Yep, we had to wonder what would happen if I did such & such . Well wonder no more, as there is already a video on Youtube whose busted his butt doing it.I resemble that remark. I mean, if YouBoob and TwitchTok had been around in th' day (early/mid 90's) It'da been a damn shame the videos that'd be out there of me and pretty much all my friends doin' goofy stuff and gettin' caught out.
Thank you Lord, for that grace.
Yeah, I always thought those tailgate reinforcers were a gimmick... turns out they have a purpose. Not sure they would have helped here though, since it looks like he bottomed-out onto his spare, so it was the weight of the whole back of the Bronco on it.
There place is more for vibration and shock from being jolted as well as opening and closing the tailgate. Without them over time the door will bend from use. Not going to help in this case.
It's not unusual to see rigs running around with a roof mounted spare. It was more popular before overlanding became a big thing and everyone decided to add a roof tent. You didn't have to buy a tire carrier and a roof rack, just a roof rack. It's common in Australia to have two, a spare on the back and an extra on the roof, simply because there's not many places for it. Still a PITA to get the roof mounted spare regardless of why it's there. A dedicated crawler that needs all the departure angle and the lowest center of gravity possible will often carry a spare inside/mounted to the cage.
I can barely lift the tire into the back above the bumper as it is.... I'm not about to pretend I can get 150lbs above my head anymore. I'm more into curling 12oz's at a time these days.
If that ass hat is on the forum, so there's no misinterpretation of my intent, that was stupid. See guys like that all the time, they always blame the vehicle after the fact, but trust that a lot of trail damage is just some guy trying to HP through everything like he has "seen" in motorsport, which is a totally different animal.
Yes, I have been considering an inexpensive tailgate reinforcement for my SAS stock 35s and Iām kind of on the fence, but honestly Iām not too sure if an extra plate wouldāve prevented the window from shattering and other damage in this case.
Seems more like a newbie who is just replicating what he sees on tiktok or the YouTube. Unfortunately he learned the hard way to listen to his spotter, hopefully others learn from him as well.
I was way more distracted by how badly these guys want to be Matt's Off Road Recovery to notice what kind of pants he was wearing. I couldn't take them seriously knowing they were in the recovery business using OPEN DIFFS on their rig. Nice choice of vehicle to start with though.
Agree! After I watched the smash part again I saw how severe the impact was. Then I watched it over and over like it was the Zapruder film. That was pretty serious carnage. I am still going to reinforce my rear gate hinges and carrier as the 37s go on in 2 weeks
You mean coming in to fast? Or slapping his spare tire on the backside?
