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Ouch! Why's the wheel at that angle? What snapped/bent?

That was 2 axle drive housings that broke at the sheer pin(rt front, rt center) when the tires contacted the body.

Cheap and easy job to fix then

If you call a few thousand dollars cheap

Jim LaGuardia wrote:That was 2 axle drive housings that broke at the sheer pin(rt front, rt center) when the tires contacted the body.

Is this because of oversized tires?

That would be an obvious yes Of note, the trail conditions were brutal and the Truck was very heavy. A lighter truck may have made it with the same tires. Load always plays in as a factor in these types of failures.

Jim LaGuardia wrote:That would be an obvious yes Of note, the trail conditions were brutal and the Truck was very heavy. A lighter truck may have made it with the same tires. Load always plays in as a factor in these types of failures.

Thanks for the details... sounds obvious indeed (especially now that you confirmed ), but I tend to remain cautious in my questions. You know the Mark Twain quote: t's better to stay silent and look a fool, rather than speak and remove all doubt!