Trail Damage PICS

[yotarob]

Sorry Blake, couldn't help myself

Back on track here....trail damage pics.....no problem, have plenty

 

[DarkHelmet]

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Managed to crush my factory gas tank skid up into the tank today. Also put enough of a bow in my engine/tranny skid that it's touching the exhaust now.




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[Silverback]

Good stuff! Where did you do that at?

 

[Silverback]

As for skids. I beefed up my Bud Builts by welding some 1.5 x.25 angle on the backside... Making a triangle along the middle sections. Seriously strengthened them. Once you get those off and pound the dents out I'd suggest something similar.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I'll have to beef these up a bit. I was out at texas off road ranch today. Wasn't really that impressed.


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[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

Doing some surveying on a ranch in Sanderson, TX beat up the truck for a few days on the mountains then lbj failed as soon as we touched payment the tire came off. Lucky us it happend on the side of the highway and not on the tip of a mountain.

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[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

A few weeks prior we installed an emu lift kit. It handled awesome btw

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[tx_shooter]

That sucks it broke; but it was in a good place to break I guess.

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

Oh yeah we got lucky but the damn tow truck still charged an arm and a leg to go out there to lift it and drop it off on the trailer.

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[drew02a]

A few weeks prior we installed an emu lift kit. It handled awesome btw

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It doesn't look like anything actually broke. More like the 4 bolts that hold the Ball Joint to the control arm fell out.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Yeah, that's what I saw too

 

[taco4x4rar]

Sheered bolts maybe

 

[Silverback]

Looks like the bolt holes are empty. I'm guessing they ust backed out. I believe Toyota recommends you replace those with new ones each time you do any maintenance on the bj's. I just used loctite.

 

[Broken Wrench]

Toyota recommends using new bolt because they are super weak/shit bolts that require low torque, most people over torque them and they stretch break and or back out . I hit mine with a 12volt dewault 3/8 impact and it was still to much torque,and always use locktite ,I upgraded mine so not have this issue ever again .

 

[Mauzer]

I've pulled mine and retorqued several times, the manual (at least for 95.5-04 taco's and 96-02 4runners) states 37ft/lbs but its actually 59ft/lbs. I think a lot of people get the spec from the manual and they either back out or sheer. I've been looking to upgrade mine though just for cheap insurance. I'll replace them when I get to my control arm bushings.

 

[sprchrgd_4x4runner]

It doesn't look like anything actually broke. More like the 4 bolts that hold the Ball Joint to the control arm fell out.

Yea the thread on the spindle stripped so the bolts popped out. The cv axle did break that and the bumper bent and fender bent as well.

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