"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
05/07/2015 at 08:02 • Filed to: None
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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
05/07/2015 at 08:02 • Filed to: None | 1
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I share my driveway with a few people, and yesterday I came home to this. Given there is zero body damage, I am thinking it just snapped off. Unless a motorcycle plowed directly into the wheel which is possible.
The tires are egregiously bald, so I am hoping my neighbour saves up for new tires and suspension equipment and doesn’t just put his old tires back on.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 08:03 |
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Maybe he slid into a curb pretty hard because of the bald tyres.
505Turbeaux
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 08:05 |
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upper control arm or ball joint probably gave out. Those are notoriously neglected on that era chevy truck. Spends the money on rims and doesnt have the loot to take care of the things that keep you safe and driving straight down the road. Typical
jkm7680
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 08:08 |
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As you said in the Porsche/bro truck post: He probably overloaded the brotruckness of the thing after accidentally driving over the median in the middle of the Wal Mart parking lot.
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thebigbossyboss
> jkm7680
05/07/2015 at 08:16 |
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Could be haha. The owner is a good guy, but he was asking my about regrooving his tires the other day, I was like “NO MAN DON’T DO THAT GET NEW TIRES”
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thebigbossyboss
> 505Turbeaux
05/07/2015 at 08:25 |
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also:::
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/attention-505t…
Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy
> jkm7680
05/07/2015 at 08:30 |
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The ultimate bro-truck move. I’ve ridden in the passenger’s seat while that move has been pulled off. Ultimate show of off-road capability of a friend’s bro’d-out Wrangler back in highschool. And then driving down the road with two wheels in the grass up on the raised median, also in the Walmart parking lot. That’s the finishing move when you leave.
“Because, I mean, like, who actually takes the truck off-road, bruh? That would scratch the hell out of this sweet paint job.”
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thebigbossyboss
> Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy
05/07/2015 at 08:38 |
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The finishing move is the wheel snapping?
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Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 08:47 |
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Strangely enough, no. This bro-truck, being a Wrangler, had some heaving duty wheel studs and suspension bits installed by the previous owner, who actually would take it off road...
Needmoargarage
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 08:54 |
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dat camber tho...
Sethersm
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 09:16 |
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Probably went at low speed when he had it turned pretty sharply. That’s when mine went... thankfully. If it’d had lasted a mile longer, I’d have been on the interstate going 70 and that would’ve been a bad time. Note: I’d attempted to diagnose a clunking in the front end for quite a while. Ball joints seemed tight, I’d even had a reputable shop check it out and was given the okay.
Rainbow
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 09:22 |
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Awww, he’s just sleepy.
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thebigbossyboss
> Sethersm
05/07/2015 at 09:30 |
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What went then? control arm?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 09:34 |
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I’ve seen a tie rod end fail in somebody’s driveway *after* they’ve been driving, but never a ball joint.
crowmolly
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 09:36 |
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Here we see a really rare species! It’s considered by many to be a blight on humanity and a black hole of bad taste, but it’s still a big treat when you get to see the hellaflush bro truck in the wild. I’m gonna crawl over there and check it out. The key is to gently caress the truck nutz to make sure it doesn’t get spooked and run off.
Dsscats
> Sethersm
05/07/2015 at 10:18 |
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My Z has a bit of a clunking on the left side when going over bumps. What was wrong?
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Sethersm
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 11:08 |
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Upper ball joint. I really can’t explain why none of the numerous checks revealed it.
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thebigbossyboss
> Dsscats
05/07/2015 at 13:05 |
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over bumps?
shop-teacher
> 505Turbeaux
05/07/2015 at 13:14 |
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Yeah, I need an upper control arm on my ‘06 Sierra. Guess I better get on that ...
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Dsscats
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 14:42 |
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Yep. Speed bumps, potholes
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thebigbossyboss
> Dsscats
05/07/2015 at 14:49 |
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Suspect struts.
The Compromiser
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 18:42 |
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HELLA FLUSH, BRO!!
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thebigbossyboss
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/08/2015 at 07:59 |
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I talked to Jess today. She said the ball joint snapped off. Correct you are!
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thebigbossyboss
> 505Turbeaux
05/08/2015 at 08:00 |
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I talked to Jess (owners...wife? maybe? girlfriend maybe?) ball joint snapped off.
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505Turbeaux
> thebigbossyboss
05/08/2015 at 08:15 |
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yup, now how did I know that? Better than a tie rod - slightly
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thebigbossyboss
> 505Turbeaux
05/08/2015 at 08:18 |
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Also....you this... approve or disapprove? Also thank you your help on this project so far. This is the plan!
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/i-already-own-…