Had to rescue the kid again
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may 1st were headed up to higgins lake to go wheeling up there its stright up 427 to the milltary road exit. some nice trails sand hills a few mud pits and a gaint sand hill camp grayling uses to test the H1's n what not. its really fun
As for that brigdeport im pretty sure it was completly destroyed something was big time wrong with it if i remebr right. thats a nice lookin mill at ur work
As for that brigdeport im pretty sure it was completly destroyed something was big time wrong with it if i remebr right. thats a nice lookin mill at ur work
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Yea, that would be fun. It's been awhile for me. I haven't made a trip to the dunes with this truck since I owned it. - What's that - 10 years lol. Time flies!
JMC - Did you have a heavy clutch in that thing ? I haven't had a ford w/clutch in sometime, but I've seen some shops offering heavy ones here and there.
I'm thinking (knowing you) - you installed a good heavy clutch and it failed. Which yea, = defective and would be a little cheesed at that.
On the flip side, you have that install down! - I bet you can swap clutch in about 6 or 7 minutes
JMC - Did you have a heavy clutch in that thing ? I haven't had a ford w/clutch in sometime, but I've seen some shops offering heavy ones here and there.
I'm thinking (knowing you) - you installed a good heavy clutch and it failed. Which yea, = defective and would be a little cheesed at that.
On the flip side, you have that install down! - I bet you can swap clutch in about 6 or 7 minutes
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Yea, that would be fun. It's been awhile for me. I haven't made a trip to the dunes with this truck since I owned it. - What's that - 10 years lol. Time flies!
JMC - Did you have a heavy clutch in that thing ? I haven't had a ford w/clutch in sometime, but I've seen some shops offering heavy ones here and there.
I'm thinking (knowing you) - you installed a good heavy clutch and it failed. Which yea, = defective and would be a little cheesed at that.
On the flip side, you have that install down! - I bet you can swap clutch in about 6 or 7 minutes
JMC - Did you have a heavy clutch in that thing ? I haven't had a ford w/clutch in sometime, but I've seen some shops offering heavy ones here and there.
I'm thinking (knowing you) - you installed a good heavy clutch and it failed. Which yea, = defective and would be a little cheesed at that.
On the flip side, you have that install down! - I bet you can swap clutch in about 6 or 7 minutes
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i would say wed put ya on the trailer ford4life so the only gas you use is playin around but my buddys dads truck a 2001 excurtion with a 6" lift and 35" toyo's is gettin the trailer as it gets 6mpg haha were towin with the 2002 excurtion 7.3L witch gets about 20mpg towing haha.
yeah ill talk to my buddy n his dad to see what we cant get rollin up north.
as for in the michigan fourms...Jbrews to good for all of us down there. but ill make a thread.
yeah ill talk to my buddy n his dad to see what we cant get rollin up north.
as for in the michigan fourms...Jbrews to good for all of us down there. but ill make a thread.
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i would say wed put ya on the trailer ford4life so the only gas you use is playin around but my buddys dads truck a 2001 excurtion with a 6" lift and 35" toyo's is gettin the trailer as it gets 6mpg haha were towin with the 2002 excurtion 7.3L witch gets about 20mpg towing haha.
yeah ill talk to my buddy n his dad to see what we cant get rollin up north.
as for in the michigan fourms...Jbrews to good for all of us down there. but ill make a thread.
yeah ill talk to my buddy n his dad to see what we cant get rollin up north.
as for in the michigan fourms...Jbrews to good for all of us down there. but ill make a thread.
What! 2 good ? - I mentioned getting a bunch of us together and heading down to the Warren Rd mud hole since it's close for a few of us - Plymouth Canton Livonia area (Go back a page). - Hell, I even thru more straps in the back lol.
It got quiet lol.
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Where is the Michigan forum? BTW I remember why I hate mud. I just finished getting the t-case off as I am writing this. Dried Mud everywhere. I spent more time spitting it out than turning a wrench. "F" word times ten, what a PITA! I will wait till I can go to the Dunes.
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go to the dunes? ha and you say mud is bad...sand gets EVERY WERE!!!!! that sand hill is fun thoe. midwest fourms is like all the way at the bottom.
ive never seen ya post in the michigan threads on the midwest fourms....well outta almost 13,000 post im sure u have once or twice.
is this mud hole on warren road legal? i rember reading it in this thread and thatd be nice to go play in its alot closer but up north is sweet! you can bring ur guns n go shooting too!!
ive never seen ya post in the michigan threads on the midwest fourms....well outta almost 13,000 post im sure u have once or twice.
is this mud hole on warren road legal? i rember reading it in this thread and thatd be nice to go play in its alot closer but up north is sweet! you can bring ur guns n go shooting too!!
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Sand doesn't cake up in all the nooks and crannies of the body and retain moisture which caused the metal to rust. I will take sand over mud any day. Sand is a lot more forgiving when you get stuck. To each his own I guess....
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Oh, I bet you have one
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Well, she left here last night, heading back to her place. -Got about 3/4's of mile from here and lost a front wheel
A friend of hers thru the 35's back on their after she had the one fixed and never freakin torqued the nuts!!!
When I got there the front axle was resting inside of the rim, all 8 lug nuts missing, wheel was at a 45 degree angle looking at it head on. - Traffic Jam to boot!
She was lucky, no rim damage and most of all- NOBODY HURT, thankfully. We got it back home, she had lost a few lug nuts on the other wheels as well. ALL were loose! Torqued them all down and installed 12 new.
She's learning - Letting just anybody work on your truck,- doesn't always pan out.
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Well, she left here last night, heading back to her place. -Got about 3/4's of mile from here and lost a front wheel
A friend of hers thru the 35's back on their after she had the one fixed and never freakin torqued the nuts!!!
When I got there the front axle was resting inside of the rim, all 8 lug nuts missing, wheel was at a 45 degree angle looking at it head on. - Traffic Jam to boot!
She was lucky, no rim damage and most of all- NOBODY HURT, thankfully. We got it back home, she had lost a few lug nuts on the other wheels as well. ALL were loose! Torqued them all down and installed 12 new.
She's learning - Letting just anybody work on your truck,- doesn't always pan out.
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I would , but it's her fault IMO - If she had it done at a shop, then yea, I'd definitely be all over that. But, she let some knot head do it while she went off with another friend somewhere else, that's what I gather.Yea , the job he did wasn't right of course, but neither was she. - Pushing this one on her, -hopefully it won't happen again this way. The truck is HER responsibility and she made a bad choice.
I'm not sure how else to do it. - I still can't believe she did that - not to smart.