flames_187 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 So im driving back from a friends house about 5 mins away from my college and i start feeling the wheel get a little wobbley...at this point im driving 60 mph..so i slow down and all i hear boom...so i think i have a flat tire...i pull to the side of the road and see a tire ZOOOOOOOING by me!!! :shock: ...So i put on my hazzards and run after my wheel...meanwhile i hear the fire sirens going off...so im thinking theres a false alarm somewhere...come to find out someone driving saw my wheel fly off and call 911 saying somebody got into a car accident...so about 5 fire cars...1 cop car, 1 abulence and 2 friends stop to make sure i was ok...EvilC has the pics to show our funfilled day...he post them soon. on a good note i got some of my electrical stuff working decently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzette Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wha? Damn thats scary. How did it happen? Loose lugs? Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I had that happen to a co-worker with a 5.0 mustang...axle snapped, and the wheel rolled off drum and all. Crazy. That reminds me of the time the tread blew off my tire at 90mph on the way to get some louvers from Olderthanme in Georgia, but the tire still held air. It tore my rear bumper fascia off on that side. That was an adventure and a half! Never did get the louvers, but I did have a good time in Atlanta. I'm glad to hear you're ok. You lucked out in another way too: I've heard of people getting improper vehicle maintenance fines when that happens too. Good thing one of those hot girls that likes your car was there to save the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Holy crap, thats insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 . Good thing one of those hot girls that likes your car was there to save the day! Loose lugnuts are to blame.........thank god Jr was ok cause it could have been a lot worse. I had been driving the car 30 ins before so we can get some road time on it so we can go to the Z event in rochester next weekend. 1 week of driving stick and that happens........gotta love cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 So.... its 1989 or so and a friend that bought a Z so he could fit in with our little Z crew calls me and asks how to rotate his tires. I tell him... and regret it as I do so.... this guy should have been born with protective (restrictive?) mitts on both hands... anyway. Later that evening we are kinda cruising... my SBC 240, some 280's and another 240 with nice engine work and a weber conversion... nice little attention-getting group, pretty fun. I end up at the head of the pack slowly cruising Hempstead Turnpike (Long Island, NY) when I hear a couple of horns in the background, and I suddenly see a tire going slightly faster than my Z pass me in the next lane. WTF?!! Next I see a really nice Z overtaking and passing me, with the owner, my hopeless friend, staring at me, hands locked on the steering wheel, and mouth frozen in an obvious rictus of fear "AAAAAHH......" The best part was (or worst) he tried to stop, but the car would tip towards the empty wheel well... so He coasted to a stop... got out and said that if I would pull his car into a parking lot, he would go get the wheel. Poor guy took a ton of grief for that, and really, it can and does happen to many others. Sadly... it happened one more time afterwards... he sold the car and got a civic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaZT Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hahaha...that's happened to me in my old Z. No fire trucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patzky1 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 My brother was driving his S10 Blazer back from school once and had a wheel fall off. Nope, not loose lugs....BROKEN studs! The wheel had been improperly balanced when he got it and apparently enough fatigue imparted on the studs that they just gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 My brother lost a front wheel on his Vega. Twice. Both within a couple of months of each other. First on when a wheel bearing seized and sheared the spindle shaft, and second when a ball joint went. Nothing like routine preventive maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I forgot to tighten the lugs on my last 240 once. Luckily a guy flagged me down when he saw my tire wobbly. I was only going about 20 on a military base, so I really didn't feel it. I had 2 lugs left. Its a lesson you never forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Yea the same thing almost happenned to me, I was test driving my CL after putting my new rims on it. Apparently I forgot to tighten down one of the rears, luckily I had the windows down and the radio off and I heard this weird sound. I pull over and check my lugs, three (out of four) were really loose and werent even holding the wheel on. Luckily I had only driven it 1/4 mile before I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I hydroplaned going about 70 when my brakes went out. Nailed the curb going about 50, hit the front right side wheel. I thought it was gonna flip. Got out of the car, no damage. Didn't really notice the brakes went out till I started driving and the car was shaking bad, and the brakes didn't work. The strut had snapped in two and lodged the wheel under the car at ride hieght, so the frame never touched the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 took a 1 1/2 ride from school to rochester today and the car drove fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Yep, happened to the black/brown one in my sig. Just bought it, TIGHTENED every lug nut, got it to where it was driveable, and a few miles down the road, my girlfriend trailing me saw sparks flying from the front of the car. It was about midnight, so I never really found the wheel, it may still be laying around I-10 somewhere in Houston. I suspect incorrect lugnuts were on the car. Scared the piss out of me, and tore up the driver fender and door. Any damage, flames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 nothing major luckly...a rusted bolt popped out the fender but i took car of that already with a sheetmetal screw and a i took some lug nuts off my parts car...luckily the rotor was a little rusted on the outside rim so all it really did was clean my rotor without the 49.95 charge from the local autoshop..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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