A lesson in adversity, resilience, and discipline

it'll do... again. they can't deny warranty due to aftermarket parts. as a dealer, any dealer in fact, they are still obligated 100% to submit the warranty claim. the dealer doesn't approve or deny warranties. the manufacturer does. the only thing they can do is charge you upfront for the repair, and credit you back pending the approval or denial of a warranty.

 

They told him to take the entire truck (suspension) back to stock before they could diagnose any differential issues. That is, and is not, an unreasonable request.

You can't have people throwing out the Mag-Moss every time their panties get bound up at a dealership. Then it loses its power. Sometimes you gotta take your licks in stride and go on with life.
Chad knows his suspension and driveline angles aren't stock. His end goal is a better driveline anyway. If he wants to ignore throwing out Mag-Moss, I say let him do it and build the truck he really wants if he is fortunate enough to achieve that!

I'm definitely on his side. I've not seen the truck since it was "stock", well before all the current mods. I think he only had wheels on it at that time. Hate for anyone to be without a vehicle.

 

fair enough... however it is highly improbable that a drive line angle caused a diff to grenade. a u-joint, or a driveshaft would fail beforehand. now if he was honestly running and gunning with 33" or 35" tires on stock gears, and the rear imploded, that would be a more likely scenario.

 

well, i don't want to keep going back and forth, but toyota is wrong. if they didn't even diagnose the failure to see what was the cause, they're definitely wrong. the dealership barely makes any profit on completing a warranty. if it is a great tech that moves swiftly, they can hope to make a few bucks, if it is a good tech, they may break even, if the tech is tubby mcfatf#ck, then they actually lose money on the warranty repair. the dealerships job is to turn a profit. the manufacturers job is to turn a profit. warranty is really a figment of your imagination to make you feel safe. both dealer and manufacturer will always try to piss out of it, and make you feel like you did something wrong, and the that its your (the end user) job to pick up the pieces.

the comment made by either the dealer or mfg, to return it back to stock, may have actually been a subtle hint to help you out. in reality; if there are only stock components on the truck when they diagnose & inspect, then they (dealer & mfg) have no recourse but to make the necessary repair under warranty at no cost to you.

 

they would give him a loaner.

 

but yeah, youre right, for the headaches. i would totally go with ecgs' complete 3rd.

 

He's getting a Currie, though.

 

I've noticed ECGS has been having some issues with theirs also.

Not sure what side of the deal it's on though....just been seeing it more and more lately.

 

I can't return my truck to factory without a grinder and welder and a lot of parts I don't have.
They gave me a loaner for the 2 weeks they had the truck and then tried to make me pay for it when I came to pick up my truck that they not only didn't fix but caused an electrical fire.

At this point I would need
A full 3rd member
Both axels
And a new driveshaft
And to find what the true pinion angle for what the driveline should be since the factory angle it had was wrong.
Which would mean buying new mounting plates and hardware from total chaos to change the pinion angle.
Which is a crap ton of money to just FIX the rear end which still leaves me with a rear end that requires wheel spacers, limited droop travel and low power handling.
So
By the time I reach the completion of alllllll of that
I could have dropped a trophy truck rear end in the truck that is 70" wide so no need for wheel spacers
Bigger and better brakes
Bigger and better gears and axels with NON TOYOTA parts
Meaning I can order them from anyone quite easily instead of running into backorder issues with the dealership.
And it will be a rear end that can handle the 600hp I plan to throw at it in the future.


The whole bitch about the situation isn't that the rear end bombed itself. It's the fact that it did it wayyyyy before I was ready, you can ask @dirty deeds ive been dodging attending events for a while because the rear was doing something odd.

The hope was that the rear survived til July at which point I would drive it to Cali and have it replaced, but it bombed itself in the beginning of this year and thus made it soooo much more complicated because now I had to find a transport and pay for a flight out there.


Long story short
The Currie rear end was a planned upgrade
But the failure of the factory one screwed my plans because my budget and transport option got kicked to the curb

 

Can you say bomb proof? What whaaat

Going with an after market major brand is great in respect to Currie is popular with jeep nerds and it's a ford 9"

So getting parts for it will be mega easy if I ever need them

As opposed to trying to get parts with hope of finding a junker

Btw
Not sure if I said this already

My battery is dead AF
Boo

 

I love stickers

 

You and Everett both have dead batts

 

Nah, got an onboard charger, dog #EAF

 

Fancy!
You never replied if it came back up or not. Wasn't sure

 

Yeah, it's good

 

Just an update

I had paid 1100$ for transport of the truck from Lexington to California

As of today the guy has officially backed out and will no longer be transporting the truck

 

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Hopefully you got your $ back

 

Wait...what?!

 

I have used this and Uship

Problem I ran into was those who were licensed and insured were 2700^^ and those who were below 2k were unable to provide proof of insurance and licensing.

Not yet but he said he will have a WU check sent my way today.


I am quite frustrated
Trying to not give up lol

 

Personally, I'd get my truck just driveable before I decided to do the end-all/be-all mods.
If I were in your position, that is.