Diff Kraken
SILVER Star
Hey folks-
I recently had an unfortunate encounter with a rock that surprised me. In my brand spanking new 5th gen 4runner last month a rock about 3-4" tall, paired with a 5-7" dip in the trail, took my truck out of commission at about 8mph. I'm used to hitting skid plates every now and then, but this hit pierced through my OEM skid plate (Toyota calls it a "Splash Guard") and pushed the front diff up into the lower and upper oil pans, cracking all 3 of these components. I shut the truck off immediately after the impact and hopped out in time to see the oil start flowing out of the bottom of the truck.
My question is, all things being equal, do you guys think this rock would have taken out a stock 200 series? I feel like that's unlikely given their reputation in the world's most remote locations. Hoping for a technical analysis/discussion on if this rock would have taken out a 200, or even a 100 series, based on their ground clearance and how their front diffs and diff bracket/s are located/engineered. I might be trying to convince myself to swap this out for a 200 (yes, I know that's a great idea anyway).
And, yes, I know proper armor is considered essential- but this trail is usually considered stocker friendly.
Friends don't let friends buy 4Runners? Is that true?
I recently had an unfortunate encounter with a rock that surprised me. In my brand spanking new 5th gen 4runner last month a rock about 3-4" tall, paired with a 5-7" dip in the trail, took my truck out of commission at about 8mph. I'm used to hitting skid plates every now and then, but this hit pierced through my OEM skid plate (Toyota calls it a "Splash Guard") and pushed the front diff up into the lower and upper oil pans, cracking all 3 of these components. I shut the truck off immediately after the impact and hopped out in time to see the oil start flowing out of the bottom of the truck.
My question is, all things being equal, do you guys think this rock would have taken out a stock 200 series? I feel like that's unlikely given their reputation in the world's most remote locations. Hoping for a technical analysis/discussion on if this rock would have taken out a 200, or even a 100 series, based on their ground clearance and how their front diffs and diff bracket/s are located/engineered. I might be trying to convince myself to swap this out for a 200 (yes, I know that's a great idea anyway).
And, yes, I know proper armor is considered essential- but this trail is usually considered stocker friendly.
Friends don't let friends buy 4Runners? Is that true?