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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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Heres why you don't wheel a 40k chevy

http://www.redbirdsra.com/sipes.htm
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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yeah my buddy has a top of the line 3/4 ton chevy suburban and TRIES to wheel with me but i end up pulling him outta places all the time. hes at the dealership now trying to trade it in for a 05 tacoma haha
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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with the employee discount its only like $28k
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Just too big & heavy for wheeling, they're designed more for towing & hauling on hard flat ground. It just leaves more room for those of us who have smaller, lighter rigs!
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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been there, done that! left my 99 F150 overnite since it was stuck in mud up to the top of the tires. First day I took it off the lot, jumped it on some bumps and popped the bead on the right front tire, lol.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:30 AM
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Thats Classic!
We took My landlord snow wheleling in his 3/4 fullsize GMC (02) My 4runner yanked him many a time and I have no lockers(yet)! I have a picture somewhere but not as impressive as the Sammis.
That same wheeling adventure, I had to help some guy in a f350 with bling 20's and some Big O tires out of the snow
His wife and kid just sat there in the truck while I tried to tell stupid "Stop spinning your wheels and gunning the deisel!"
I suggested later he might dump the ford and get an older LandCruiser ...

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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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ive pulled a full size deisel chevy four door out from the mud once too. pretty funny. my friends freaked out and are now into yotas. it was awesome.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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I've seen that same pose from Hummer H2's. Must be a GM thing...
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 12:17 AM
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I think the guy that took that truck to that trail is an idiot. Wow...
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Poor Duramax Diesel... feel sorry for anything that has to live in a GM product...people included... That's pretty funny, but I never expected anything out of a Chevy anyways... Now if it were a Mopar...
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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too bad those two front tires were pointed toward each other, thats never a good thing. hopefully he learned a lesson, but doesnt sound like it. o well, his loss, our enjoyment.
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Ditto on that, those trucks are made to tow/haul. The 4wd is just an added bonus for when the tires start spinnin. My dad has a 04 F-250 and got it stuck at our hunt club one day. He had to leave it overnight and have a dump truck come yank him out. My 4Runner couldn't yank him out and we burned up an 8,000 LB winch. Needless to say he bought a warn 12,000 LB winch a week later.
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dwh91102
ha that sucks
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