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>X< · 06-11-2003, 11:16 AM

got off work early today, driving home, its only about 4 miles. i heard something hit the ground, i looked down and the front driver wheel was wobbling a little. hit the brakes softly, and about 40 feet later the wheel came off and hit the fender and rolled across the street. i only skiddedon the rotor for about 10 feet. it was raining, cop stopped but didnt give me a ticket, even though i was in the middle of the road and had shaved side markers, no front turn signal and a missing tail light cap. got it back on, drove home, parked it. i'll work on it later today. nothing is messed up at all except the fender is crused. good thing i have3 more behind my shop. i should've stayed in bed this morning

yellowgmc · 06-11-2003, 11:24 AM

i had a buddy in high school with a cool looking lifted 92 chevy. cool looking, scary lift! 2x4's for a body lift, torsion bars cranked as high as they would go and so forth. had tires and rims pushed out so far so they would clear the sheetmetal. anyway one day those worn out ball joints couldnt handle the stress anymore and off came the wheel, spindle, brake and part of the cv shaft. truck fell onto the frame and skidded to a halt on the road. tire and related junk bounced down the road and smoked someone's car. the best part was this happened about a half block from the high school. i wasn't with him, but i admit at the time everything he had done to it looked fine to me. i didn;t learn anything about cars until after high school when i bought my first one.

gr8scott51 · 06-11-2003, 01:09 PM

You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel.........
(sung to "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.)

>X< · 06-11-2003, 07:44 PM

its kinda funny. i was with my friend in his toyota 4x4 when this happened last year, but when we hit he ground there was $600 in daage to the front suspension. BUT since i have a chevy and i guess becuse i was going slw enough when it came off there is no damage to the suspension of my truck. i can still let go of the wheel at 60 and str8 as an arrow. ruined fender pissed me off, especially since i jst finished shaving it. oh well, at least i didnt wreck it

jku72 · 06-11-2003, 10:07 PM

I had the same thing happen to my Longhorn this spring, carfaggled the fender, I have a spare fender, but still, the paint job is going to cost me. The worst part is that it was just so my own fault. I just forgot to tighten down the lugs.

love it loud · 06-11-2003, 10:54 PM

did the studs break off or did you forget to put the lug nuts on?

sorry to hear that though man..

67chevemall · 06-12-2003, 09:49 AM

What's up Ontario Dude!

06-11-2003, 11:16 AM	#1
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	wheel fell off-dented fender-bad day got off work early today, driving home, its only about 4 miles. i heard something hit the ground, i looked down and the front driver wheel was wobbling a little. hit the brakes softly, and about 40 feet later the wheel came off and hit the fender and rolled across the street. i only skiddedon the rotor for about 10 feet. it was raining, cop stopped but didnt give me a ticket, even though i was in the middle of the road and had shaved side markers, no front turn signal and a missing tail light cap. got it back on, drove home, parked it. i'll work on it later today. nothing is messed up at all except the fender is crused. good thing i have3 more behind my shop. i should've stayed in bed this morning __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

06-11-2003, 11:24 AM	#2
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	i had a buddy in high school with a cool looking lifted 92 chevy. cool looking, scary lift! 2x4's for a body lift, torsion bars cranked as high as they would go and so forth. had tires and rims pushed out so far so they would clear the sheetmetal. anyway one day those worn out ball joints couldnt handle the stress anymore and off came the wheel, spindle, brake and part of the cv shaft. truck fell onto the frame and skidded to a halt on the road. tire and related junk bounced down the road and smoked someone's car. the best part was this happened about a half block from the high school. i wasn't with him, but i admit at the time everything he had done to it looked fine to me. i didn;t learn anything about cars until after high school when i bought my first one. __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

06-11-2003, 01:09 PM	#3
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel......... (sung to "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.) __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

06-11-2003, 07:44 PM	#4
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	its kinda funny. i was with my friend in his toyota 4x4 when this happened last year, but when we hit he ground there was $600 in daage to the front suspension. BUT since i have a chevy and i guess becuse i was going slw enough when it came off there is no damage to the suspension of my truck. i can still let go of the wheel at 60 and str8 as an arrow. ruined fender pissed me off, especially since i jst finished shaving it. oh well, at least i didnt wreck it __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

06-11-2003, 10:07 PM	#5
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	I had the same thing happen to my Longhorn this spring, carfaggled the fender, I have a spare fender, but still, the paint job is going to cost me. The worst part is that it was just so my own fault. I just forgot to tighten down the lugs. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

06-11-2003, 10:54 PM	#6
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	did the studs break off or did you forget to put the lug nuts on? sorry to hear that though man.. __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

06-12-2003, 09:49 AM	#7
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	What's up Ontario Dude! Last edited by 67chevemall; 07-09-2010 at 02:30 PM.



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