2008 Hummer H3 Alpha Four Wheel Trailhugger
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(from General Motors Press Release) H3 Alpha Four Wheeler Project Trailhugger
Partnering with HUMMER,
Four Wheeler Magazine built an H3 Alpha with an all-business
demeanor and greater off-road capability, while retaining
daily-driver comfort and fuel economy.
The project, dubbed “Trailhugger,” started by “de-glossing” the H3.
That entailed painting the chrome and bright trim flat black and
modifying the factory’s shiny Victory Red clear coat paint job with
a special PPG flattening agent mixed with clear to give it a satin
appearance. The editors also added HUMMER’s brush guard, roof
lighting and rocker protection accessories.
After that, Four Wheeler swapped in a set of nitrogen-charged,
2-inch-diameter Rod Hall Racing piggyback reservoir-type performance
shocks and Light Racing JounceShocks. The editors also installed a
set of GT Inc. Simulock 16-inch wheels – painted flat black to match
the rest of the exterior theme. They’re factory-style HUMMER wheels
with a simulated bead lock accent on the perimeter. The wheels were
mounted on the H3 with a set of BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2
LT285/75R16 tires. The editors chose not to give the H3 a body lift,
preferring to explore its capabilities with the stock ride height.
Additional modifications in the ongoing project include a Gobi
Stealth roof rack with a custom, wireless remote-operated perimeter
lighting system (with 10 PIAA 2100XT lamps) using components from
Directed Electronics; a Warn XD9000 winch with winchline.com’s
synthetic rope and hawse fairlead; DeFelice Offroad Innovations
winch mount system and Up Armor skid plate.
The 5.3L V-8 is stock, but Four Wheeler added a MagnaFlow after-cat
exhaust system. Most modifications and upgrades to the H3 were
handled by Attitude Performance in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Progress of the Trailhugger project continues in the pages of Four
Wheeler and a complementing blog: blogs.fourwheeler.com, where
editor Ken Brubaker regularly writes about the H3’s upgrades and its
performance as a workhorse for the magazine.