- Dec 12, 2011
- 4,659
Short drama:
Was rolling into work last Wednesday at about 60 ish MPH and was a good 2-3 seconds behind a newer F-150. We were both in the left lane and there was a car approaching from the right and I knew what was going to happen so I backed of a little more. He went past the truck and I assume past the car in front of him but I couldn't see anything after that but I saw brake lights on the F150 and I guess with the stiffer suspension, the rear doesn't really jump up when the brakes are mashed...and the tailgate came into view real quick.
I stood on the brakes and I felt the ABS pump kick in briefly and there was another noise like a light crack but a shaprper noise. I stopped in for my morning dose of joe and took a walk-around. As a sidenote...I was astounded on how well the LX-20's grabbed.
Seems the left control arm moved to the rear, not a good thing.
At the last alignment I was told I needed a caster adjustment on the LF and specifically told them after reading here about the bolt torque of the LCA, to make sure they are tight. Needless to say they probably werent tightened to spec, for the record..
Front bolt is 191 foot pounds, rear bolt is 177 foot pounds.
Was rolling into work last Wednesday at about 60 ish MPH and was a good 2-3 seconds behind a newer F-150. We were both in the left lane and there was a car approaching from the right and I knew what was going to happen so I backed of a little more. He went past the truck and I assume past the car in front of him but I couldn't see anything after that but I saw brake lights on the F150 and I guess with the stiffer suspension, the rear doesn't really jump up when the brakes are mashed...and the tailgate came into view real quick.
I stood on the brakes and I felt the ABS pump kick in briefly and there was another noise like a light crack but a shaprper noise. I stopped in for my morning dose of joe and took a walk-around. As a sidenote...I was astounded on how well the LX-20's grabbed.
Seems the left control arm moved to the rear, not a good thing.
At the last alignment I was told I needed a caster adjustment on the LF and specifically told them after reading here about the bolt torque of the LCA, to make sure they are tight. Needless to say they probably werent tightened to spec, for the record..
Front bolt is 191 foot pounds, rear bolt is 177 foot pounds.