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    $300.000.00 Car......WTF?

    in Truck, Jeep, & Car talk

    Posted

    So I am told to have my guys in Service to get a 2008 Murcialago LP640 ready for delivery, not unusual. So 30 minutes later I ask why the last minute car deal because i like to know ahead of time and not the end of the day when we have deliveries so i have more than 30 minutes te get my Shiat done :laughoff: .

    Come to find out the Dad and Kid were Christmas shopping, kid wanted a car, Dad bought him a 2008 Murcialago LP640 for X-Mas :dance:

    Lucky Kid!!!!!!!!

    Oh did I forget to mention that the kid is 16!!!

    Damn....nice present

    You should've done this:

    Make the dad pay you 100 G's,

    Take him around back and kick him in the nut's,

    Then tell him that's what it will feel like when the kid crashes the car,

    Then tell him "Your welcome, I just saved you 200 grand."

    That's what I would've done, but that's just me.

    :clap: no doubt :lol:

    5th wheels and lifted trucks

    in Toyhauler/ RV Talk

    Posted

    If your'e talking about the space between the bed of the truck and the 5th wheel, the hitch on 5th wheel is adjustable, along with the one in the bed. My buddy put bigger tires on his 5th wheel to help out. I guess its just a matter of opinion. :jester: If you look at my set-up I have plenty of clearance.

    how does it tow ? does it make the trailer feel top-heavy? seems like it would up higher , more room for air to go under the trailer :beercheers: I was wondering,thinking of flipping mine

    Vegas to Dumont...

    in Toyhauler/ RV Talk

    Posted · Edited by offroadracer

    get water in pahrump saddle west rv park right on 160 then its only 12 miles longer and a hell of alot smoother going this way

    or were you saying that is is only 12 miles longer trip to go through pahrump,which i think is alot more than 12 miles...( i think)

    Robby Gordon rims

    in Truck, Jeep, & Car talk

    Posted

    found this on another forum that i was on.....

    Champion's claim that their wheels are DOT legal is false. This is just a rumor that got started somewhere (Pirate forum?). Call Champion and pin them down on it like I did, they are not legal for on road use in any state that requires wheels to be DOT approved, which is pretty much all states. At least this was the case 6 months ago.

    I've owned Champion bead locks though, and never had a problem with the legality issue. Before I bought my Champion bead lockes I called the state superintendant of the Highway Patrol, who manages the state safety inspection dept. I asked him if "bead locks" were legal in UT, and his reply was "what is a bead lock?" I just said "never mind", told him I had changed my mind, and hung up. So in other words you can get by with bead locks because the people inforcing the law don't know what the law is, at least hear in UT anyway.

    I watched one of the early style MTB (?) bead lock rims come apart at highway speed one time when following a Jeep back to town on the highway south of Moab one day. NOT a pretty sight; he lost control and ended up going into the barrow pit and through the barb wire fence while trying desparately not to roll his Jeep. He hadn't noticed that some of the bolts had come loose, which increased the forces applied to the remaining bolts, which then sheared off at highway speed.

    Bead lock wheels are not legal because the companies making them haven't gone to the effort (and expense) to get them DOT approved. Don't expect them to be DOT approved any time soon either. Think about it, a regular wheel is pretty much idiot proof. Any kid working for minimum wage can get the tire on the rim correctly, and all he has to do is inflate it until the bead pops on, and the tire is good to go. A bead lock rim takes a modicum of skill to mount correctly, and safely. The idiot proof factor that bead locks lack will make it tough to get DOT approval.

    In regards to the street locks, does anyone know how they are fastened to the outside of the wheel? If they are welded or securely bolted in place they may very well serve a purpose.

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    no what i was told from a 4wd shop is that if a bead lock wheel was to blow out, it will not allow the tire to seperate from the wheel the way a conventional wheel and tire would, thus making it impossible to control. when blowing a tire on a conventional wheel all you have to do is slow down, and not hit the brakes. with a beadlocks the tire will not seperate and making it harder if not impossible to control......thats what i was told

    Unless every situation i sdifferent ,(which i am sure it is BUT) I have lost a tire in my race truck at 80 mph and just knowing the truck is the only reason i knew it was flat, my co-driver couldnt even tell it was flat...Beadlocks rock :rolleyes: they definitely are a plus.

    Robby Gordon rims

    in Truck, Jeep, & Car talk

    Posted

    That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. So then why are "high performance" cars such as Corvettes legal? What a dumbass! :shake: I'd like to know what makes the wheels illegal, not how they "might" make the driver drive. :rolleyes:

    I agree with ya pete , like i was saying or thinking at the time was "what a dumbass"...but i will still run them so eff em . :blink:

    pricey dune trips

    in General Chat

    Posted

    Fuel to get out there.....14.00

    Stay with Pete..............00.00

    Ride Pete's sh*t and use his gas....00.00

    Stay with Pete.....00.00

    Eat and drink Pete's food and drink...00.00

    sneak in through baby dunes and avoid ranger station...00.00

    Cheap a$$ weekend for me!!!!!! :MBdance:

    :lol::think:

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