had a little mishap trail riding tonight

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alright well today me and the old lady went for a little trail ride, and i came across a stream. i have been through it before its not deep at all maybe half way up the tires and well it was frozen over but apparently not thick enough.

well i broke through just on the front end. water was over the bumper and the fan was blowing it out through the fender wells. tried rocking it back and forth and destroyed the front end, grill, head light, marker light, and bumper is smashed. ill post a pic in a little bit, its sad.

also i think its the ac cooler is toast, the ac didnt work anyway so no biggie there but it pushed it into my radiator, didnt puncture it but is got a little dent in it.

everything is going good now truck is still running good and noting is broke but... i crawled underneath and noticed a puddle and i think the steering box is leaking pretty bad. i dont think its the lines but ill check into it in the morning. but was wondering if there is any steering box that i should buy or upgrade to. or just a regular stock one. thanks guys
 
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ya man it did suck but ya hopefully i can make an upgrade haha

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damm man that sucks
 
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ya i was kinda surprised the airbags didnt go off
 
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alright nice i will check into that...also the trannys not shifting out of first now, so theres another problem. it just keeps getting worse and worse
 
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yup it was pretty much bouncing between two big ice walls
 
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ya it was because it was 2:30 in the afternoon i work weekends, and everyones at work during the week and the ol dodge was going no where. but i got ahold of my bro and he came over. i just hope i can get the tranny figured out without it having to be rebuilt but i dont have a good feeling about it. but we will see
 
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ya bub thanks for the love haha ill make sure and post up tomorrow with what i find out
 

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ouch...that is no fun. GL with the fixes though. hope they don't hit the wallet too had.
 
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ya i know man it sucks right now because my gfs pregnant and the babys due in 2 months, moneys getting a little tight but i should be able to do it haha
 

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I hate to hear that. At least you can say your truck is not a street queen.
 

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heavy truck + ice = not good

sucks to see that
 
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ya apparently 9-10 inches is quite enough for a extended cab long bed 2nd gen
 

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Yeah I was out on 14" of ice last weekend and I was shaking in my boots driving out on the lake. Oh don't worry I was not in my ram but we took my buddies F150.
 
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