Oh come on..... a little duct tape, some JB Weld, a spritz of paint to make it look pretty and you're all set. No need for a new A arm.Nothing really out of the ordinary for me. I live up 5 miles of steep mountain dirt road, it is well travelled but for sure has its spots that suck particularly bad. But I never really hit anything massive like rocks or anything, I mean you figure that would make some serious noise when it happened and I didn't hear it I just could feel something was wrong. Low and behold. I had planned on getting new shocks already but now I have to replace the friggin A arm the shocks and new tires on it. Sometimes I have to remind myself why I love this truck. I just haven't quite made it how I would like it yet. Little by little but it seems I have to redo or replace much of what someone else had done more often than upgrade.
Well...............................................if there's a bright side ? You get to redo it the way YOU want it to be .Nothing really out of the ordinary for me. I live up 5 miles of steep mountain dirt road, it is well travelled but for sure has its spots that suck particularly bad. But I never really hit anything massive like rocks or anything, I mean you figure that would make some serious noise when it happened and I didn't hear it I just could feel something was wrong. Low and behold. I had planned on getting new shocks already but now I have to replace the friggin A arm the shocks and new tires on it. Sometimes I have to remind myself why I love this truck. I just haven't quite made it how I would like it yet. Little by little but it seems I have to redo or replace much of what someone else had done more often than upgrade.
No, no it was not awesome at all.Oof...that's not awesome...
For sure broke yo! LMAO. You guys are all really funny and appreciate your patience with me.shiats broke, yo.
But seriously, never seen that.
Honestly I do not know but Bklyn.x offered up a pretty solid reason or cause. But, for the record......I am pretty sure my reaction to seeing this was quite similar to your comment...........wha....wh...*barf noises*....h...ho...*retches*
what? How?
Kind of like Monty Python says.....Always look on the bright side of life.......True story, still a bit of a hard one to digest over here.Well...............................................if there's a bright side ? You get to redo it the way YOU want it to be .
I am actually a huge believer in two part epoxy for fixing everything. However, I do not think it will be helping me out this time.....damnit. lolOh come on..... a little duct tape, some JB Weld, a spritz of paint to make it look pretty and you're all set. No need for a new A arm.
Right there with you totally agree and was planning on getting some bilsteins this weekend actually. I knew I needed to I was just a little late on or totally slacked on getting them on there before this happened. In hind sight it really was my fault as well as the fact that the weak OEM A arm. However, it would not have broken had I when I removed the sway bar installed appropriate shocks. But still it sucks any way you look at it.If this was my truck and I like the "preferred handling" of the OEM torsion bar I'd also switch to a OEM spec shock. Rancho shocks are normally made for a stiff for off road ride... OEM spec shocks normally bottom out off road.
Yeah, everything I replace on this truck will ALWAYS be the beefiest version I can find. Especially since just driving to and from my property is pretty much offroading. Then there is winter........Also, insist on only Genuine Nissan OEM part when replacing the arm. Nothing else will do. I've learned the hard way that even a used Nissan arm in good shape is better than a new knock off in this case.
Oh, and I appreciate your and everyone else's learning the hard way for us and there being forums like this to learn by other peoples experiences to save ourselves from the same fate. lolAlso, insist on only Genuine Nissan OEM part when replacing the arm. Nothing else will do. I've learned the hard way that even a used Nissan arm in good shape is better than a new knock off in this case.
This ^ is could be true but not necessarily. It's hard to tell what was actually the cause in this case especially after it's happened. That arm could very well have been fatigued before you touched the torsion bars and could have failed anyways......However, it would not have broken had I when I removed the sway bar installed appropriate shocks....
I've replaced the engine , transmission , 3 catastrophic converter's and the radiator not by choice ! ""Talk about indigestion"" But the mod's I've done so far , hardcore rear bumper , complete OME suspension , SPC - uca's , OEM lca's and a ship-load of smaller thing's help me to not worry about remembering to take my tum's when I think of the checking account Aka [ the almost empty shoebox in the basement ] As crazy as it is dumping $$$ into my 16 yo vehicle I would'nt trade it for the world ............unless it's for a 2015 Pro V , avalanche white of course.Kind of like Monty Python says.....Always look on the bright side of life.......True story, still a bit of a hard one to digest over here.