cviola2005
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Good luck with it!
I offered to lend a hand, but your route doesn't bring you into my neck of the woods.
I offered to lend a hand, but your route doesn't bring you into my neck of the woods.
desperate for truck. flying to texas.
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alright folks, I landed in Texas and picked up the truck. it was filthy from sitting and it needs brakes and tire balancing. other than that, it is in great shape despite some cosmetic issues.
i need to find a place to put on some pads for me in the morning and rotate/balance and then i'm gonna hit the road back to NC.
was too busy cleaning it up to take a photo before sunset...
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i need to find a place to put on some pads for me in the morning and rotate/balance and then i'm gonna hit the road back to NC.
was too busy cleaning it up to take a photo before sunset...
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VorTecxas
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Dont have a jack to do the pads? Ill be out at my shop in McKinney tomorrow if you need a hand, have all the tools youll need.
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VorTecxas
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VorTecxas
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Gonna take longer to have a shop do it than doing it yourself
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Not to mention cost about an extra $100...
Alright, I made it back to NC in one piece after a bone-rattling ride back home. The tires are ridiculous! Told my wife it felt like riding on a vibrating exercise ball...
Anyway, against better judgement, I took it to a shop my in-laws recommended and I'm glad I did. It was more than pads I needed, the drums needed cleaning and adjusting and I needed new rotors, they had worn down below minimum specs so slapping pads on there wouldn't have helped. Also, I had them flip and remount the tires on the rims when they rotated and they noticed one of the rims was slightly bent - it needed 20oz of weights where the other 3 rims needed only 2-5oz per. The truck also has the factory shocks which I will replace in due time, but suffered a pretty bouncy ride back home...
It was good trip back home; no major delays, only got pulled over once (no ticket, I charmed the officer into letting me slide), and I missed a snow shower in central NC while I ate dinner at my favorite restaurant in Charlotte. Unfortunately I can't "un-see" those creepy Michael Bolton billboards I passed by in South Carolina... shudder.
All in all, with gas, hotel, repairs, etc. I am out around 800 bucks for a 95 Sierra SL w/ 148,000 miles, which I think is a pretty good deal. I guess I've introduced myself (and my new truck) well enough in this long thread... will keep the forum updated with all the repairs/refurbishing I have planned for it.
Anyway, against better judgement, I took it to a shop my in-laws recommended and I'm glad I did. It was more than pads I needed, the drums needed cleaning and adjusting and I needed new rotors, they had worn down below minimum specs so slapping pads on there wouldn't have helped. Also, I had them flip and remount the tires on the rims when they rotated and they noticed one of the rims was slightly bent - it needed 20oz of weights where the other 3 rims needed only 2-5oz per. The truck also has the factory shocks which I will replace in due time, but suffered a pretty bouncy ride back home...
It was good trip back home; no major delays, only got pulled over once (no ticket, I charmed the officer into letting me slide), and I missed a snow shower in central NC while I ate dinner at my favorite restaurant in Charlotte. Unfortunately I can't "un-see" those creepy Michael Bolton billboards I passed by in South Carolina... shudder.
All in all, with gas, hotel, repairs, etc. I am out around 800 bucks for a 95 Sierra SL w/ 148,000 miles, which I think is a pretty good deal. I guess I've introduced myself (and my new truck) well enough in this long thread... will keep the forum updated with all the repairs/refurbishing I have planned for it.
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