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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Cool Mods will have to wait!!!

Lost control of the truck in the snow today, spun and hit the curb, folded the passenger tires under the truck( should have kept it in 4-wheel drive)
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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That sucks sorry to here that. Where are you from
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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New Jersey! you..
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Michigan. We didnt get any snow. Well we had like 3 small snow squals but nothing to even mess the roads up or anything.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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New bull bar in garage(delivered today)... new wheels and tires on order......TRUCK ON A FLAT BED!!!!! this sucks
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Man that sucks. I also had a lost control of my truck on slippery roads a month ago except I hit another vehicle. I even had mine in 4WD but it was a very sharp corner, with downhill decline. I feel your pain. Good luck
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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New bull bar in garage(delivered today)... new wheels and tires on order......TRUCK ON A FLAT BED!!!!! this sucks
Man that really sucks. How bad is it?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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had it towed to the shop waiting for the quote and the insurance to approve!!! the rear suspension looked pretty banged up--no body damage whats-so-ever, just rear wheel and all connecting hardware.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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man that sucks hopefully you get it back on the road soon
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Man that sucks. Hope your insurance adjusters approve the repairs soon so you can get it back on the road where it belongs.
 
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Man that sucks. I also had a lost control of my truck on slippery roads a month ago except I hit another vehicle. I even had mine in 4WD but it was a very sharp corner, with downhill decline. I feel your pain. Good luck
Yes, they brake just like a 2wd, don't they?
 
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this has not been a good winter for forum members. very rough on the trucks


hope she gets fixed back to normal
 
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how fast were you going?? i hit a curb in my '02 s'crew 2wd, doing about 40km/h and it didn't do anything except rub the tires...
 
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I was going about 40 mph but my rear end spun around 360 degrees and smacked the curb side ways and bent everything in and apparently with all the accidents this week the insurance adjuster cant look till friday at the earliest!!
 
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