Colorado B.S. Thread

Yup, I can never leave well enough alone. Every house I have owned gets ripped apart. Even redid a bunch of stuff in the new build we bought a couple of years ago.

 

Always excited about doing house stuff til I gotta actually do it

 

I have my head buried in data all day long so it's like meditation for me...until I have to deal with something heavy or above 10 feet

 

Two Thumps Up

 

Is there a echo in the room?

 

Happy National Margarita Day.

 

On my way to work this morning I was hearing some concerning noises coming from my drivers side front wheel well. I am hoping that those of you with more know-how than I can give me some things to look at/for to try and isolate where the issue is coming from. The noise sounds similar to a shock topping out, but to me it seems more like there is slop in something and two parts are coming together over road imperfections than being pushed apart by the spring. I am hoping it just has something to do with the cold and ice, but I would like to be sure. I did a quick visual inspection in the wet, icy parking lot at work this morning and nothing seems to be obviously broken, missing, or loose. Any ideas of where to start looking when I get home tonight are greatly appreciated!

If it makes any difference the noise seems to happen more often and louder over depressions in the road surface like potholes, dips, and recessed sewer caps than over something like a speed bump.

 

Any ice buildup?

 

The suspension didnt look very icy at all. A little bit around the perimeter of the wheel well in the normal spots but I would say overall pretty minimal.

 

UCA bolts look tight? Bushings ok?

 

Visually, yes. I also grabbed ahold of the UCA and gave it a shake and it didnt seem to have any play. I was in the middle of the parking lot though and trying not to get my work clothes too dirty, so I will have to check again for sure at home tonight.

EDIT: I do know that I need to replace my UCA bushings because I stupidly packed too much grease in them over the summer.

 

@thefatkid sorry but I didn't see a reply so I didn't know if you missed this or not. Thanks in advance.

 

No where specific for this question so I'll ask you genius'.

When towing a vehicle on a flatbed trailer where should you attach the straps on the vehicle on the trailer?

I've done this before and research showed to strap the axles using axle straps.

I'm asking because I saw two tow rigs hauling large, lifted trucks putting the straps through the openings on the rims. They were also using microfiber washcloths to protect the high dollar rims from the straps.

They appeared to be 'professional' haulers as they had DOT info on their doors of their 3500 tow rigs. The towed rigs were also 2500s. One with a huge lift and low profile tires. The other looked like it was in the process of becoming the other. It had a mild lift and similar low profile tires.

I guess I just need to know if this is a proper way to secure a truck to a trailer. Or if I'm just being "judgey".

 

I'd say none of them are ok, just because I'm no expert. I've seen enough go south that they have no appeal to me

 

Frozen junk build up on top of sliders that is contacting the body when you hit bumps.