projectresto83

^^^^^500th reply to this thread!!!

302army187

lol, that just means you need to work faster

projectresto83

Welp, a short drive to the gas station resulted in a blown tire and a bent wheel. Comming around a corner getting onto one of the main roads my right rear wheel hits a nice size concrete rock hit my tire (blowing the sidewall) that sent me off the road a little and then I hit something that was in the grass that sent me up in the air a little. Why I didn't see it or didn't hit it with the front IDK.... All I can say is a I'm pissed but oo well. At least I didn't flip it or hit any other cars. Its just a wheel and tire. Time to go get drunk and get over it easier lol

302army187

holy **** dude.

glad you are ok! must have been a big *** rock, or something to blow the tire

projectresto83

Yea, your telling me. I'm not completely sure if it was a rock or what but I blew a damn tire and whatever it was scared the **** out of me. I can now stick my 4 fingers in the damn hole! Good news is I don't think the wheel is trashed completely though. The lip is bent up for a good 3 or 4 inches but it looks like its just the lip. When I went into the grass I hit something that got my rocker panel too.

302army187

jesus man. I am glad you are ok.

5.0kid

gonna have that lip bent back?

projectresto83

After going out and looking at the off road event and thinking about it I realized I didn't hit something in the road. The tire let go as I was accelerating in 2nd while turning left to get into the lane and that sent the rear out, I over corrected,and then to the right I went. I plowed over a reflective pole, the rear hoped a 2 ft gap bouncing off a concrete covert (the "boulder" I knew I hit) that bent the wheel (tire scuff mark on the covert proves that) over another 2 ft gap into the grass that I drove out of and to the gas station a couple hundred feet down the road.

Looked at the car this morning, blown tire that I can stick 4 fingers in, flat spot wheel, 2 dents on the rocker panel, knocked the hatch off center, and pulled the bottom stud out of the front fender extension. Sorry, I'm not posting pics of this F up lol.

projectresto83

I might, the wheel really doesn't look bad but the covert that hit it kinda makes be think its worse than it looks. There is a guy somewhat local that has 3 of these wheels that I can get a hold of if I get the cash but I still need another tire lol. I might just pick up a pair of used 245/45's and have the offset sizes if I can't find one 275/40.

projectresto83

Well from the looks of it the next time the car will actually be driven down the road it will have the 3.73's. I bent the hell out of the passenger quad shock and from what I could tell the passenger axle. Good thing is that the parts are cheap and I was going to have to pull the axle out anyway lol. I know I said no pics but here are a couple. The wife doesn't believe me when I say I wasn't out playing...I'm sure there are a couple on here that think I was too but sadly I wasn't. I wish I was though!!! Give it a reason of why it had happened. I do however now have the stock 98 15" wheels on the front of the car. They don't look half bad either lol.