4/5/97 | Tom Mandera's Big Sky Binders

4/5/97 - Two weeks ago, I bought Scout a spare tire.. full size.. new chrome Modular rim, and a used 31x10.50" Wrangler (to supplement my four 31x10.50" BFG Traiil TAs). I figured ol' Scout would be pretty happy now.. Not so. It went in to Midas the day after (Monday).. they called me back to tell me my right front drum has a 1/4" gouge in it (so that ws the scraping sound when I hit the brakes..). It needs new shoes all around, new springs, new wheel cylinders, the rear drums can be turned, but the front drums are shot. Okay... $1,000!! That's over half what I paid for my Scout!