NOT
It started off that my g/f and I were driving the KJ and I thought I heard something, like a thumping, continous thumping. I got out to check it and I saw nothing wrong with the tire nor suspension. Then it got worse. It was thumping and the steering wheel was jacking around and the vehicle was shaking. I got to her grandma's house and pulled in to find......
MY LUG NUTS WERE LOOSE!!!
We are not talking just one or two loose, but all 9 of the front lug nuts, and my math is correct, because one of them was gone!
I had Hibdon Tires Plus tow it, ($149 charge of which Hibdon's is paying) and they gave me some crap like "your wheels are aluminum and, therefore, are getting soft and the lug cannot keep its friction." I said BS you guys just did not torque them correctly, and he said nothing. So I will never be going back to that location and I am purchasing all solid lug nuts and a torque wrench!

Oh and by the way, it took 2 hours for the tow truck driver to get to my KJ, of which we had to wait outside because the g/f grandma was not home, and it took almost 2 hours for them to do all of their "checking" at Hibdon's. Not to mention, I am in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, THE HOTTEST FREAKING PLACE ON EARTH, almost, but our Temperature was 105 today!!!!

SO Ya that sucked!

Why didn't you just tighten them instead of waiting 2 hrs?

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2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.

I had them make sure that no damage was done to the wheel/tire, studs, just everything, and plus I was pissed off to say the least, and not really thinking very straight!

Yeah you never really think straight when your t'd off! Especially in this wonderful midwest heat wave we are having. That just makes it worse!

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Mall Crawler since 1/10/09.
02 Renegade(Cactus green)-Dayton Timberline ATII's-KC fogs-LED tailgate light-K&N air filter-Boiler 3/8" shim/clevis on front, 2 extra isolators in back!
No locks, no rock, just parking blocks.

http://www.showmejeepclub.org member

In heat like that, how do you think at all, let alone live?

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'04 KJ Renegade
Frankenlift II Premium
JBA UCA's
Moog LBJ's
Toyo open country MT 245/75/16
Transgo shift reprogramming kit
AEM brute force CAI
Flowmaster exhaust with Magnaflow tip
Thule bars and cargo box
Flux-compasater W/ 1.21 jigawatts
'92 Dodge 250 Cummins turbo diesel (DD)

under a tree!

Scary, sorry to hear of your troubles. I have had issues on my other car with the tire shop over torquing/cross threading the lug nuts and stripping the studs. They love those air tools, to bad they don't love torque wrenches.

Here it is 105... when we get a cold front coming through. At least we don't have as much humidity.

I looked at the title and said"FINALLY someone had a good day".

Doh Guess not.

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Bub
06 Inop Edition CRD Silver
06 Inop Edition CRD Green

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02 Black KJ LTD, 6/01
lots of stuff...can always use more



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You do know that you must recheck the lugnut torque after the wheels have been removed/reinstalled after about 50-100miles right? It say's so right in the owners manual and is more needed with alloy rims.

Your lugnut holes aren't wallowed out are they?

no