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From: Searcy Arkansas
Team Owner
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Wow you did a great job with that fender repair, and the tire change was a HUGE plus to the way the car sits and looks.
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I did find out what a bad day looks like though…. The damage on the front left was from the wheel coming off while I was driving it… That’s what happens when a dumb-dumb orders the wrong lug nuts to hold down your wheels!
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It has really been a lot of fun... Always wanted one & it is a satisfying feeling when you get to this point.... everything except the final body and paint work was done by me….
I did find out what a bad day looks like though…. The damage on the front left was from the wheel coming off while I was driving it… That’s what happens when a dumb-dumb orders the wrong lug nuts to hold down your wheels!
I did find out what a bad day looks like though…. The damage on the front left was from the wheel coming off while I was driving it… That’s what happens when a dumb-dumb orders the wrong lug nuts to hold down your wheels!
I had a wheel come off of my Durango while I was driving. The numb-nutz at the tire shop forgot to put the lug nuts back on one wheel after a full balancing.
I made it about two miles before the wheel came off at about 35 mph. I stopped, it rolled...bounded...past me and landed in some bushes not far ahead of me.
I called the shop, pissed, and they told me it was the rim's fault that the mating surface was corroded and didn't let the torque wrench get time on to true torque.
C'mon...he's telling me SIX lug nuts all loosened and came off in two miles? I know they had thrown the lug nuts away by the time I got to the shop. Needless to say I did some screaming at the owner, and got a full new set of wheels and tires plus damage repair from their insurance company.
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I had a wheel come off of my Durango while I was driving. The numb-nutz at the tire shop forgot to put the lug nuts back on one wheel after a full balancing.
I made it about two miles before the wheel came off at about 35 mph. I stopped, it rolled...bounded...past me and landed in some bushes not far ahead of me.
I called the shop, pissed, and they told me it was the rim's fault that the mating surface was corroded and didn't let the torque wrench get time on to true torque.
C'mon...he's telling me SIX lug nuts all loosened and came off in two miles? I know they had thrown the lug nuts away by the time I got to the shop. Needless to say I did some screaming at the owner, and got a full new set of wheels and tires plus damage repair from their insurance company.
I made it about two miles before the wheel came off at about 35 mph. I stopped, it rolled...bounded...past me and landed in some bushes not far ahead of me.
I called the shop, pissed, and they told me it was the rim's fault that the mating surface was corroded and didn't let the torque wrench get time on to true torque.
C'mon...he's telling me SIX lug nuts all loosened and came off in two miles? I know they had thrown the lug nuts away by the time I got to the shop. Needless to say I did some screaming at the owner, and got a full new set of wheels and tires plus damage repair from their insurance company.
On mine.... Apparently you can thread and torque a 12X1.5 lug nut onto a 7/16X20 stud... Problem is they just don't stay there for long...
These ding-dongs need to realize that people can die when the darn wheels fall off... Luck for me, I was only moving at about 8mph when it came off, exploded my fender right in front of me and rolled down the street into a ditch... Except for my pride (and my car)... no major injuries...
John
