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locking rear shocks

Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by rondog, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. Jun 14, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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    nelson18matt

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    people steal shocks and they steal whole trucks... built and non built

    it can happen anywhere, anytime and to anybody... having an expensive truck with alot of cool shit on it just makes your truck more desireable to fuck heads

    this past weekend people stole some king 4.0 shocks out of a race pit at the beehive race in glenn helen... people DGAF
     
  2. Jun 14, 2011 at 4:49 PM
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  3. Jun 14, 2011 at 8:18 PM
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    i live in az and shocks are commonly jacked off rails here trucks havent heared much of but sand rails all day long
     
  4. Jun 14, 2011 at 8:28 PM
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  5. Jun 14, 2011 at 8:32 PM
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    theifs are everywhere... sad to say

    but you're right...
     
  6. Jun 14, 2011 at 8:49 PM
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    you take your truck EVERYWHERE you go, always...?

    just saying, might not happen at your house, could happen else where

    IDK how ghetto NC or ID are... CA is ghetto as shit
     
  7. Jun 14, 2011 at 9:11 PM
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    :lalala:
     
  8. Jun 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM
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    I dont think one can pad lock an exhaust :) annnnyyway, cmon guys this is just a deterrent. I know this isn't 100% proof but if I can stop some of em then it must be doing something right. I live in an ok neighborhood...I'm more worried of them getting jacked somewhere else
     
  9. Jun 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
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    I wasn't thinking bolt cutters, I was thinking a sawzall. Thieves seem to be bringing them with them now that they're battery operated. If they're going to take the time to lay under a truck to cut off a catallitic convertor, I don't think they'd have any reservations about cutting off the shock bolts. You're correct, grade 8 bolts will slow them down, hopefully to where they'll give up before the job is done.
     
  10. Jun 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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    ghetto people drive to nice places to jack nice stuff. dude there are theifs everywhere
     
  11. Jun 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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    Some people are making parts to 'lock' a catalytic convertor. Pretty sad when it comes to that...
    http://www.********.com/
     
  12. Jun 15, 2011 at 12:03 PM
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  14. Jun 15, 2011 at 12:27 PM
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  15. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:29 PM
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    don't hate :rolleyes:

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