What did you do to your rig today?

Post by **studum** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:56 am

Not much: rotated the tires

Post by **Morpheus** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:21 pm

Broke my truck today

Front tires 2 feet in the air = fail of IFS

Grabbed motel room for the right, reassess in the morning

Post by **Bow_Tied** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:25 pm

Morpheus wrote:Broke my truck today

Front tires 2 feet in the air = fail of IFS

Grabbed motel room for the right, reassess in the morning

My spare parts didn't fit. Go figure eh?

Post by **Simon** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:49 pm

Morpheus wrote:Broke my truck today

Front tires 2 feet in the air = fail of IFS

Grabbed motel room for the right, reassess in the morning

Uh oh. Wha happened?

Post by **Jayman** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:54 pm

Simon wrote:
Morpheus wrote:Broke my truck today

Front tires 2 feet in the air = fail of IFS

Grabbed motel room for the right, reassess in the morning
Uh oh. Wha happened?

Yes, hopefully everything is ok?

Post by **Morpheus** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:58 pm

Snapped tie rod in half. Wildpix and I found a welding shop in town to weld it back together, it's back on the truck, got me back to town, but it's still bent and I can't get the jam nut to tighten. Need to check ball joints etc in am and see if it's safe to drive home.

Oh, wait, you asked what happened??? Too much skinny pedal....

I think I may order that king kong steering system Monday..

Post by **Pezzy** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:30 am

Morpheus wrote:Oh, wait, you asked what happened??? Too much skinny pedal...

You do realize you were on the Minden Hydroline?

Post by **Morpheus** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:21 am

Pezzy wrote:
Morpheus wrote:Oh, wait, you asked what happened??? Too much skinny pedal...
You do realize you were on the Minden Hydroline?

That was part of the problem right there

Post by **Wildpix** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:27 am

I know It's been 3 years since I did that trail (hard to believe) But it sure didn't have those offshoots when I drove it last. I had a couple of spare tie rod ends but no adjuster unfortunately. I do believe a truck of the month pic is in the works though!!

Post by **Bender** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:44 am

Wildpix wrote: I do believe a truck of the month pic is in the works though!!

And that right there explains why yet again Mike broke his junk! We have a rule that states no bringing yer junk to the trail, new rule for Mike should state don't bring yer rig to the trail and make it junk!

LMAO!

Post by **Scotto** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:59 am

Morpheus wrote:I think I may order that king kong steering system Monday..

That's an expensive option. I seem to recall the CL that is the King Kong system relies on using heim tie rod adjusters and ends. The whole thing comes in at well above a grand.

But - you can run just the upgraded heims as your TRE/TRA setup with the stock CL. Which would certainly be stronger, but still hasn't solved the ball joint on the CL problem. And, AFAIK, heims aren't legal on our roads, so if you get into an accident, you're royally fuggered.

Anyway, this is a conversation for another thread. Hope you get home safely.

Scott

Post by **Morpheus** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:01 pm

Made it back to milton fine, no issues. Dropping the truck in the shop and gonna drive a versa home... DOH!

oh and Jay.... suck it..

John, post up a pic asap, I want to see what I did, all I got to see was sky and the aftermath...

Scott, ya, it'll probably come in around $2000 with shipping etc, and I believe you're right about the "legality", however it's a strong steering system, and shouldn't fail.

Post by **Pezzy** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:16 pm

p.s. 2 feet in the air is nothing... ask Simon about the last time he let me drive his rig. LOL.

John, you are correct, there are A LOT of off shoots now that weren't there before.

Post by **Snafu** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:53 pm

Glad you made it back. So now you know how your customers feel when they drive the versa

Mind you it is far better than walking!

I am looking forward to the pics!

Post by **Wildpix** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:24 pm

Here is the Pic of your launch. Note the Passenger side wheel pointing in. It got worse after the landing.

Post by **Morpheus** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:56 pm

owwwwwwwch....

Post by **Bow_Tied** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:21 pm

Great shots John!

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Post by **deeker** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:51 pm

We missed that action riding at the back of the parade! Nicely done, Morpheus. Glad to hear you got off the trail and home safely.

Post by **steelcityslicker** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:08 am

Hmmmmm? That looks very familiar Mike!!! Thank god Pete brought a spare tie rod with adjustor when mine broke. We were able to change it out on the trail. A good thing to have in your trail kit that's for sure.

Post by **studum** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:01 am

I can't compare to the above...

Last week: DIY tranny flush
Yesterday: New rear O2 sensor

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