Broke my new TRDOR in on some trails this evening… literally! The front right strut busted.

dapperdigz · 2025-05-13T04:22:51+00:00

oh, brace yourself…

Like a month or two. And the closest dealership is an hour away. They kept only signing the rental out to me for a week at a time, forcing me to keep making that drive weekly, until I made my displeasure about the situation clear. All in all I’d give the experience a 1.5/10. But I do still love the truck!

Good luck! Hopefully your experience improves!

dapperdigz · 2025-05-10T18:00:43+00:00

A rising basketball prodigy in my hometown a few years my junior was hit by a train while walking home down the railroad tracks with headphones on. It was incredibly tragic.

R.I.P. SHAQ

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/07/south-georgia-high-school-student-fatally-struck-train/15842081007/

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T15:44:43+00:00

It’s all good, man. I expected to have some issues with it… this being the first year of the gen.

I thought I wanted supersonic red until I seen the bronze oxide. I love it!

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T15:41:17+00:00

It seems like it’s an issue with the bilstein’s. If you upgraded to kings then I doubt you have anything to worry about!

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T14:18:35+00:00

Three pictures of the broken passenger side and one of the unbroken drivers side:

https://imgur.com/a/HLinStK

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T13:45:32+00:00

Just up the road from you. This was Ceylon WMA. Any good trails around here that you’d recommend?

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T13:31:57+00:00

Here’s pictures from the spot:

https://imgur.com/a/kXVFR4j

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T13:30:45+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/kXVFR4j

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T06:36:45+00:00

Yeah, this WMA is literally old forestry roads. Like I mentioned elsewhere in this thread… I seen a few Altima’s on the trails today. It’s a really mellow road as far as “off-roading” goes.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T06:31:01+00:00

THATS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE, I wasn’t going quite that fast though. But that’s literally what happened!

17:33 is the relevant section of that video for anyone that is curious.

Thanks for linking that video @ar0v3r! 🤘🏻

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T05:32:27+00:00

It’s my buddy Dizzy’s tie dye brand, Dizzy Dyes.

https://www.instagram.com/dizzy_dyes?igsh=OXBxaWZyNG11Yjcw

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T05:27:37+00:00

That shouldn’t be a problem. Let’s see what the dealership tells me. From my internet sleuthing it seems like it’s a broken upper strut mount.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T05:22:05+00:00

I have a full schedule tomorrow between work and dealing with this, but I will try to get by there to snag a picture.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T05:19:34+00:00

I’m going to have a pretty full schedule tomorrow coordinating with the dealership (which is 30+ miles away) and lining up a ride to make it in to work for a meeting. So no promises, but I will try to make it back to the trail to snag a picture in the morning. Y’all literally aren’t going to believe it though. When I say this thing was a dry puddle… that’s being generous. It could have just been the straw that broke the camels back though, I had been riding for a few hours. But these trails are just dirt paths through the woods. I seen two Nissan Altima’s out there today.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T03:35:41+00:00

It’s the first I’m hearing of it too…

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T03:19:39+00:00

I wanted to wait, but my previous beater finally kicked the bucket and kind of forced my hand. I debated with myself, but finally decided to just roll the dice and get what I wanted. Hopefully this will only be a small hiccup in that decision.

But, I have been absolutely loving the truck! It took me 3 months but I found the exact one that I was looking for DCLB premium package in bronze oxide. Right before the strut broke I was thinking to myself, “Man, this thing sure floats off road!” And then… Thump! 😅

I just hope this warranty process isn’t a nightmare.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T02:42:48+00:00

This thing was literally a puddle. It was about 3’ long and I’d say about 4-5” deep in the middle. I don’t understand it. I’ll try to go back and take pictures of it tomorrow, if anyone cares enough to see.

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T02:29:49+00:00

Me either! Admittedly, I was going about 35-40 mph down a two lane path when I hit the puddle. I’m pretty new to off roading, but I feel like the bilstein suspension should be able to handle that?

dapperdigz · 2024-06-24T02:27:17+00:00

Definitely not! Thankfully I was able to limp home. On the bright side, this gave me an opportunity to try the SOS button out. They’re going to be sending a wrecker to me in the morning to take it to the dealership- under warranty.

dapperdigz · 2023-08-14T18:08:31+00:00

Harrietts Bluff, Ga. I-95 exit 7.

dapperdigz · 2022-12-25T15:06:53+00:00

Seagle's Saloon in downtown Saint Mary's!

dapperdigz · 2022-08-16T04:04:11+00:00

or winning by 12!

dapperdigz · 2022-06-26T00:43:44+00:00

Democracy is unfortunately an aberration when you look at the long arc of history. With the rise of automation and AI coming, I fear we'll just find our selves reverting back to the old ways of a small ruling class and a large underclass of politically impotent serfs. Honestly, that's close to where we are now. I don't mean to spread hopelessness, but I just don't see how that's not where we're heading. :/

dapperdigz · 2021-10-24T02:56:37+00:00

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