Damn Tire Shop!!! FML
04-08-10, 08:03 AM
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Damn that sucks! Glad to see your ok and so calm about the situation.
04-08-10, 09:06 AM
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how could a tire shop do that? maybe they had a newbie install your tires.... by the way what kind of rims are those?? what size?
04-08-10, 10:24 AM
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Oh s#it dude, that sucks! If that s#it were to happed at the tire shop I work at he would be canned on the spot.
04-08-10, 01:25 PM
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I definitely know how you feel. My front left tire (same spot as yours) fell off of my old Aurora while I was going around an exit ramp and sparks flew everywhere, but all my bolts on the rotors got snapped clean off. Chasing my tire was no fun either seeing as it almost ran into the traffic. But it's a good thing the tire didn't fall off while I was still on the highway or that would have turned out ugly.
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04-08-10, 03:36 PM
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Thanks For All Your Support! I Love CL
04-08-10, 03:40 PM
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dammmm that gotta hurt!!!!
04-08-10, 09:30 PM
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hmmmm crazy man. hope they fixing this....
04-08-10, 09:58 PM
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Wow, you're pretty calm about the whole situation. If it was me I would have been alot worse haha...
04-17-10, 12:42 PM
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sorry to see this.. i feel for ya..
04-17-10, 09:34 PM
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invest in your own torque wrench and double check your lugs everytime it has been touched.
Goodluck with your troubles.
04-17-10, 09:42 PM
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wooooow...that sux man...my heart broke when i saw that picture lol. Lovly GS. PLEASE MAKE SURE they cover the damages...this is horrible..
04-18-10, 05:29 AM
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Do you know what the lug torque specs are? Any where i can get a list for the whole car?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
istundra
invest in your own torque wrench and double check your lugs everytime it has been touched.
Goodluck with your troubles.
04-18-10, 06:01 AM
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Quote:
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dealer374
Do you know what the lug torque specs are? Any where i can get a list for the whole car?
IIRC it is 86?
I torque mine to 90...
If others know, please confirm.
04-18-10, 07:27 AM
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OEM torque spec is 76ftlbs. No need to go more than that.
04-18-10, 07:37 PM
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Quote:
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GSteg
OEM torque spec is 76ftlbs. No need to go more than that.
Thx! i knew it was something 6.
I'll make a note of that.
04-08-10, 01:25 PM
