KC-F150

Such an awesome build man!

Looking good

It sucks what all you have gone though to get it to where it is but looks like its getting close now! Can't wait to see the final product!

patclarke

Thanks man but the bad new is not over yet... When my dad picked the truck up he drove it about 2 blocks and noticed it was making so bad noises. So he turned around and told the guys at the shop about the issue. They went for a ride with my dad and told him it just needed new breaks but it was safe to drive.

So my dad was driving the truck today to get the breaks and new tires done when he started to feel a very bad wobble. He pulled up to discount tire and a few mechanicas ran up to him and asked what was wrong. He said he did know. Thy drove the truck into one of the bays and my dad says he could see the front wheel just wobbling. They lifted the truck up and told him he was luck the wheel did not fall off while he was driving. Only one lug was left on the spacer.

My dad called brenthel multiple times and had to yell at some woman before she would finally put him through to Jonathan Brenthel. Jonathan tried blaming it on the truck saying they the my roters wear bad or something like that. My dad did not know what was really going on and told Jonathan to call the Discount tire Mechanic. So I guess he did and supposedly he is ordering some part and will call my dad tomorrow.

O ya and I have the raptor wheel package on my truck right now that my old boss wanted to buy from me and now one of the wheel is all jacked up....

So I payed $20,000 from my debit card, and now I have a truck that cant be driven with a wheel I cant sale... I am going to be home from Afghanistan in just under 30 days. My trip has me flying into San Diego to pick up my truck and drive it back to Idaho. The plane tickets and every thing have all ready been paid for and I wont be back state side for another year after this.

patclarke

Just got this email from Brenthel.

I spoke with your dad last night and sounds like your original hub had the
> studs come out. Your hubs were in bad shape and need new rotors before
> driving any long distance. Jordan and I are going to drive down to his
> house this morning with a new rotor/hub and see if it is something we can
> replace there.
>
> I'll let you know more once I have checked it out

So it may have actually been my original equipment that failed. Its hard for me to know because I am not there. I can only go off of what I am told. It just seems weird that all my equipment was working just fine no issues for the long drive from Idaho to SoCal. But weird does not mean impossible. So if it is an issue with my equipment and not something they did then I would say I am very happy with the way the are handling this situation for me.

Baja Kits

Looking good!

Baja Kits

We will make sure to look at it and get it taken care of for you. If you ever have issues always feel free to reach out to me as well:

kris@bajakits.com

patclarke

Thanks Bajkits! Just spoke to my Dad and sounds like every thing is being worked out.

Hear is a shot of before and after Bajkits install.

patclarke

avvblanc01

thats awesome! its gonna look pretty cool once you put the new wheels/tires on there! I gotta say, I cant imagine how hard it is to orchestrate all this when youre in another country... props dude.

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patclarke

Ya thanks man. Its nice that my family is able to help me out so much, but at the same time it has caused issues because its hard to communicate some times. BA! I cant wait for my R&R with my truck.

rand250

thats going to be cool when you get it done. what part of idaho you live.