I found a hole

[Rubberdown]

Twice, I have been driving through a path through our hay field I have driven through a million times before with semi-tall grass, only to find a hole. This time say a foot and a half deep. Well I was in a hurry and stupidly doing say 25-30 miles per hour. I no bullshit got completely sideways in the air and according to my wife who was watching from the house about a two feet off the ground. I then proceeded down the bank and into a creek bed full of water and mud a few feet deep. It did drive right out of the mud, (thank god). I may have pissed myself a wee bit. I need an alignment as the steering wheel is cocked maybe a tenth to the left, and my bumper under the headlight popped out of a clip somehow. That truck is a tough SOB. I thought there was no way it would even move after that impact, but it seems perfectly fine. I crawled under it and looked at everything pretty closely. I am really lucky nothing worse happened!

 

[TxRoadHawg]

Dang, what a ride. Them toyotas are some tough humbres

 

[FrontRange4Runner]

Glad you came out OK. 4Th gen V8 would have detonated on impact.

 

[ToyotaDoodz]

What did you do to hack your wife off? Sounds like she's laying traps for you. :boink:

 

[Rubberdown]

What did you do to hack your wife off? Sounds like she's laying traps for you. :boink:

Ha! Fortunately this was an erosion issue, otherwise I may be in fear for my life.

 

[adam2562]

i hit a stump on a trail hard enough to pop out my foglight and my hood was cocked a lil.. but it's all straight now.. you might have bent a tie rod.. have them check it

 

[ckon]

On two separate occasions with two of my 4Runners I've hit potholes so hard that the turn signal lever on the left and the wiper stalk on the right were forced to their full downward positions. I thought for sure that a wheel or tire would be damaged or at least some alignment problems would show up but there was absololutely no damage at all. I LOVE THESE TRUCKS!

 

[Whiplash Willy]

I would like to see how a CUV would have handled that!

 

[peebee]

Glad you and the truck are okay.

Glad you came out OK. 4Th gen V8 would have detonated on impact.

Why? Just curious, I have a 4th gen V6. This comment scares me.

 

[cbielat]

*****in'! :thumb:

 

[Intruder]

you might have bent a tie rod.. have them check it

Yeah, that's possible. They should be able to spot that easily when doing an alignment. Probably worth doing a front end inspection to check the tie rods, make sure all the boots are intact, and check the steering rack bushings.

 

[ToyotaDoodz]

Glad you and the truck are okay.



Why? Just curious, I have a 4th gen V6. This comment scares me.

Nah, he was thinking of a 1970's Ford Pinto.