| chevy71super |
08-19-2003 03:34 PM |
The blue and white 4X4 was mine. Had a good trip and am sending the website link to the owners of the blue and white shortbox and the white 70. On the way home I hit something on the interstate (not sure what) around North Bend WA going about 70 miles an hour. Blew out my left rear tire (about a 2 inch gas through the cords) flew up and hit so hard in the inner fender that it poked a hole in it. It also dented the bottom of the box from the inside out. As you can imagine it hit with quite a bang. I spent about 8 hours a piece on straighting those rear inner fenders out. Time to call the insurance company.
The tires are 35 inch BFG mud terrains. I got to say I was impressed the way it held up after hitting the object. The air must have left the tire almost instantly however I did not know it was flat and kept driving after I heard the "bang". I had about 500 pounds in the back pulling a motorcycle trailer with 2 dirt bikes and assorted acessories. Drove another 5 miles. The truck was a little squirrely but not to the point where I thought I had a flat. What tipped me off was a change in the pitch of the hum of the tires. It was different than I was used to hearing so I pulled over. The tire was still held its bead rim but was void of any air.
I didn't have a spare so I called my neighbor who drove the 50 miles to where I was it. Happened about 9:00 at night. One good samaritan stopped, a guy driving a Chevy truck of course. He didn't have the right tools or spare but gave me his number incase my neighbor could not come through. There are still a few good people left. Drove home with a 32" all terrain on the back and the 35's on the remaining wheels. Again I am surprised how well it drove. I credit it to new springs and shocks.
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