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Old 10-19-2007, 06:40 PM
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brakes locked up.....kaabooooom!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so i was leaving school today and was in the inside lane when i saw a car waiting to turn and i saw brake lights. when i hit my brakes the rear tires locked up and i hit a honda civic, which hit one of my friend's car, which hit another car. the civic was crunched. the trunk was curled up and the hood was curled up and the bumper went through the radiator. my friend's SUV took a little bit of damage to the back bumper and a little bit to the front bumper and the car in front of him barely had any damage on her back bumper, just a few dents and some paint chipped off. the girl that i hit complained that her neck hurt and she was transported to the hospital. my truck got the bumper pushed down and the driver's side of it pushed back where it would barely rub the tire and prevent it from turning left. i pulled the truck in the grass in front of my work and tied a chain around a tree and hooked it to my bumper and backed up and pulled the bumper away from the tire. so for me, the only mods i'm looking at is a front end replacement bumper and some slotted brakes and a disc brake conversion for the rear end. oh yeah and i got a $195 ticket also. sry for the long ramble, but y'all are almost like my 2nd family so i figured i would tell y'all.
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 06:43 PM
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wow good luck with the fixing and hopefully she's not a b**** and tries to sue or anything...
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 08:15 PM
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Glad to hear your truck is good. Hopefully everything comes through good!
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 08:38 PM
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get her fixed up, hope all is well
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 09:17 PM
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yeah, i just gotta replace the bumper. good excuse to buy a ranch hand front replacement!!! any ideas on why my back tires locked up???? i know that ABS brakes are supposed to alternate tires, but my back tires left a solid set of skid marks.
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 09:27 PM
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the ABS on these truck is terrible. it hardly works. that why you locked up. its just a poor design
 
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Old 10-19-2007, 10:05 PM
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i agree the abs on these trucks aint that good. early technology.
glad your ok get'er fixed and keep on goin!
 
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the insurance is just going to pay for the other peoples cars. i'm going to end up paying to fix my truck myself. i'm going to try to find a good front replacement or stock bumper in a parts yard or something.
 
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