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SedonaBound

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We sold our 06 3.5 H3 a year ago after seven years, mostly because of its lack of power, and bought a Rubicon. We have serious buyers remorse. Wranglers indeed may be the best stock vehicle for serious rock crawling, but for anything else, they're fossils, and cheaply made fossils at that. We have the Jeep on the market and I'm actively looking for a V8 H3T. I'm familiar with H3's, but our 06 had the Adventure offroad pkg with the rear locker, and I'm not familiar with the stock rear axle on the later H3Ts. Were they LSDs? Electronic (Brake Lock) traction assist? Gearing? Anything else to look out for with a H3T?
 
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4:10 gears in the axles plus cast iron front diff. Only the Adventure type came with the F+R lockers and the 4:1 transfer case.
 
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Chook said:
The Alpha V8 come with locking F&R Diffs. The Adventure will add the "Crawler" transfer case gearing.
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I'm not sure that was the case in the US. I'm fairly sure (although the H3T owners will know better) that the Alpha H3T's came as Adventure and "not adventure" packages. The Adventure H3T's has an electronically controlled rear locker, not sure which model year(s) offered the front locker. Non-adventure trucks rely on traction control.
 
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LagunaH1 said:
I'm not sure that was the case in the US. I'm fairly sure (although the H3T owners will know better) that the Alpha H3T's came as Adventure and "not adventure" packages. The Adventure H3T's has an electronically controlled rear locker, not sure which model year(s) offered the front locker. Non-adventure trucks rely on traction control.
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Thanks, these answers narrow it down. Was limited slip even an option on H3ts? Is the std electronic brake lock diff on the rear only, or does the front have it too?
Are there any other issues on V8 H3Ts that I should look out for?
 
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SedonaBound said:
Thanks, these answers narrow it down. Was limited slip even an option on H3ts? Is the std electronic brake lock diff on the rear only, or does the front have it too?
Are there any other issues on V8 H3Ts that I should look out for?
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Traction control is what you are referring to with electronic brake lock diff. Every H3T has it front and rear, no limited slip. It's related to but different than stability control. It's also worth noting that once you learn to drive with it and not against it, it makes it fairly capable off road, but not as good as lockers.

H3Ts are 09+ so every H3T Alpha w/offroad package will have front and rear lockers. I'm pretty sure with the Alpha the lockers/tc option was just called the offroad package, not Adventure, but the name of the package doesn't really matter. What matters is not every H3T Alpha has lockers, you need the offroad package for that.
 
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skeptic said:
Traction control is what you are referring to with electronic brake lock diff. Every H3T has it front and rear, no limited slip. It's related to but different than stability control. It's also worth noting that once you learn to drive with it and not against it, it makes it fairly capable off road, but not as good as lockers.

H3Ts are 09+ so every H3T Alpha w/offroad package will have front and rear lockers. I'm pretty sure with the Alpha the lockers/tc option was just called the offroad package, not Adventure, but the name of the package doesn't really matter. What matters is not every H3T Alpha has lockers, you need the offroad package for that.
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Traction control front and rear, it should be adequate for my forest service road treks here in AZ; I had a rear locker in my 06 but rarely used it. I don't go offroad just for the sake of climbing over something.
 
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SedonaBound said:
Traction control front and rear, it should be adequate for my forest service road treks here in AZ; I had a rear locker in my 06 but rarely used it. I don't go offroad just for the sake of climbing over something.
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For forest service roads you should be fine. Doubt you'll even need traction control, just 4wd and a good set of tires.
 
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Autotrader has a few 09's well under 20 with front and rear lockers. Step into the 20k range and Alphas with front and rear lockers show their pretty faces.........:) I have had had plenty of 4x4's over the years from mild to extreme but these H3's offer the cool factor and I really love the way they ride and handle. It just feels solid to me. I have never owned a jeep and never will, rode in plenty and your right about being cheaply made. They just feel junkie and sloppy to me. And I'm not a fan at all of a v6 off road vehicle. Inline 6, heck yeah! More main caps holding that crankshaft mean longevity far beyond any v6. I like my trucks to last. When I retire in 5 years I will either beef up my 06 and restore it or buy another; 09 or a 10 Alpha. I'm sold on the H3. If Generous Motors ever makes a new one I'll buy one for sure as well. Just imagine how refined it would be with everything fixed and all the tech that is being put in vehicles today...........:)
 
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I agree I love my H3... This is my second one had an 06 originally and got a deal on this 09... figure I'll upgrade the engine down the road instead of getting into a new truck with payments
 
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