Post by Jersey on Jul 10, 2008 20:35:53 GMT -5
I guess these kinds of problems come with the territory of owning a 14 year old truck with 185,000 + miles on it. 
Today was the day that I was to take my truck in to SBR Tire Exchange to have my custom rims and tires put on. I dropped the truck off at 2:45. At 5:30 I got the call.
The guy told me that he had my rims and tires on the truck. However, when he went to adjust the torsion (?) bars and align the front end to accommodate the bigger tires, he found numerous problems.
1.On both sides, the lower ball joints are loose. They’re rolling around in the sockets. The upper ball joints are fine. It’s the lowers that are crap.
2.The steering tie rod has gone bad.
3.To top it all off, the passenger side anti roll bar is completely missing.
The total cost to repair all these problems is “estimated” to be around $795 including the six hours of labor required for such a big job. The rims and tires are already costing me $1,250 which is a price I was prepared to shoulder. But this extra $795 will completely take me off my feet money-wise.
I had to ask my dad for help. I know he will definitely help me out with these unexpected charges, but I still feel pretty crappy about it since money has been darn tight lately.
I don’t really know what else to say. I guess what I can say is I would advise anyone who has a Blazer that’s a similar age or mileage to mine to get the front end parts checked for wear as soon as you can, if you haven’t already.
Wish me luck with this. I know I’ll be needing it.
Today was the day that I was to take my truck in to SBR Tire Exchange to have my custom rims and tires put on. I dropped the truck off at 2:45. At 5:30 I got the call.
The guy told me that he had my rims and tires on the truck. However, when he went to adjust the torsion (?) bars and align the front end to accommodate the bigger tires, he found numerous problems.
1.On both sides, the lower ball joints are loose. They’re rolling around in the sockets. The upper ball joints are fine. It’s the lowers that are crap.
2.The steering tie rod has gone bad.
3.To top it all off, the passenger side anti roll bar is completely missing.
The total cost to repair all these problems is “estimated” to be around $795 including the six hours of labor required for such a big job. The rims and tires are already costing me $1,250 which is a price I was prepared to shoulder. But this extra $795 will completely take me off my feet money-wise.
I had to ask my dad for help. I know he will definitely help me out with these unexpected charges, but I still feel pretty crappy about it since money has been darn tight lately.
I don’t really know what else to say. I guess what I can say is I would advise anyone who has a Blazer that’s a similar age or mileage to mine to get the front end parts checked for wear as soon as you can, if you haven’t already.
Wish me luck with this. I know I’ll be needing it.
