I finally replaced both my steering arms, steering stabilizer, and panhard bar. Installed terrafirma 3 in lift with front dislocation cones, Tom woods front drive shaft and mounted some 265/75r16 on some 16 in steelies I had. Still have a few more things to install but that’s for another day.

 

 

@The Deputy That is not ideal

 

I hope everyone is all right!

 

Met mine in person for the first time and took it for a drive.


It drives really nice. A few things tomorrow and I drive it home to San Diego on Sunday. Wish me luck!

 

Oh no! What happened?

 

Ice, made even slippery by the afternoon sun, coupled with a culvert/bridge over county drain that dips lower than the rest of the road during extreme freeze cycles (you can see bridge marker behind rear wheel in air)...they all got things started in the wrong direction. Had it saved for a minute after crossing bridge, and getting slightly side ways...but then a row of potholes immediately following got me crossed up again and it was over. Luckily, l was only going about 25mph...or it would have probably got across the ditch into the trees or on its roof. It just about went over onto roof, but dropped back down on its side. Boy, there was crap everywhere, you never realize how much stuff you have in the center console...until you tip it over. As i was undoing my seatbelt and accessing damage, looked down and said...hey, there's the tire gauge l was looking for the other day...lol. Grabbed my three packs of cigars at my feet and climbed out.

The silver lining to this somewhat dark cloud is...the front bumper, grill, A/C condensor/cooling fan and headlights (and a few other odds and ends) are what l need for my wife's 03 after she hit a deer last winter.

Just a bit*h, because they were both pretty darn clean examples (well, besides all of the bird crap on old whitey in this picture...lol).



So, maybe this summer l'll make one runner out of the two.

 

@The Deputy The packed snow turned to ice can get treacherous pretty quick as you know, the potholes were just the icing on the cake. Glad you are ok.

 

@YETIX Safe travels on the journey! She looks like a beaut!

 

@The Deputy Sorry to see the result and hear the story, but really glad that you escaped unscathed. There are other D2's and other days. Only one of each of us.