I am home now from the hospital. Not doing too well. This was terrible. Took a quick minute to post these. Will explain more of this terrible accident later.
I seen that too. I know the EE airdam "was" there. I will go out and look and take a better picture of it and see what that is. Everyone and there insurance agents are calling now. Can't rest, but won't give them a statement either. They should be a member here and come and read it, LOL.slugmike said:that's crazy man - glad you're ok. truck is a goner for sure =(
is that someone else's front bumper struck on the front of the X?
Spas, I have had the same thing happen while driving the suburban, and once when I had the Mercedes out on a track... with the suburban the rear end started swinging from hydroplaning, and then out on the left side it got traction and pulled the front end left, which jacked the wheel out of my hands, which turned the wheels to the lock to the right, etc which started a cycle of the suburban swerving at about 45mph. I had to let go and right after the wheels spun to the lock again, grab the wheel, brake, and correct the wheel as best I could with a very tight grip. With the benz, I was on dry ground, but the backend was out to my right, and with a little too much skinny pedal it came back around left, which again pulled the front end too much, but in the benz I was not having trouble keeping hold of the wheel, it was just a matter of fighting the pavement pulling the tires in the direction they shouldn't be going, if that makes any sense. I was, thank God, never in a situation where something similar happened in the explorer, but in the suburban I was lucky I didn't flip and that the highway was COVERED in water which kept traction down as I was going sideways a bit, and in the benz, things of course felt controlled enough that it was not worrysome, especially on an empty track. In an explorer though, I can imagine it would be almost impossible to regain control, especially on dry ground... is this what you experienced?Spas said:Did you ever notice any play in your power steering rack? I've heard that the teeth/grooves can give out when subjected to extreme force, which leads to rollovers in some instances. I ask because Blackjack's done to me (twice now!) what you and Sk1er described... it's almost impossible to get the steering wheel back under control at that point, you just hang on and hope for the best My first time was a grassy median, the second time a jersey wall stopped me from flipping. I wonder if maybe there's more to the firestone incidents than Ford was letting on....? Or is it just me being paranoid?
Even the best handling vehicle can be pulled out in front of. Ronnies truck had upgraded suspension, and his accident still happened. Some things can't be avoided. It is a heavy vehicle( 4200-4600#) and isn't meant to handle like a sports car, just like a sportscar isn't meant to go through deep snow. His Explorer did it's ultimate job. After a multiple collision accident the passanger cabin stayed together, and nobody was killed. It's just a shame it had to happen to such a stand up guy, and ruin something that he had worked very hard for, and more than paid his dues.puddle jumper said:and i know it wont handle close situations like my `85 Z-28 will , and i found out first hand that it wont stop on a dime either. but after reading about your experiance i realized i have seen close calls that could of been the one for me, especially the times i was on i-95 & i-40 that would of put me in your shoes at the time, and i just brushed them off as "lucky me" ,,,,,, well now im thinking ,,, this may sound stupid on my part but ,,,maybe we could get together some input from everyone on this site and come up with a few ideas on how to make our explorer`s handle a little safer, like some driveing tips or a check list maybe or a suspension upgrade list for safety, what to look for ,what works and what doesnt, what it looks like when its good or bad , you know,stuff like that,, and post it under its own heading for everyone to see and use, so that the next guy who cuts you off wont completely have the the upper hand over ya when its panic time ..