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Old 03-27-2014, 10:37 PM
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Someone must have had some big ***** to come and jack your truck up, take off all 4 wheels, then load them up in what looks to be a parking garage with other stuff around it. Hopefully you catch them. Was there any cameras around?
No jack required. Four way to break the lugs. Place the blocks properly. Take out the schrader valve. Spin off lugs with four way while air escapes. Pull wheel off.

Less than five minute for one person. Less than two minutes for two people.
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Old 03-27-2014, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by depami
No jack required. Four way to break the lugs. Place the blocks properly. Take out the schrader valve. Spin off lugs with four way while air escapes. Pull wheel off. Less than five minute for one person. Less than two minutes for two people.
Speaking from experience? Ohhhhh moooooods, can we get the popo in here.
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Old 03-27-2014, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by depami
No jack required. Four way to break the lugs. Place the blocks properly. Take out the schrader valve. Spin off lugs with four way while air escapes. Pull wheel off. Less than five minute for one person. Less than two minutes for two people.
I didn't even think about that.
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Old 03-27-2014, 10:45 PM
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Speaking from experience? Ohhhhh moooooods, can we get the popo in here.
Not experience, just analytical thought processing. In order to thwart them, you must be able to think like them.
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Originally Posted by depami
Not experience, just analytical thought processing. In order to thwart them, you must be able to think like them.
Smart thinking actually. Never thought about that.
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Just a thought, why haven't companies designed wheel alarms? Like if the vehicle is locked and it senses a wheel being removed it could go off. I mean it could be wired in like TPMS.
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Not experience, just analytical thought processing. In order to thwart them, you must be able to think like them.
Except in the picture you can see the block under the rotor.
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depami - No jack required. Four way to break the lugs. Place the blocks properly. Take out the schrader valve. Spin off lugs with four way while air escapes. Pull wheel off.

Less than five minute for one person. Less than two minutes for two people.
And if you do get noticed ... "Damn kids let the air out of my tires!"
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Originally Posted by RES4CUE
Except in the picture you can see the block under the rotor.
They must have been amateurs and actually used a jack. Probably took them ten minutes instead of five.
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There aren't any cameras in the parking garage. This actually happens quite often in Houston. I live in a pretty nice apartment complex too. I'm honestly surprised they only got two sets. Usually it's around 4 to 5.

Walking out and seeing your truck sitting on cinderblocks is a horrible feeling. A lot of obscenities were yelled.
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