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Chris In Milwaukee

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We were at the end of the track on my maps and I was going to drive up a little further (you can see the rocks in front of me) gave it a little gas and the front just dropped. Fucking ground caved in because there was a goddamn beehive.
Holy cow. When you drop into a beehive, that’s a new level of WTF.
 

theesotericone

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That's the most Danny shit ever. The one hole in the trail and YOU hit it. Just like rocks. The one rock in the trail and of course you are the one that hits it lol

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Arcticelf

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Design one and I will buy 100 of them.View attachment 29638
The skid in question

I think you need a stronger frame and mounting points. Because that skid isn't the weak point.

I ended up with much larger 'feet' on the skid where it attaches to the frame, because I was denting the frame with the skid, and pushing it up, closer to the dif.

I suspect if you look at your frame you have the same thing happening...
 

Stairgod

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I think you need a stronger frame and mounting points. Because that skid isn't the weak point.

I ended up with much larger 'feet' on the skid where it attaches to the frame, because I was denting the frame with the skid, and pushing it up, closer to the dif.

I suspect if you look at your frame you have the same thing happening...
Already did that. My bigger "feet" are on the frame.
 

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We were at the end of the track on my maps and I was going to drive up a little further (you can see the rocks in front of me) gave it a little gas and the front just dropped. Fucking ground caved in because there was a goddamn beehive.
That's pretty wild. What are the odds that you of all people drive INTO a beehive under the ground lol
 
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View attachment 29583Did the old front diff into the oil pan mod this morning
Gonna go with a firm tap on the IFS skid pushed up on the diff enough to cause the rear mount to pop through the frame. Rear mount is currently on the garage floor with the nut still attached.
That totally sucks!
Design one and I will buy 100 of them.View attachment 29638
The skid in question
I'm looking at this and I'm feeling fucking blessed af... More than a year ago I rammed my ifs skid into something definitely solid, and it sits crooked ever since. What I didn't do, I didn't connect the fucking dots to figure out a reason for knocking while turning. I thought maybe steering rack bushings or something. Nope. Skid was pressing against the front diff, and at full lock while frame was flexing, skid and diff were rubbing each other :evilgrin:
Never thought it actually could have ended up like your diff!!
Anyways, I added some washers to separate them a bit, worked out for the knock, but I'll definitely have to revisit this.

Good luck with your fix though.
 
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