I'm fine tuning the break in on a big brake kit I put on a rig with 37's. For some reason on damp streets, the left front is locking up before the other side. I'm on the loop I take every time I do the several hard stops and have used for at least 50 times doing the same break in. I'm struggling to keep it from locking up though and the tire has screeched a couple of times in roughly the same area, give or take half a block or so.
2nd time by I hear someone holler, look around, can't see them.
Next time I hear it again and look, still missed them.
I'm ready for it the next time around and finally catch sight of someone in their backyard looking over the fence towards me and the street.
Next time around he is now standing at the street yelling something at me so I stop, back up closer to where he is and his yelling is non stop, cussing, etc. Don't you have a street in front of your house you can do that shit on? What the hell is your problem? Why are you on my street?
He is perturbed, and just running his mouth non stop as he walks towards the rig and I started to try to explain what I was doing and then realizing he was just not going to give me a chance to say anything, I'd had just about enough and said "You know, we could have done this the easy way, but you can just fuck right off" and left.
Went around again to cool them down and then went and parked in my driveway to finish the cool down. About 10 minutes later, a cop goes by, turns around up around the corner, goes back by the other way without stopping and I walk out to the street and wave him down. He finally sees me, turns around and comes back, rolls down the passenger window so we can talk.
Did that asshole call the cops on me? Yes he did. You want my side of it so we can see if he is telling the truth? Nope, he told me what you were doing and I told him you were just breaking in some brakes. I said that's right, I've got a problem with one side and the wet streets are making it hard to stop it from skidding which I don't want it to do. Yeah, I figured as much, we're good, don't worry about it, we don't have a problem, and he rolled out.
Had the asshole given me a teeny little chance to get a word in edgewise, we could have been neighborly neighbors, now, he's the dick that lives around the corner. FYI, the reason I use this area is there is zero traffic. I made that loop at least 7 times and never encountered another car traveling on the streets.
2nd time by I hear someone holler, look around, can't see them.
Next time I hear it again and look, still missed them.
I'm ready for it the next time around and finally catch sight of someone in their backyard looking over the fence towards me and the street.
Next time around he is now standing at the street yelling something at me so I stop, back up closer to where he is and his yelling is non stop, cussing, etc. Don't you have a street in front of your house you can do that shit on? What the hell is your problem? Why are you on my street?
He is perturbed, and just running his mouth non stop as he walks towards the rig and I started to try to explain what I was doing and then realizing he was just not going to give me a chance to say anything, I'd had just about enough and said "You know, we could have done this the easy way, but you can just fuck right off" and left.
Went around again to cool them down and then went and parked in my driveway to finish the cool down. About 10 minutes later, a cop goes by, turns around up around the corner, goes back by the other way without stopping and I walk out to the street and wave him down. He finally sees me, turns around and comes back, rolls down the passenger window so we can talk.
Did that asshole call the cops on me? Yes he did. You want my side of it so we can see if he is telling the truth? Nope, he told me what you were doing and I told him you were just breaking in some brakes. I said that's right, I've got a problem with one side and the wet streets are making it hard to stop it from skidding which I don't want it to do. Yeah, I figured as much, we're good, don't worry about it, we don't have a problem, and he rolled out.
Had the asshole given me a teeny little chance to get a word in edgewise, we could have been neighborly neighbors, now, he's the dick that lives around the corner. FYI, the reason I use this area is there is zero traffic. I made that loop at least 7 times and never encountered another car traveling on the streets.
