To the guy last night in the HID-equipped bro truck

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 10/29/2014 at 08:27 • Filed to: None

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Thank you, you glorious bastard.

Despite owning a 2012 Chevy Silverado with a 9 inch lift, blacked out trim, huge chunky tires, stacks, and HID projectors, you still did two huge things right:

1. You weren't rollin' coal

2. You actually aimed your lights.

Despite being 1/3rd your height, I was not blinded by your headlamps as you drove behind me on the highway, even though they were lighting up signs a half mile ahead of us somehow brighter than my headlamps were.

You rock.

macanamera > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 08:31

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9 inch lift lol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > macanamera 10/29/2014 at 08:34

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I live in Kansas. I was not exaggerating.

Leon711 > macanamera 10/29/2014 at 08:36

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they always overstate the size to impress women.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 08:39

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A 9-inch lift must make his truck the tallest thing in the entire state.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/29/2014 at 08:42

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Sadly, no. Damn thing looked like it was a trophy truck. Those insane 3-foot-long coil-over-shocks with ludicrous amounts of travel to them and auxiliary shock fluid reservoirs mounted alongside.... and it was flawlessly clean.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 08:58

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Clearly Bro does not even off-road...

thebigbossyboss > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/29/2014 at 09:00

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No bro's off road.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:18

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Here's a question for you-

Were they properly aimed or was he just so god damn high up that they went clear OVER your car?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/29/2014 at 09:22

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That is actually a really good question

Dusty Ventures > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:27

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Fun fact: Despite their massive tires trophy trucks really aren't all that tall, most are barely over 6 feet. Gotta keep that center of gravity down.

/pedanticpainintheass

As Du Volant > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:29

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1. You weren't rollin' coal

In my experience most of these guys that jack up a truck on the cheap don't spring for a diesel.

450X_FTW > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:30

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Was it the type of bro truck that has 9 inches of lift but only 1 inch of actual wheel travel?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:30

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HAHAHAHA

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 450X_FTW 10/29/2014 at 09:31

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Nope. Huge trophy—truck-like gas shocks

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 09:34

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"Brodozers" is the proper term. ;)

I come from Arizona, Land of the Brodozer. Trucks like that are everywhere. haha

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/29/2014 at 12:06

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Some people drive them because that's their thing. Some people drive them because it's the bro thing to do. You experienced the rare driver because it's their thing.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/29/2014 at 13:18

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If he was lighting up signs past you without blinding you, he was aimed over your car. I'm not even sure what to say about that.

Tohru > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/29/2014 at 17:30

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I once drove past a sign in Iowa that pointed down a side road saying "Tallest Point in Iowa". The only thing I could see to the horizon line was a big pile of road construction dirt.

To this day I don't know if the sign was satire or authentic.

Axial > As Du Volant 10/29/2014 at 22:09

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Actually, diesel owners are always the ones who jack up a truck on the cheap. Then they get premature failure of wheel bearings and tie-rods.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/29/2014 at 23:25

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Yeah, 9 times out of 10 a brodozer is going to be a gas burner. With most of them it's A. Shitty rims, ready for failure lift, shitty flash tuner with a box smoke tune. or B. Shitty expensive rims, well done expensive lift, but a gas engine. 9/10 though, actually well built (engine wise) diesel trucks are mistaken for brodozer's on here. The guys with just as much passion for his truck, if not more, than the average track day bro Miata owner.

Brodozer:

Built diesel truck:

Axial > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/30/2014 at 00:30

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Well, my brother is a truck enthusiast, currently owning a '98 12V Cummins Ram 2500. In his quest to find *the truck*, he's been through 4 other diesels. Most of them looked alright from the outside, but were clearly hack-jobs once you got underneath to work on it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/30/2014 at 00:33

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47RE or NV4500? Finding a clean 2nd gen Ram is getting more difficult every day, unless you just want to spend 20k on an old truck.

Axial > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/30/2014 at 01:06

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47RE; he doesn't really know how to drive stick and he actually uses the truck for worky things and doesn't want the hassle of a manual. This truck is untouched in the suspension department, so he got lucky there. It did have some work done under the hood, though, and right now there is a leak causing him to loose some boost on throttle.

As for unmodified at all, well...that's a rare sight indeed.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/30/2014 at 01:09

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He is probably going to regret not learning how to drive stick. A 47RE behind any engine with modifications, is a ticking time bomb.

Axial > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/30/2014 at 01:29

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Believe me when I say that his engine is not making any more power than stock at the moment. I'm also not sure the transmission is unmodified, either. I don't think it is, not with that high stall it has.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/30/2014 at 01:32

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What does it rev to? That is a good way to find out if it is modified(engine). Stock redline is 3k.

Axial > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/30/2014 at 02:14

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All I do know is that you have to give it gas on start or it'll stall out.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/30/2014 at 02:58

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That's not the torque convertor doing that. That sounds like the idle is off. Might want to check the timing.

Axial > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/30/2014 at 11:12

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I would honestly have to ask him what the characteristics are before making any assessment. Right now, I'm just trying to remember it all and, since this truck is fairly new, I don't have it down.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Axial 10/30/2014 at 13:15

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A high stall convertor would cause it stutter like that. When the idle is off it will stutter when you first give it throttle.