Long story short....this is what happens when you make 744rwhp, have very sticky 16" wide tires, its 90+ degrees out, you know you haven't set the shocks up yet and the crew of food networks diners, drive ins and dives wants to see a huge burn out. Wheel hop + a horribly paved road + my dumb *** =

 

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man you really did a job on your bed matt sorry to see this didnt you just get the truck painted? man cant beleave you sheered those studs right off. did you ever get a chance to run it at the track with the slicks yet atleast before this happened?

 

holy **** holy **** holy **** batman!


wtf happened? they all just sheered off?

Who's *** is getting chewed for this?

 

It could have been waaayyyyyy worse. The bed is actually not that bad. Doesn't need paint. The paint is all set it just needs to be straightened.

 

Im sure it could've... still wtf????

 

My ***. I should have taken it back to the chassis shop like I was supposed to and let him finish loading the suspension once the build was done. I never did. I spun the tires just fine at 70mph on the high way, but every once in a while I would get some hope around town, hammering on it at low speeds. Oh well. it will be back, running better than ever very soon.

 

Aww **** that sucks...you seem to have a good attitude about it though

Have you made a track pass yet?

 

so what are you doing to fix it?

 

I havn't made any "real" passes yet. Went to the track once on the street tires. Best et was an 11.10 @101 (didn't shift out of 2nd but went 106.2 in the 1/8) best MPH was around 130mph.

As far as the fix....new 1/2" studs, one new rotor, and have DMC Racing set the load on the 4-link. As for racing, I have a 2nd pair of 40 spline axles with 5/8" inch studs so I will switch them out and run those at the track.

I really can't be pissed this happened. **** is going to happen with a truck that runs a full spool, 16" wide tires, makes over 700rwhp on its LOW tune and is driven on the street very, very, very hard.