udmsvt
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- Joined
- November 7, 2002
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- City, State
- MI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '97 Limited 5.0 AWD
ok,heres my story....i have a 93 sport with a 3" BL. thought i'd be cool so i bought some rock crawlers (15x8) with some newer tires (32x11.5) and slap them on.
well, needless to say they subbed on turns and if i hit a bump too hard, so i did some trimming and it was livable.
then, i decided i didnt like teh rock crawlers and got some 15x8 alloys and newer 32s, BFGs this time. nice tires, sloppy ride though because i need a stabilizer. still rubbed.
anywho,. i figured i wouldnt worry about it because i am getting ready to liaft another 2" via coil spacers/AAL/shackles. got back from vacation today, hopped in and ran errands and all was well.
met a friend at a restraun and thought we'd be cool and take a shortcut that caused me to scrape something (thought it was my front diffy, but i would later be proven wrong).
what happened was we cut through one parking lot, and over a big hole and across some dirt to the other lot....and upon turning and hitting that hole, i managed to work loose my tupperware on the drivers side.
sisnt think much of it. on the way home, i hear a snap and my tire aounds like it blew out.....
i managed to losen the tupperware and on teh highway, it caught the tire just so, yanked the tupperware off, bent the bottom part of teh fender, bowed the rest of the fendeer and gouged my tire through the bands, yet the tire was still holding some air.
needles to say, i utilized my 235/75 spare with my new spare tire carrier and changed it out, but now i need to replace the tire, and i should have the body work done.
what gets me is:
1) i had taked it to the dunes in this shape, with no problems.
2) i managed to only rip off the front section of teh tupperware
3) i just got these tires, and i shredded one of the lesser 2 that i had planned on using for a spare ( 2 were new, 2 wre used, and after my lift is done, i will get aligned, then i was going to replace the 2 older ones with new and have 2 spares)
4) i had just finished installing my spare tire carrier
5) i really dont give a rip about the tire, but the fendert pisses me off!
i dont have pics of the hole, but i will get pics of the tire and the fender. the tire has been hissing ever since, so it is leaking but it wasnt a total blowout (thank god!...new rims!)
well, needless to say they subbed on turns and if i hit a bump too hard, so i did some trimming and it was livable.
then, i decided i didnt like teh rock crawlers and got some 15x8 alloys and newer 32s, BFGs this time. nice tires, sloppy ride though because i need a stabilizer. still rubbed.
anywho,. i figured i wouldnt worry about it because i am getting ready to liaft another 2" via coil spacers/AAL/shackles. got back from vacation today, hopped in and ran errands and all was well.
met a friend at a restraun and thought we'd be cool and take a shortcut that caused me to scrape something (thought it was my front diffy, but i would later be proven wrong).
what happened was we cut through one parking lot, and over a big hole and across some dirt to the other lot....and upon turning and hitting that hole, i managed to work loose my tupperware on the drivers side.
sisnt think much of it. on the way home, i hear a snap and my tire aounds like it blew out.....
i managed to losen the tupperware and on teh highway, it caught the tire just so, yanked the tupperware off, bent the bottom part of teh fender, bowed the rest of the fendeer and gouged my tire through the bands, yet the tire was still holding some air.
needles to say, i utilized my 235/75 spare with my new spare tire carrier and changed it out, but now i need to replace the tire, and i should have the body work done.
what gets me is:
1) i had taked it to the dunes in this shape, with no problems.
2) i managed to only rip off the front section of teh tupperware
3) i just got these tires, and i shredded one of the lesser 2 that i had planned on using for a spare ( 2 were new, 2 wre used, and after my lift is done, i will get aligned, then i was going to replace the 2 older ones with new and have 2 spares)
4) i had just finished installing my spare tire carrier
5) i really dont give a rip about the tire, but the fendert pisses me off!
i dont have pics of the hole, but i will get pics of the tire and the fender. the tire has been hissing ever since, so it is leaking but it wasnt a total blowout (thank god!...new rims!)
