New Mexico Owners BS Thread

thats crazy john glad both you and the wife are ok thats what matters the most! vehicles can be fixed or be replaced but lives cannot.

now for your truck thats wierd hopefully it will be under warranty? if not what would your options be? trade in?

 

I bet its something broken like a ball joint or something, and the ticking,,, well that could be maybe you knocked like the timing sensor or cam sensor loose, and the heater core probably knocked some electrical component loose, maybe when you hit you sshorted something out..... but the shaking and left turn i bet is something on your bushings, like a ball joint, a-arn to frame bushings ect. or a bent rim even

Thanks to above your here though

 

Good luck johnathan! We'll be back in Farmington tomorrow evening. I think you probably cruise either through or close to here. Let me know if you need anything.

 

hey you guys know where i can get chains for my tires? 285/65/R18's I'm going up to durango tomorrow.. and after this crazy storm may need to bust out chains.. they were easy to get in CA... been calling around and they're all saying they don't have em in stock.

 

4wheelparts, desert rat, or even try trucks unique at a last resort

or try http://www.spikes-spiders.com/ says they are here in albuquerque

 

lol why don't you like trucks unique? they're the closest to me..

 

read back on the last couple of pages about myliltacomas nightmare, dom also had prob with them, same here they installed my wheels but didnt use long enough lugs they where barely even threaded to i say eff them! but if they have what you need then by all means hit them up its not like they are going to install the chains anyway

 

ahhh.. that sucks... well I called and they dont have em anyways.. so I actually called Durango and asked if I'll need chains... and they said no.. but a 4x4 isn't a bad idea... so I think i'm good.. in CA if the snow is at a certain level of "danger" there's a chain law... CO doesn't have this chain law I guess.. so nevermind hopefully I don't drive off a cliff!!! ))) i'm soooo excited!! I can't wait... speaking of offroading... dude in a white chevy is doing donuts right in front of my house.. retard... it's not snowy enough to have fun!! lol

 

the chevy should have been a instant notification of a retard driving im sure you will be fine on the road just make sure your tires are good, pressure, tread etc.. i drove a 08 civic si through durangos million dollar pass 3years ago, road where snow packed and icy but i made it, nonetheless i was the only car besides the outbacks and other awd's in the area, i remember passing through and people pointing i was like that's right B*&%$#s i can drive in the snow!

i tried to head up into the jemez over the weekend but they have nearly every road closed kinda sucked

 

all the snow already melted

 

guess you wont need chains then

 

Greg, make me some fuggin bumpers!

Jonathan, good to hear yall aint hurt man, good luck gettin' everything back to normal.

Mylittle -- cool man, I'll give ya a shout next week, I've got to teach monday-thursday, but we'll see after that.

 

Jessica -- know anybody selling CBR 1k 08+ or K5+ GSXR 1k? Lookin' for another bike.... I've got one in Cali that I may scoot out to pick up, but I'm keepin my options open...

 

So finally back in ABQ. So we spent the day at the dealership until about 2 in the afternoon. Turns out it wad the tie rod ends on both sides. The left was bent and loose as well as the bashing on it exploded. The right was not as bad. So that would also explain the truck feeling weird when turning left. So after about 800 bucks and 7hrs we got 4 new ends and back on the road. So we got in to the house at 3ish this morning.

And you guys might say, 800 bucks holy shit!!!!! All we have to pay is 100. USAA insurance is paying the rest.

By the way is anyone selling any good yellow fogs? I need 2, maybe 4-5in round, fogs and then 2, 4-5in round driving beam lights. I have a mod idea but I need the lights first. And it is something I haven't seen on here so it will be a first.

 

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers guys.

 

Good to know everything was alright john.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

Yeah, I'd like to see some pictures. Plus did you cut the body all the way or did you leave the pinch weld at the back corner alone? Do you just have a raw edge hanging down? Is it hidden by the bumper, etc.? What's going on up the the inner wheel well/flare area? I'm thinking I'll cut the body at the bottom of the fold mid panel. I'll probably have the bumper overlap that fold to hide the cut. It should look pretty cool if I do it right. IDK though. Still thinking. Any input is appreciated.

I would love to make you bumpers but I can't even seem to make myself bumpers in a timely fashion. I'm not saying I won't/can't, just that you probably shouldn't hold your breath either. I've still got to make my new rear one, which will only take a few weeks since I've already done it once. Then I'm making my front. I'll probably largely copy Relentless's front bumper. Its badass! On a side note, I can't say I'm a big fan of his new rear bumper. Its a little too space shippy for my taste. I'm sure its well built and strong, my preference just isn't falling in love with the styling.

Johnathan, glad you made it through the nightmare. All of my nightmare-ish road trips (two or three) have happened during Christmas break. I think its jinxed.

Happy New Year!!!! Anybody puked yet today? If you haven't, just imagine the smell of appletinis and ashtrays. There you go, its ok, you'll feel better in a minute.

 

No pukin yet G Money, but I'm close... Whenever you get to those bumpers, let me know, depending on cost, I'm way down.

 

your that close to hell???? lol jk. seriously bro, but look, on the real..... PRICE THINGS OUT...EVEN PRICE THEM OUT FROM T.U. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, on certain things they MAY be able to get a good price, BUT I WILL STILL TRY THE BEST TO GO THROUGH DESERT RAT.

T.U. quoted me like $1250 to make a rear bumper like the Pro Armor one.

I think the best insight to their business model is this...

as quoted from a recent news article.... they are concentrating on the "movie vehicle" supply business.....

that means more and more the little guy like you and me mean didly squat to them.