Long Travel BS Thread

Story time

 

Its really not bad but yeah the new tundra didn't last long in my noob hands...
Look a few pages back... tire hit wall, turned left pushing tie rod in, tie rod levered rack upwards, twisting crossmember. Frame damage = fuck me.

 

Wife wants a third kid...so I might be selling my Tacoma to start a 2014 Tundra 4x4 build with 3 car seats in the rear. If anyone is seriously interested let me know. I'll be selling it in the low 40's.

 

post the pics

 

not till im thru with insurance
unless its through pm

 

yeah insurance may suspect when theres like 5 prerunners in the background lol

i almost spin out everyday there going to school...worst off ramp ever

 

yup! always soaking wt under there and they had just worked on it the day before...it was all cut up and gravely

 

I know this was posted here a while ago. Does anyone have any more information about this truck, maybe a build thread. Love the stance.

 

Hmm, looks really familiar. I may have even taken that picture, or been at the Offroad Expo that day, or been on a run with it, but I'll be dicked if I can remember. ^

 

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/showthread.php?t=80740

 

probably they will total it out, pay you, you buy the truck back off them and strip the parts, scrap the rest

 

Different trucks, but close enough

 

I think so, but i spoke to my agents office and they said i would need to expect rate increases of 600-1000 per six months... so fixing it myself is looking like more and more of a better option...
I got a quote from a body shop with good reviews... 600-700 to straighten everything out to where it should align properly. Then 2-300 for a new rack. Then new driver side headlight, side marker, fiberglass (?, maybe 300?). Chop off bumper and make a new one (2-300). So somewhere around 1500 should get it looking and driving good, then I'm going to plate and solid mount everything to hell. Which equals to about a years worth of increased insurance rates.
Do i run the risk of them appraising it for less than its worth (with aftermarket parts), have them salvage it then buy it back? Or just keep my driving record clean (no tickets, no accidents), along with the title clean, and pay for it now out of pocket?
At the end of the day I'm at fault, paying for it out of pocket is shitty but a natural consequence...
Its a 2000 tundra so if they give me kbb and take the truck i'll be out about 2k. Might be able to buy it back and make money parting it out (kings all around, giant dd link kit, tc front end, etc), but not sure if it will pay off in the end...

 

I would just fix it and keep your insurance rates low. You never come out ahead when dealing with an insurance company.

 

Yah close but looks like a different build

 

Pics cause i probably wont go through insurance
BUT PLEASE DON'T QUOTE IN CASE I DECIDE TO DELETE. PLEASE!

 

Eh, dude you could fix that in one weekend. Chalk it up to stupid tax and drive on. I set my deductable to $1000 and just fix stuff like that myself.

 

Thats what i was thinking, but what about the twist on the frame? I'd throw it in the garage and fab up a plate crossmember and lower arm mounts and cut everything off, but the problem is i don't have a garage...

I'm really open to any ideas. The main problem is the crossmember is so twisted I can't bolt in a new rack and have steering. Lower arm mounts I think i can bend back myself then gusset. Short of cutting it all off and putting a new one on, any ideas?