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Old 02-11-2007, 05:55 AM
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ODE to suspension woes

my truck,
my truck,
oh how i love thee
on the other hand
there is hotchkis tvs
that worries me
centering pin boken
i could live with
but snapping u bolts
and shifting leafs
was a myth
until now
i see how
a pothole
can give me so much woe


thats right, truck is out of commision, and due to a pothole. had to get her towed home from a bar tonight, and now need to get two new leafs, cant just get one. wich is 300 bucks i don't have. i'll try to get pics tomorrow.
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Old 02-11-2007, 12:57 PM
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that sucks... good time to buy a lift kit though! that's what I would do. I'm guessing it was one of the rears?
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Old 02-11-2007, 01:38 PM
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dear god, that suspension was a bitch to get right, now it's fucking shit up.... thats a bit unusual..... ohh well, maybe it's time for plan B?
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isn't this the second time something like this has happend? everything i have heard about the hotchkis tvs suspension kits was all good, but you have broke your center pin twice. once donuts and now a simple pothole? Somethings wrong with that picture.


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that sucks... good time to buy a lift kit though! that's what I would do. I'm guessing it was one of the rears?
lift a 2wd street truck... what for? unless your building a prerunner its a waste
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Old 02-11-2007, 08:59 PM
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i am beefing up the rear suspension now, getting replacement hotchkis tvs rear leafs, and putting a few more clamps in. and putting u bolts from the 3500 dually in it. my truck is a torque monster, it easily tares shit up
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Old 02-11-2007, 09:43 PM
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Hemi... If that dodge is having so many suspension problems on PAVED roads, I hate to see what would happen to it if it were driven on dirt roads regularly... Oh wait. I have seen what happens to them. Body panels start falling apart, and suspensions break. Sorry. The truth hurts.

I hope you get it fixed soon though.
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Old 02-12-2007, 12:31 AM
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Old 02-12-2007, 02:44 AM
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Maybe the newer dodge trucks suck but the old ones are indestructible! I love the old Ramchargers, I had one with the 318 and that thing could go anywhere.
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Old 02-16-2007, 12:54 AM
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Do, i thought you were talking about the 08 f350s there. anyways, my sprigs just came in today. now i need to get the u bolts
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