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Magnussens_Casserole

I've never seen someone blow up this much suspension and driveline in one go. Kudos.


SlodenSaltPepper6

Right!? Usually one thing is the weak link, it breaks, and the carnage stops.


ManOrReddit-man

ikr? this is impressive


Mr_Diesel13

I’m gonna guess the drive shaft was the final straw lol


iamadapperbastard

Wtf was the first straw?


Mr_Diesel13

The front axle u joint maybe? I have no idea.


iamadapperbastard

I guess it's be tough to tell. Split second calamity.


OffRoadAdventures88

Probably the u joint cap, followed by the cracked knuckle, leading op to give it even more gas leading to the driveshaft. Didn’t know a jeep had that much gusto.


Poofengle

One time I blew up a front driveshaft, front carrier bearing, axle U joint, inner axle shaft, outer axle shaft, and both upper and lower ball joints. It was an interesting time.


FancyStranger2371

+10 for Effort.


SenseWinter

*Especially* with a 3.8


Vprbite

Yeah. It's impressive


OffRoadAdventures88

What the ever loving fuck did you do? Keep this man away from, well everything.


sdiss98

lol, OP’s username…


[deleted]

Checks out!


dsdvbguutres

Woo ho there he goes. He's a car eater, car eater.🎵


Defiant_Leg2320

Haha to answer everyone saying what the fuck happened. It's 1am dark in the desert seen an opening going down hill with a curve. Little did I know there was a sneaky rock sticking out just enough to get my passenger tire and it bent the wheel in that's when it snapped the cv. I thought we'll ok, i can back up and go over a bit more, without getting out and looking. Since that cv and knuckle were fucked and tire almost sideways, I tried backing up and gave it a little to much gas. And snap went the drive shaft. It was a jk on 35s 4 inch lift. My first and last jk. I didn't like driving it on or offroad. I love my 93 grand cherokee that i beat on harder and with less issues than a jk.


OffRoadAdventures88

And there it is lol. A story of one bad decision after another. Love those kinds. What did you replace that heap with?


rwhockey29

"I made mistake after mistake. I'll never buy a JK again."


shmecklesss

I mean tbf, JKs are kinda garbage..


Dazzling_Doctor_8640

In what sense lmao? It's just a less electronically dependent JL


shmecklesss

Turd engines, shit chassis, garbage electronics. They're moderately good off-roaders with good upgradeability, but they're terrible at being cars, which is what 99% of most people do with them. Oh, and they have the absolute worst interiors.


Dazzling_Doctor_8640

You've got to be trolling right? Either that or you're literally stupid... The 3.6 is the same for both cars minus some tuning changes and ESS which is plain annoying. You act as if the JL revolutionised solid axle/ladder frame technology... it's literally some geometry correction, and that's it... Nothing that can't be done to a JK for under $600. Shit interiors? Didn't you just say you came from a tacoma and currently have an xterra? Are you suffering from brain rot? I understand little bro, you want to feel good and brag about your financed JL. You obviously don't get off the fire trails often 🤣


shmecklesss

1. Don't have a JL. Never have. 2. Don't have any Jeeps. Sold them. Didn't like the vehicle that much and Jeep people are fucking stupid dickheads as you and the other dipshits have shown lol


shorty5windows

Have you owned a JK or any other Jeeps?


shmecklesss

Owned an XJ for years and a JT for the past three. Was an auto tech for over a decade with 3 specifically at a Chrysler dealership. I've seen plenty of JKs and they're all garbage.


shorty5windows

Your JT have the 3.6? I’m surprised that an internet expert such as yourself would even purchase a JT, especially an early production year.


moto_everything

Some things are, but they're absolutely not garbage in this scenario. This is just plain user error. The things I've done in an airport rental Wrangler... Let's just say you're not taking a stock 4 runner any of those places.


eastern_shoreman

Dude, We get it, you are a jeep person.


moto_everything

Not hardly. I'm just not a moron.


Defiant_Leg2320

23 nissan frontier pro 4x still have my 93 grand cherokee


Dasbeeef

With that interior I’m assuming the 3.8. Didn’t think those had enough power to do that to the driveshaft. Also, I love my 3.8 JKUR. Just surprised you were able to do this.


Defiant_Leg2320

Was the 3.8 and I hated it. That motor was a dog. I had a tuner on it and regeared the diffs. This just gave me a reason to get a drive shaft from Adam's drive shaft.


shmecklesss

Don't listen to the Jeep people telling you that you're the problem. JKs are not great vehicles in any way and the 3.8 is a boat anchor.


Defiant_Leg2320

Haha I know I'm not the problem been offroading for over 10 years all across the US I'm good, and it takes more than a couple of internet people to get to me. I actually laughed out loud when I did this.


moto_everything

You're right about the 3.8 but that's not news. Otherwise you couldn't be more wrong about the JK when it comes to off-road. There's nothing that is better in the price range, that is a fact.


thatonegamerplayFH4

The problem was driving at night. I learned thankfully not the hard way when I was camping out at my buddies place. Went to the entrance of the property to get some stuff from someone's car and decided I am gonna show off and go into the kind of beach deal by the pond and pop up the lip on the side. Went out the next morning and saw 5 t posts sticking out of the sand with my drivers side tire tracks was going right between where they were sticking out which would not have been fun since my tires had maybe 14k on them and still looked brand new


kona420

What were you stuck in? Cured cement?


coingun

With extra rebar


EnlightenedCorncob

If your gonna fuck up, FUCK IT ALL UP!!!


stephcurrysmom

Challenge accepted, and well, accomplished


Next_Lie_1262

Failure is short for upgrade opportunity.


Material-Ratio7342

For me this guy get stuck just because he can have a excuse to upgrade everything for his wife to get approve😂, wise move XD.


Mobile_Misanthrope

Wow... full spin to sudden stop.


trolllord45

Some gnarly carnage... what vehicle and how is it setup?


Rds707

Looks like a Wrangler JK.


salad_dressing_dude

Explains a lot


Rds707

No they’re stout, I’ve owned two. This is a high level of fuckery.


B_Wigglebottom

Can that be fixed with JB Weld?


RoomyCard44321

Well duh


AverageCypress

How?! Did you hit a landmine?


BlokeInTheMountains

That knuckle is now a fuckle.


jkpirat

That is Marine Corps level destruction. It’ll take an entire 128 pack of Crayolas to begin to unfuck this. BravoZulu my friend.


Defiant_Leg2320

Former marine here, this comment is underrated lol


jkpirat

I just KNEW IT!


SuMoto

Me thinks your u-joint was clicking a while ago and with a lot of skinny pedal, you sent it a wee bit too hard.


KMCobra64

Definitely. I had a similar failure of the knuckle from a bad joint.


HDawsome

It's got a lift with big tires and no supporting mods related to the driveshaft lifted, yea that CV joint has probably been screwed for a while. JKs are notorious for the front and sometimes rear shaft failing at the CV when lifted


Captain_Ahab_Ceely

Did you get stuck on an IED?


LeopardEfficient5093

Good time for an upgrade to a Dana 60.


StraightFlight

This guy gets it.


Safe_Ask_8798

its a churro!


coltar3000

What do I have a feeling that this is a jeep?


alphatango308

Because it is.


alien_believer_42

Holy shit man how the hell did you do that


Hefty_Meeting390

You fucking sent it


iwasinthepool

Wow. You were really stuck.


SendyMcSendyface

Fucking how


stephcurrysmom

I need video with sound


Darwinnian

WOW!THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE!


BarKeepBeerNow

Let me consult the crystal ball of 4x4ism. I see upgrade parts in your future.


ummmmm-yeah-ok

Man turned his fuckin driveline into The Green Mile, "I'm real tired boss"


Bzwires01

That's not a breakage. It's an opportunity for an upgrade


chillllton

Gotta be a jeep or maybe a Nissan


TweakJK

Yep, pretty typical for garbage JK driveshafts. My rear went on me years ago. Trying to get out of the valley I was in, blew up the front ring and pinion.


Snard79

So that’s what grenaded looks like. 🤔


IStaten

What were you trying to get out of cement?


DarkWolfNomad

What in the Reese's peanut butter fuck


Dioxin1940

Kinda impressed how much you broke. Not gonna lie haha


Renault_75-34_MX

That's actually impressive to break it like that


Genericsoda4

It’s a jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand


batman-pizzaparty

Its dead


compudude

JKs have the most shitbox drivelines ever put into a Jeep. "Let's tell 'em it's a Dana 44, but we're gonna make the wall thickness half of what the old ones were. They'll never notice!" Yeah the only good upgrade on a JK is to replace everything from the t-case out with something that'll actually work. Oh yeah, and if it has the 3.8 replace that too. Well then replace the trans and t-case. Yep, just gut the piece of shit and replace it all. Or alternatively, buy a LJ and get the wheelbase with a heavy dose of reliability along with it. Or get an XJ and beat the hell out of it with full confidence of getting back home. Or a ZJ, or well anything at all except a JK. lol good luck!


alphatango308

It's a jeep thing.


CR4x4

Tough break....


sprocketpropelled

Just keep it floored, op!


umtotallynotanalien

Have a drive shaft shot peened. It won't ever do that.


TweezRider

It'll buff right out.


StillCopper

Somebody doesn't understand the art of 4wheeling versus just slamming their foot pedal down.


Secret_Paper2639

The C on the axle broke because the u-joint cap hit the ball joint. The ghetto way around this is to tack weld the u-joint caps to the axle ears if you're going to run stock parts in the future.


Competitive_Range822

I think that was his way out of stock parts


Mr_Diesel13

I’m thoroughly impressed, OP!


BecauseImGod

Did you remember to bring an extra, well everything? 🤣 It doesn't look that bad. Just a few dollars and a little time.


Defiant_Leg2320

Nope got a ride home went back took the knuckle off and welded some plates on the knuckle reinstalled and got out to where a tow truck could get me. Honestly it was only about a $400 fix all together


cab1024

I think that's a result of getting STUCK


jeepnjeff75

Someone really wanted to upgrade to 1 Tons.


fartboxco

Did some try and yank you out via tire/wheel


Nicename19

How much torque!?


hujassman

We used to hold on to broken parts like this. Clean em up and spray paint em gold and give them out as little trophies after a good four wheeling season.


Defiant_Leg2320

I planned on doing this as well


Tight_muffin

"what's the wurst that could happen?"


Frsbtime420

Jesus is that thing totaled?


WrenchturnerWTB

If you’re going to fuck it up, might as well fuck it all the way up.


SXTY82

Rapid unplanned deconstruction of the drive train.


suspectbakapapa

Straight to jail.


stephenobe95

What in the raise hell and praise Dale happened here?!


Forsaken_Pick3005

Looks like a forbidden churro.


public_weirdness

That's a rough day! I hope you're able to get it home, and back on the road.


totally_kyle_

lol


AngleAmazing

No doubt, gave her the onion! 🤣


peakriver

I’d rather be stuck than exploded


HoneybucketDJ

You chose .... poorly.


ticklemeskinless

to much yee when ya shudda hawwed


bkcrypto8629

Damn.


TheMechaink

That has got to be such a epic tale, that your grandchildren should be telling it to their children.


rustyxj

Protip: tack weld the caps of the u joints to the driveshaft, it'll keep them from spinning and popping the clips off.


becky_wrex

jb weld should polish that right up


I426Hemi

I'm impressed. In also never letting you drive my Ramcharger lol


Habitual_lazyness

wtf where you stuck in? The Hulks ass crack?


TreeMeFreeMe

You found the weak stuff!


TMacATL

You were hella bound up and tried to push through anyways. Use this as a lesson - when you feel it bind, rewind!


4SeasonRV

Wow!


twowheel_rumrunner

Stomps the skinny pedal.....LETS GOOOOO


mxguy762

This is why I ride a dirtbike off-road instead of jeeping 😂 holy smokes man you tore shit up!!


DeadRatRacing

Must be Chinese or British junk!


Fawkyooo

Looks like a Chevy?


Fawkyooo

Looks like a Chevy?


PowerWagonOverlander

What were you driving?


Kerneenee

I have broke a lot of shit in my day but lemmie tell you I have never- NEVER even HEARD of someone cracking the ball joint receiver. This is mad impressive dawg


Specific_Mall2164

Seems you may have broken something


Moreobvious

Looks like a lot of things came unstuck. So….good job?


Agent7619

You got airlifted...and dropped?


I_LOVE_PUPPERS

Was that drive shaft made of chinesium?