real time- Just t boned a Runner in the 40!

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a little close to GSMTR to be playing chicken, hope everyone is unscathed.
 
you still riding 35's and an 8" lift or something like that?? did your bumper hit his windows, A or B pillar?
 
My knee is starting to hurt and my brothers neck is getting stiff. Killed the front right fender of his. Starting puking fluid on contact. I thought we were going to drive thru him.

Oddly, my hood latch is sheered off, but not a scratch anywhere near it. I guess the body shifted enough to break it on impact. I have a 4"x4" tube bumper welded to the frame and the front frame horns are fully boxed with 1/4". It didn't budge. The cops said my front end saved the entire truck. Who knows what may have been tweaked down frame, or if any body mounts broke. I won't know until daylight. My steering is off severely now, so at the very least I am going to get a full PSC hydro assist setup out of this.:)

Just about 6" of lift like a standard SOA 40 and 37" Pit Bulls. My bumper hit about 12" below the hood line and square center of the door.

Jeremy
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Poor 4Runner! What did he do, run the redlight?
 
My first thought was "so much for GSMTR"..I figured you were alright 'cause you were posting it here already. When I t-boned a lady in my Jeep, they said it caused a "diamond" in the frame, one frame rail shifted back. Also the body shifted back or the motor shifted forward, or both. My fan was much closer to the radiator. I drove it away, though. Glad you're alright.
 
I was going straight through the greenlight and he turned left on green. I was coming up a hill so he couldn't see me until it was too late. I told him he was really brave to turn left at that intersection without the green turn arrow. Nice guy, and he is a city bus driver so he was worried about his CDL. The cop told me that if I decided not to show up to court to prosecute, then he would drop the ticket for him to save his job. I told the guy as long as his insurance company does screw me over in the next 4 weeks, I wouldn't show up.

I am going to remove all the front sheet metal and double check the frame and all the mounts/welds. Might go ahead and order the PSC kit and just install the box with plugs and not mount the ram yet because of time. I need to rework the steering now anyways, so might as well just replace it with what I want.

I can't figure out how my steering radius has changed and my wheel is turned upside down, but nothing looks wrong up front. Hell, my whole frame could be tweaked and I not know it yet until daylight.:meh:
 
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That sucks. Glad you are alright. Glad it wasnt my 4Runner. ;)
 
DanStew said:
That sucks. Glad you are alright. Glad it wasnt my 4Runner. ;)
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I know right?:)

I inspected it today, and the tub shifted forward about an inch on the mounts, so I need to re-adjust those. I am going to order a new PSC high pressure pump tomorrow at a minimum and may go ahead and buy a complete assist kit. Once the insurance gets a look at it for the appraisal, I'll takedown the fenders and the windshield, get the new pump installed and pack for GSMTR.

Jeremy
 
any frame damage?
 
wow! wonder u didn't turn the runner over on its side.
 
I was only going about 35. The rear tires of my truck came off the ground. My truck absorbed about 0% of force. It all went into raising the vehicle off the ground and into our bodies. Needless to say, I don't think I would want to experience a high speed accident in an old truck after this experience.

Also, something to note. The rear TJ seat that I installed just as it was installed in a Jeep, completely came off of it's brackets. I don't trust that seat setup anymore, and I am glad I didn't have anyone in the back. I believe I would have to look into a seat that is ridgid and mounts on all four corners. The fold/tumble is nice, but not as safe a seat mounted with 4 feat.

Jeremy
 
In my old cruiser I had someone t-bone me doing about 30. It caused 1 little dent and a bent rim on my cruiser. The other car was totaled. The cruiser did a 180 and was faceing the other direction when it was over. I had two people in the back holding a couple cases of beer when it happened. Neededless to say the all the bottles broke but somehow they stayed in the cruiser with no seatbelts on. Though they had a few bruises.
 
Foot is sore from flexing on impact while both feet were standing on the brake, and my right knee is bruised. But I am fine.

Thanks,
Jeremy
 
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