A shop ruined my friend's Blazer

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/22/2015 at 12:19 • Filed to: Shop Hell

So my friend has this Blazer and it was lifted too much when he got it, so he asked a shop to lower it 4". He came back and it was like this, they even cut the frame etc! So here it sits and he is going after them, he asked them at what point did they notice that wasn't what he asked for haha. I would make them buy the truck, I wouldn't let them do any repairs to it since they cut it up.

DISCUSSION (39)

McMike > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:24

Did they lower it 4"?

TopSirloin > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:25

Why didn't he just ask them to remove the lift? If it was a 2" lift and he asked for a 4" drop, they were just doing what he asked them to.

505Turbeaux > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:26

they were making a new truck for Coty

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:28

i'll take it

if i had the money

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > 505Turbeaux
03/22/2015 at 12:30

It's a Chevy, he wouldn't touch the thing with a 10 foot pole.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:32

Why would they cut the frame? Wouldn't this just be a case of bolting in some stock springs or adjusting torsion bars.

Agrajag > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:37

I think there was a misunderstanding. He wanted them to lower it 4" from where it was, and they might have taken it as 4" from stock.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:37

I'm confused. He asked for a 4" lower, and that looks about like a truck that's 4" lower. What's the problem, here?

Intending_Acceleration > TopSirloin
03/22/2015 at 12:53

Everyone deserves some responsibility here, but the shop should've double-checked for such a major, irreversible operation, if only to protect themselves and have a greater chance of a happy customer. If it involved any sort of chopping, drilling, etc - my mechanic was always "okay, so here is EXACTLY what I'm going to do. We on the same page?" Ditto for expensive stuff.

Why didn't they say, "Yo homes, you want us to just remove the lift kit? Or do you want us to take out the lift kit and then slam it 4 inches? Just wanna make sure here. And we would do it by cutting into the frame and..."

HammerheadFistpunch > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 12:56

sorry to say but it sounds like he got exactly what he asked for, however the shop sure should have had conversions that would have avoided this. I mean, custom work like this should require buy off on methods and parts choices...If nothing else they should have wondered what shocks/wheels/tires he wanted

McMike > Agrajag
03/22/2015 at 12:58

That's an interesting theory... That would explain the cuts, and how the car seems to be sitting the way it is...

If that's the case, that's an expensive mistake.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/22/2015 at 13:06

It was lifted about that much apparently, and instead of asking to remove the lift, he asked them to lower it 4 inches, assuming they knew he meant from where it was at.

TopSirloin > Intending_Acceleration
03/22/2015 at 13:08

I totally agree, I'm just saying I know plenty of places where you get what you ask for and if you aren't explicitly clear about what you want, they aren't going to stop to check with you first. It's not ideal. These little shops that sort of do a little bit of evreything and are pretty cheap aren't going to take that initiative, and it's a lesson learned the hard way.

Owen Hughes > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 14:39

Shop should have clarified with him if he knew what they were going to do, but that looks like kind of what he asked for :(

Frenchlicker > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 14:52

I like the look, how bad is it compromised?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Owen Hughes
03/22/2015 at 14:52

They dropped it 16" and he asked for 4". They ordered the parts for 4" and somehow didn't use them.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Frenchlicker
03/22/2015 at 14:53

He said they cut the frame, I haven't been over there to look at it.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > McMike
03/22/2015 at 14:57

The thing was above stock and he wanted it lowered by 4 inches, which would still be above stock I guess. They took it down 16" even though they ordered the parts to just lower it 4" from where it was. Somebody didn't get the memo. I don't know what happened yet.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Agrajag
03/22/2015 at 14:58

He is looking into it, I don't know yet. They did some serious modification so its not just a bolt on mistake.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Intending_Acceleration
03/22/2015 at 15:01

I do know he said he paid $1600, I don't think he would go to a crap shop, he isn't poor or known to do that stuff. He has a nice E30 as well. But yeah, any time I have had some kind of modification my guy always takes me through it. I had my 240Z dog legs fixed before I did the rest of it and we also reinforced the frame where Datsun has a thin piece of metal end cap, we discussed it all, but that wasn't lowering or cutting anything.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > McMike
03/22/2015 at 15:03

They lowered it 16" from where it had been modified before. He just wanted 4" off the height he bought it at. Partly because it was hard to fit in garages in SF.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:10

Looks like they dropped it to four inches.

Dsscats > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:10

If they ordered a 4" lowering kit, that will take it down 4" from stock.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Dsscats
03/22/2015 at 15:18

Like I said I don't know what happened but they didn't need to cut anything for 4" below stock right? That looks lower.

GTCL > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:22

Well, it fits in that garage fairly easy now.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > GTCL
03/22/2015 at 15:23

Yes it does!

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:33

can I expect a follow up article?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion
03/22/2015 at 15:36

When he gets it all settled I'm sure I will hear about it! I have to take a show out this week so I will be busy. We'll see how long it takes for him to get something done, they may never say what happened. Could all end up in court for all I know.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:38

heh, maybe they lowered 16" so that it would fit in that spot/garage.

Agrajag > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 15:54

Definitely something that would have been avoided with more questions.

McMike > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 16:00

Holy shit, they lowered it 16 inches??????

Was there a 12" lift when he took it in there?

Please follow up when your friend gives you some more details. I want to see what it looked like before hand.

It must have looked like this in order for the wheel/tires to fit afterwards.

Kinja'd!!!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > McMike
03/22/2015 at 17:00

He bought it and had to lower it, it was too high. But yeah he says he looked at it and figures it was dropped 16"...

bryan40oop > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 17:06

" A shop ruined my friend's Blazer "

nah, GM did that for him from the factory.

Intending_Acceleration > TopSirloin
03/22/2015 at 17:34

Agreed! I would've been pretty paranoid myself 'bout something like that. Even just to understand how they'd do it, because I know some shops would just lower a car by chopping the springs.

Owen Hughes > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 19:13

Ah my bad. Misunderstood. So they lowered it 12" from stock?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 19:47

Well look at the bright side... at least he has NO roof clearance issues with ANY underground garages...

:-D

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > McMike
03/22/2015 at 19:49

Looks like the ideal setup for a truck that you can not only drive, but then you can use the wheels to sit on, not hit your head on the body AND look stupid all at the same time!

Bentcar > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/22/2015 at 19:53

I figured it out! Now they can charge him to put a lift kit back on (the one they took off) and it will be 4 inches lower just like he wanted!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Owen Hughes
03/22/2015 at 20:28

I guess, it was higher than he wanted or could really use where we live.