I was on my way to ATCO raceway this morning, 10/14 to run my truck in the Yesteryear Drags. I was northbound on Rt 13 in New Castle near the Beaverbrook Shopping ctr, when I heard a loud bang, then something scraping the blacktop.

I pulled over to analyze the situation to find the suspension on the right front had failed and parts of the body were dragging.

A couple of hours later back in my garage, after an expensive tow job, I found a broken shock in the coil-over-shock suspension. Also the weld that secures the bracket for the upper connection of the coil-over had cracked completely off.

I should be able to replace the shock quickly, but I am in need of someone with a portable welder and experience to weld a piece of suspension. I can move the truck, but I can't drive it until I can get that piece welded.

Access to that location is difficult, but not impossible.

I plan to call the manufacturer of the suspension and ask about my options.

 

Sorry about your luck dan. Wish I could help.

 

I have been talking to the customer service people at the company that made the suspension. I am trying to make the case that it was faulty parts that caused the failure. It is a tough sell, since it has been 8 years, since the suspension was installed, but I have some evidence.
I am waiting for the General Manager to weigh-in.

 

So Dan, did you get your truck fixed?

 

Sorry to here about the truck Dan.
So did you get any help outta customer service?

 

I got replacement parts yesterday. Now I have to get it to a shop and get it welded. It was no-charge replacement. They said it was due to having the wrong pressure coil springs. That was their fault, because I bought a kit. They still owe me a second coil spring for the left side. That shipped on 10/23. I need to get the weld on the left side checked as well.

 

That's great news Dan. Will you be up and running by the time we go to Cecil?

 

No charge? That always good to here.
Hope you get her all fixed up soon!

 

When are we going to Cecil? I hope to be running this coming week.

My insurance covered the flatbed towing. I'll have to cough up the cost of welding the new bracket in.

 

Nov 10th. Maybe a showdown with Phil for braggin rights, what do you think???????

 

He has to layoff the juice.

 

Ok I'll run my first pass without the juice.
But it's all out after that!!!

 

No nox straightup first run, lol

 

We got our own little PINKS going without the slips, ahahaha

 

I'm not to sure what she'll run.
With the new tranny It added about 100 pounds!