Just totalled my pride and joy.

[85_Ranger4x4]

dont. worst pavement tire ive ever used. even my 2.9 with 3:45 gears could spin them effortlessly. i'll bet if i still had my 31" bfg mt's i wouldnt be in this situation right now...

If mud tires were good street tires everybody would have them...

Sorry to hear about your truck... rather than starting from scratch again on this one with a compromised frame could you swap your stuff to another truck?

I have just got the powertrain part of my build pretty much ironed out, I know exactly what you mean about not starting over right now... it was fun the first time but the second time doesn't sound like too much fun right away. Heck mine has been out and about for 2 months and it still doesn't sound like any fun.

 

[super91(2.3)]

man, im sorry to hear about your wreck. im sure you will never forget the ricer that did this. keep it around, even if its parked in a relatives field, and slowly rebuild when you got time and money. best of luck on the search, and eventually the rebuild!

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Damn I'm sorry man! I feel for ya.

 

[94 lngbd]

unless a MT is sipped almost any brand of MT will break loose easier then a AT,they work great in MUD ,but are crap for road use,many large chunks of rubber making contact with road is bad.

 

[disciplerocks]

OMG I couldn't even image how you feel. I hope you find it in ya to fix her, or use whats left to build another.

 

[straycat]

I had just finished my 4wd swap (K member and all), 5spd swap, and engine swap (huge project all done at once). took me literally months of work (not to mention the many months of work that went into my 302 swap on this truck previously). i even went as far as getting a donor truck for it. the truck has literally only been insured and road worthy since 5/20, EIGHT DAYS, and it's totalled.

about two hours ago i was coming home from a friends place (i was only about a half mile from home) when some random piece of shit ricer passes me on the wrong side of the road and SLAMS on his brakes in front of me. i try to slow down as best i can and immediately the 33" mud kings break loose (truck was unloaded too), and my rear's all over the place (at about 50mph). i slide all over the road (must have been at least 150 feet, it seemed like forever while it was happening), somehow barely avoid hitting the idiot, mack a mailbox, and finally wrap it around a tree at about 35. i walked away fine, but my truck is done.

wanna know the best part? the person in the other car fled the scene, and my truck is only insured for liability; no collision, so i dont get a cent.

i had literally just spent a few thousand dollars in BRAND NEW parts on this truck. EVERYTHING is new, EVERYTHING. the truck was flat-out immaculate, too. not a speck of rust, gloss black paint only a few months old, not a single dent, all body lines dead on, etc. its a real shame.

however, i'm a strong believer in that all things happen for a reason, so i can only hope for the best from here on out :/

I don't remember seeing the photos after you did all this work to your truck. Did you post them?

 

[ronclark]

I had just finished my 4wd swap (K member and all), 5spd swap, and engine swap (huge project all done at once). took me literally months of work (not to mention the many months of work that went into my 302 swap on this truck previously). i even went as far as getting a donor truck for it. the truck has literally only been insured and road worthy since 5/20, EIGHT DAYS, and it's totalled.

about two hours ago i was coming home from a friends place (i was only about a half mile from home) when some random piece of shit ricer passes me on the wrong side of the road and SLAMS on his brakes in front of me. i try to slow down as best i can and immediately the 33" mud kings break loose (truck was unloaded too), and my rear's all over the place (at about 50mph). i slide all over the road (must have been at least 150 feet, it seemed like forever while it was happening), somehow barely avoid hitting the idiot, mack a mailbox, and finally wrap it around a tree at about 35. i walked away fine, but my truck is done.

wanna know the best part? the person in the other car fled the scene, and my truck is only insured for liability; no collision, so i dont get a cent.

i had literally just spent a few thousand dollars in BRAND NEW parts on this truck. EVERYTHING is new, EVERYTHING. the truck was flat-out immaculate, too. not a speck of rust, gloss black paint only a few months old, not a single dent, all body lines dead on, etc. its a real shame.

however, i'm a strong believer in that all things happen for a reason, so i can only hope for the best from here on out :/

That really sucks man, at least you walked away alive.
i hope you do find that guy, and get him to pay up.

 

[CHKNFKR]

Count your blessings mate. That tree could have totalled you. The truck can be replaced/ rebuilt, you cant.

Now go hunt that bastard down and drag him down the road behind his own ricer till he offers to pay up.

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

Your alright and alive. So it doesn't suck that you wrecked your truck. Thank your maker that you walked away from it. You truck modifications may have caused you to get into that power slide, but your truck modifications may also have been the thing that helped you walk away from it.

Did you give a description of that car to the police?

And this thread is worthless without pics! Let us see the carnage to decide if you should rebuild or scrap.

Thank you lucky stars your here today!

 

[mhughes165]

shit man, this really sucks the big one....i didnt even get a chance to come by and see it

 

[BRUTUS_T_HOG]

should have just rear ended him or let off the brakes so you could control the truck.

i would be hunting that ricer down though

 

[adsm08]

should have just rear ended him or let off the brakes so you could control the truck.

i would be hunting that ricer down though

I wouldn't be hunting the ricer down.


I'd have killed it on the spot because not only would I have left off the brakes, I'd have smashed the f-ing gas on the 'wipe that did that to me.

He wouldn't have been filing any insurance papers against me or complaining about "back pain" (or much of anything else) either after I stuffed him under his own hood.


I hate idiot drivers.

 

[zukirider21]

should have just rear ended him

i know, im really pissed i didnt at this point...

 

[zukirider21]

after much thought, i don't think im going to be able to keep her. but i will only sell it to another ranger enthusiast who's actually going to use it. anyone know how much i could get out of it? the list of new parts is flat out shocking. its got a perfect 2.9, m5od, d35, 3.73's all around, new shocks, new clutch, of course all new filters and what not, hoses, belts, new igniton (wires cap rotor etc), all new u joints, body lift, billet coil spacers, fx4 springs in the rear, 33's , black d-window wheels, shift rail mod, new shifter bushings, shifter extension, all new steering tie rods, ends, and sleeves, new axle bushings, tons of other stuff im forgetting. the bed has a tree dent in the side that could probably be fixed. driverside fender and fender support totally gone, core support totally gone, front corner of frame probably tweaked but probably fixable, the frame is totally spotless, all painted black not a speck of rust. same goes for the body- no rust at all. the interior is nothing short of immaculate. also has a good e-shift 1354 but the control module and harness isnt installed yet (i have it sitting intact in the back of the truck). i also have an unimaginable collection of spare parts. seriously, you name it, i have it. every single sensor, switch, even oem electrical connector. ps pump, alternator, intake, ignition stuff, driveshafts, axle parts (carrier gears bearings flanges), crossmembers, the list goes on.

i'll get pictures later because words cannot describe how clean this truck was. would i be crazy for asking 1500?

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

That sucks man! Glad to hear you're ok though, but I would have just braced and nailed the guy, chances are you may have done less damage to the truck. People die each year trying to avoid collisions with cars or animals, sometimes it's better to take the hit than try to miss. As it is, my Ranger ended up in kinda the same position as yours, I zigged when I should have zagged. Mine is sitting here because I have room for it, but I'm still on the fence about fixing it or stripping it for parts and using them on another Ranger, so I feel your pain.