Man that sucks. With the wheel taking nearly all the impact I would suspect frame damage - bent or torn link mounts probably. Good luck.
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Depends what OP means by "sliding." If they were trying to stop, 4A would not have mattered. If they were turning, then maybe in some instances, but generally 4a doesn't do a whole lot when there isn't any traction.I’m curious, did you have it in 4A? If not do you think it would have helped if you did? Unless it’s bone dry out I leave my truck in 4a pretty much all winter but I do wonder about how effective it would actually be in instances like that that, or what it’s doing to vehicle wear/fuel consumption…
Well, I had mine for barely over a month, so join the club. My impression was that these are solidly built vehicles. My repair is taking over a month, but should finally be done at the end of January. I had to find another hard top, so, be happy. State Farm is fully covering the repair far beyond where I thought they would total it. Guessin' that's the Unicorn effect.Well I guess I drew the short straw on this one haha just my luck but I get to say I was one of the first to get my bronco delivered and also one of the first to wreck one haha was my favorite vehicle I have ever owned up until this point having had it for a few months loved every second of it. Everyone was fine nobody injured except my pride but I took a square hit to the rear right tire sliding through an icy intersection and it looks like the bronco was built to take a solid hit at first looks nothing super serious is eminent except for a damaged wheel some dents a junk fender flare and some suspension components bent in the rear I'm hoping there isn't any hidden surprises like a bent frame but I guess we will see shortly and also see how readily available the parts are wish me luck! till then ill be "keeping my stick on the ice".
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The sas tires are pretty good on ice. GY submitted them for 3 peak rating.Glad you are ok, but next time get some Winter tires ...
im glad hes ok but wow it looks like nothing happened to the bronco compared to the car which is missing 1/8 of the car. wtfDamn, that car fared much worse.
Anything has got to be better than the KM2’s I had last year LOLThe sas tires are pretty good on ice. GY submitted them for 3 peak rating.
I'm gonna start keeping a tally of people who ask "were you using 4 auto" as if it's actually gonna help in situations where 4wd is totally fuckin irrelevant...like stopping at an intersection4a doesn’t help with stopping, only going.
Glad everyone is ok and hope the wait on new parts isn’t long!
WOW by the looks of the car that was a hard hit!Well I guess I drew the short straw on this one haha just my luck but I get to say I was one of the first to get my bronco delivered and also one of the first to wreck one haha was my favorite vehicle I have ever owned up until this point having had it for a few months loved every second of it. Everyone was fine nobody injured except my pride but I took a square hit to the rear right tire sliding through an icy intersection and it looks like the bronco was built to take a solid hit at first looks nothing super serious is eminent except for a damaged wheel some dents a junk fender flare and some suspension components bent in the rear I'm hoping there isn't any hidden surprises like a bent frame but I guess we will see shortly and also see how readily available the parts are wish me luck! till then ill be "keeping my stick on the ice".
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Unless you're running studded tires or chains, ain't no tire good for ice.The sas tires are pretty good on ice. GY submitted them for 3 peak rating.
There's many more crumbly bits on the front than on the side of a vehicle, so of course it looks worse. It's also designed to absorb energy and crumble.im glad hes ok but wow it looks like nothing happened to the bronco compared to the car which is missing 1/8 of the car. wtf