Thinking of buying a new Hummer?

[WinkOsmosis]

Umm.. It'won't play in my WMP even after downloading the codec.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: Evadman
he does not know how to rock crawl. wheelspin = bad. And this proved it.

I agree. To be fair to the H2 the guy shouldn't have turned his wheels that much. Either way, that was pathetic - I've seen Nissan Pathfinder go over 10 inch curb like it was nothing.

 

[LAUST]

thats why I like live axels in trucks

 

[dmurray14]

HAHAHA....sorry, that's too good

The H2 is just another GM, that's all it comes down to.

 

[xEDIT409]

someone should post this on a H2 Forum...

lol.

 

[guyver01]

LMAO!!... he popped the tie-rod.

 

[Cooljt1]

what exactly happened in the videp? did something break off?

 

Wow, that's like a kick to the nuts. It makes me cringe to watch it.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Cooljt1
what exactly happened in the videp? did something break off?

sounds like they said he popped the tierod.

The tie rod is either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels, and is part of the STEERING LINKAGE, a mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes the steering linkage left or right which swivels the front wheels causing the vehicle to turn

 

[Evadman]

If you watch just the part of the vid where the breakage occurs, you will see what happens. The drivers side wheel spins, and the traction control system kicks on. All the momentom from that spinning wheel + the engine is sent to the passenger side wheel, which is at a funky angle. It sounded like he broke the CV joint but it was actually a steering component. He most likely snapped off the passenger side tie rod.

 

[melly]

I really must get my mind out of the gutter.

 

[arcas]

Perhaps this is why the H2 commercials show the vehicle travelling over flat dirt.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: SethK28
Might wanna stick to pavement with it

killedit

That's funny, I bet the driver needs a :beer: on second though maybe a few :beer: :beer: :beer:

John

 

Thats not good.....

 

[Rogue]

I've punished the hell out of the Army HMMWV on numerous occasions and never seen some $hit like that happen. H1 is the shiznit, it's that simple. You want a real Hummer, buy MILSPEC at an auction or something.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Rogue
I've punished the hell out of the Army HMMWV on numerous occasions and never seen some $hit like that happen. H1 is the shiznit, it's that simple. You want a real Hummer, buy MILSPEC at an auction or something.

Well said

H1 = Shizzle

 

[Ryan]

Someone should drop that video off in this thread: http://www.h2fanatic.com/forum/showthread.php?s=5131311bbf35f7f10d37d490a41ae525&threadid=62

bwahahahahah

 

[Ryan]

So nobody wants to do it?

 

[Kalvin00]

I will, but i'm waiting for the moderator to allow my account to be made

 

[CFster]

That's a funny vid.

It's nothing more than a Tahoe with a different body on it you know.

I had one in my shop a few months ago with a broken tie-rod, knuckle, cv-shaft, upper and lower ball joint and wheel. No body damage, so he wasn't in an accident - he must have broken it doing the same kind of thing that dude was doing in the video.

When you start working on one you realize it's really kind of a mickey mouse setup under there. All light duty stuff - like an independant front suspension. That works fine on cars, not trucks.

A lot of people would argue with me on that, and GM is being really stupid about it (even their 1-Ton trucks have independant front ends) - but they just don't cut it.

 

[Ns1]

so what's he gonna do in that situation? push his car back?

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: CFster
That's a funny vid.

It's nothing more than a Tahoe with a different body on it you know.

I had one in my shop a few months ago with a broken tie-rod, knuckle, cv-shaft, upper and lower ball joint and wheel. No body damage, so he wasn't in an accident - he must have broken it doing the same kind of thing that dude was doing in the video.

When you start working on one you realize it's really kind of a mickey mouse setup under there. All light duty stuff - like an independant front suspension. That works fine on cars, not trucks.

A lot of people would argue with me on that, and GM is being really stupid about it (even their 1-Ton trucks have independant front ends) - but they just don't cut it.

The H1 has independent suspension, and it holds up really well. If you've ever seen one tho, you'd see why, the thing is so damn beefy it's ridiculous. But I don't understand why the military ever did that. The rest of the trucks are solid axle front and rear, even the newer designed trucks. I agree with you that solid axles are better for heavy duty applications, and cheaper to boot.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
I will, but i'm waiting for the moderator to allow my account to be made

hey me too haah

 

[Triumph]

After watching the video, I too agree that the H2 is junk. That's ridiculous, snapping a driveshaft like that, or whatever component it was. Any solid axle truck would've done just fine in that situation, or even a better IFS truck like a Toyota Tacoma. If this thing doesn't have a mechanical locking differential, doesn't it have some kind of electronic system, like ABS control? A fully open differential is COMPLETELY useless in off-roading like this.

 

[jonmullen]

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