window motor. I'm just waiting for better weather so I can take ...

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It would look kind of goofy in my opinion. Before I got my new tires after my body lift, I had the stock 235/70s on there and it looked awful! No pictures of that though.

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This concept of the next generation Colorado is pretty cool looking!

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I have only seen 2 modded CCs. The one guy is a member on here but only has a few posts. He lives about 5 to 10 miles from my house. We passed eachother one day in the summer and acknowledged eachother, but haven't seen it around since. The other one I saw was a yellow ZR5 with a BL and 31s back in ...

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Do a quick search, I have both a description and pictures of my set up on this site. Look in my pictures in the photo section.

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I just got 12439 kbps with my ATT U-verse

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That is awesome!! You have to keep us updated as you continue working on this project truck!

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Thanks guys! My neighbors make fun of me because I wash and wax it too often! I will take a new picture this spring b/c I have removed the S10 and Chevrolet lettering on it and I painted the front bow-tie black.

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That's awesome! I can't wait to see it when it's done. When is your estimated completion date??

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BobbleSmitty wrote:...and a set of both metric and regular sockets.

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Go for it man! Read through the instructions a few times for the body lift before actually doing it. It will seem like it's difficult from the small pictures in the instructions, but when you actually get around to doing it, it is quite simple! Give yourself two days just incase you run into any com...

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I'm sorry Danny. We'll be praying for you and your family.

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The engine performance is still fine. I lost half a second on the quarter mile. Not too noticable. You can get lift from the boise spring kit too, in place of the shackles or air shocks. (I have air shocks now) The body lift took about 18 hours total. Some have done it in a lot less than that. Defin...

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Yea, the 235/75/15s were the "off-road" tire available as an option for all Crew Cabs, they are the Good Year Wranglers. The 235/70/15s are Uniroyals. The tires on mine originally were the Uniroyals, they were no good. When I did the body lift, I added the shackles and 30" Cooper Discoverer S/T tire...

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Here's my truck with a 2" body lift, 30" tires, and 2" lift shackles on the rear. I never cranked the torsion bars.

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Mine was replaced under warranty after the first year. So I'm going on just over 3 years with the replacement from the dealership with no issues.

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Check out my album. I have a few pics of the brackets on mine raised up. Raised Step Bars
Just keep clicking the next button to see them all.

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The only thing that puzzles me about the Lincold MKS is how to use accessories like radio, windows, windshield wipers, etc. without starting the engine. In cars with the push button start, you must hold the brake down for it to actually start the car. If you hit the button without touching the brak...

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My light has come back on a few times since my last post. I ordered a new canister/solenoid thing this time. My code turned from P0442 to P0446 this past week since I played around with the canister and tried to lubricate the spring with some spray. haha I guess that's probably not a good idea! The ...

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Standard replacements would be fine.

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I did my brakes today. I appreciate all of the info on how to do it correctly! I'm glad that the squeeling noise is gone!! The old brakes were in pretty bad shape.

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Remember when you push the caliper pistons back to open the bleeder screw as not to push and contaminates back through the system. The antilock system valve's and pump do not like contaminants. :thumb: Where is this bleeder screw? And when you open the bleeder screw when compressing the caliper's p...

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BobbleSmitty wrote:The brakes seem fine because the wheels spin freely and the noise isn't apparent when spinning the tires while jacked up.

Possibly it could be slide pins, would they loosen up after a short time driving?

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It's with the vehicle speed. It's like a rubbing metal/squeeling noise. Is it possible that the brakes are compressing and staying closed?

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I noticed this past week that my truck is making a metal squeeling sound. At first I thought it was the U-Joints again, but that's not it. They were replaced last year and greased periodically. The noise comes from the front end. Everytime the truck sits for a while the noise is apparent when first ...

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My stock ZR5 flares started chipping along the edges. A few days before my factory warranty ran out, I had them all replaced for free

Underneath there weren't any rubbing issues with the paint coming off of the body.

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The light came back on again! This time I visually inspected the fuel cap. It looks as though every 1/8 of an inch there is a every small crack in the seal. I would assume that that would be the culprit. I guess my next step is to replace the fuel cap. Any suggestions on where to purchase or which c...

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The light came back on the other day. Same code, PO442. This time I inspected the filler neck. I took off the hose clamp and slid the rubber hose up higher to a cleaner section of the filler neck b/c it was getting a little rusty (not nearly as bad as the picture above) and put on a new hose clamp. ...

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My SES light came on early in July. The next day I had the code read up at Murray's and I got PO442. I cleared the code and drove home (1 mile away). I did a quick search and came across this thread. I pulled the unit off and cleaned it out really well and reinstalled it. It's been just over 2 weeks...

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I'm starting to hear the same thing as I accelerate. I plan on flushing the system and replacing the cap. Does anybody know how much coolant I need to purchase, and when you guys say the green stuff, is there a specific brand out there that I should be looking for?

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Cool! Thanks for the clip!

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You wont set off any lights as long as you don't mess with the 02 sensors... if you're going straight pipes after the cat, you should be fine

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I'm very interested in hearing how it sounds with straight pipes. If you could get a video clip that would be awesome!

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Get some air shocks... I have those on my back shocks and I can adjust the height of my truck plus it firms it up so it doesn't sag or go down when you put a load in it. So if you were to step on it, it wouldn't sink down nearly as far as regular shocks. Plus, if you're going to be towing a trailer,...

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/269120087.png I'm pretty satisfied with my new ATT U-Verse internet/TV connection. Everything (3 computers and 6 TVs) are run off of the residential gateway in my house. We're only paying like $15 more a month than we were for basic cable and dsl, but now we have 100...

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Give it a good wash underneath... maybe some mud got up in some places it shouldn't have. My cousin experienced similar things with his vehicle in the snow... Once it all melted from his vehicle, all of the stuff started working again. Who knows?

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Just buy a gatorback belt... i had squeeling, sweaking, ect... Haven't heard any noise since. I had previously replaced it with an OEM belt and that didn't work. But with the gatorback, it's silent!

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It's a ZR2 truck with an extended frame to accomodate a crewcab middle section.

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Run a 3" pipe with no muffler and have 3.5" outlet tips on it and you'll get a deeper sound. Mine was deeper when I had 3.5" tips on it

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Exhaust clip of my truck

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One of mine on my ZR5 started to get discolored so 1 week before my warranty was up, I had them replace it. I don't know how to get them on and off though.

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Where did you find that picture?

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I pulled out a Cobalt out of a snow mound tonight. He had attempted to make a turn but it didn't work out for him. He ended up nose deep into a 5 foot high snow mound! I was driving by after going out to dinner and figured it would be fun to pull him out. There were people stuck every where. I would...

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We got a foot and a half in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland since yesterday afternoon and they're still calling for about 10" to 14" more!!

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Ebay shocks

I'm looking to replace my Monroe shocks up front with Bilsteins. Are these the right ones to go with?? Thanks guys!

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Here's a shot of it after I had installed it originally. http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10088/normal_CB_Install.JPG Unfortunately, I dont have a picture of the PA speaker behind the bumper... It's way too snowy here now to attempt to take a pic. You just have to crawl under an...

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I have a huge 100 watt speaker tucked behind the bumper on the passenger side of the truck. I have my CB radio mounted inside the center counsel. It is wired right into the fuse box inside the vehicle on one of the empty slots. I can turn it on even when the vehicle is off. I have it grounded beneat...

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Wrangle in the Giant crevice... http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p991d4026c3fb564c9006c79008b3dd8b/e9498a6e.jpg I couldn't get the picture any bigger on the forum here, but on the right side there, at the base of that tree/bush towards the top of the photo is where that Jeep will remain!

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I hear it's pretty intense. When I went to Moab this past May, my uncle took me to the bottom of it to show me how steep it really is! He actually attempted it after a few years in a row going there and looking at it. Unfortunately, it is closed. However, when you guys go, it is something you want t...

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You gotta either put those step bars back on or paint the frame black!

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