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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 09:58 PM
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 05:07 PM
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I think you and Mike are the only are the only 2 who've bent them
Its just 1.25 x .250 wall DOM. tons of people have bent it.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 07:32 PM
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Good spotters and driving goes a long way.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 08:28 PM
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This about sums up my time with these ball joints.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 11:58 PM
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Why not use a breaker bar?
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Doove
This about sums up my time with these ball joints.
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Bent it using the ball joint press?? Or??
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 06:51 AM
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Why not use a breaker bar?
that's what the breaker bar did lol
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Doove
that's what the breaker bar did lol
Breaker bar? Or cheater bar on a wrench?
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 08:15 AM
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Breaker bar? Or cheater bar on a wrench?
X2
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 09:36 AM
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 04:08 PM
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Good spotters and driving goes a long way.
We have great spotters. I've just wheeled with Scottie since the beginning and sees how he breaks stuff.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 06:23 PM
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X2
ah. Cheater bar
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 06:54 PM
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Breaker bar? Or cheater bar on a wrench?
I call them both breaker bars lol.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 08:05 PM
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We have great spotters. I've just wheeled with Scottie since the beginning and sees how he breaks stuff.
If only i was closer. Looks like a lot of good wheeling down there.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 09:48 PM
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If only i was closer. Looks like a lot of good wheeling down there.
eh, there's 2 parks by us, 3 next year. The Cliffs (slopfest) is about 1.5 hours away from me, Badlands (awesome) in Indiana is 3.5 hours, and some new place about 45 minutes being set up. That's about it, no back roads or trails in the wild. It's city with some forest preserves.
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