any pics of k5s in auto collisions?
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any pics of k5s in auto collisions?
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bp71k5
3/4 ton status
Are you trying to convince someone your k5 is safe in an accident or just check out pictures of dead Honda drivers?
TheBeast_88K5
Banned
Epic reply.
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
All kiddin aside, I've been interested in where common failure areas are during a crash or rollover to learn how I might make mine safer. Although collisions with small cars might be less interesting since I assume the k5 travels right over anything the size of a Honda, etc.
bp71k5
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buffblazer
1/2 ton status
lets get past the technical terms of what he meant and lets see some smashed k5s
I was in a collision with my K5 about 6 years ago and although I don't have any pics I can say there was NO DAMAGE to my K5 but the Toyota Scion that I rearended, well it was a total loss for him and it was a brand spanking new car.
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
k20
3/4 ton status
No pics either, but I had a woman in an early 90s montero cut me off and then stop when I was going about 45. Well my grill guard hit her spare tire mounted to the hatch. Her hatch was in the backseat. Only damage to mine was the grill guard is VERY slightly tweaked. As in the drivers side is about 3/4" closer to the grille than the other side.
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
I was hit from behind a few years back on the freeway out in Phoenix, hit by some late 90's style Oldsmobile station wagon.. The traffic was "brake checkin" I hit mine with no issues and not THAT sudden of a stop, as i try to leave space, i then hear tires squeeling, then felt a slight bump, like a speed bump type movement, then a big crash.
I thought, WTH?? i just got hit?
We pulled over, was already in the right lane, and next to the break down lane was a wall, well apparently, the guy slammed on his brakes, ran UNDER the rear passenger side of my truck, then went over and smashed into the wall.
He went so far under my truck, that it tore his drivers side mirror off the door, and there were several scraped and gouges up his hood leading right to the mirror, then when he hit the wall, it tore up the passenger side of his car.
I was laughing inside, he was appologetic, asked if my truck was ok, i told him jokingly, "look at it" you wouldn't be able to tell if there WAS something he did to it. I was fine physically, he was fine, we sat there talking for a few minutes to make sure things were good, and we parted ways.
Turns out, i did have damage to my truck,,,he scratched the underside of the pass side of my bumper.
He's just darn lucky he didn't hit direct center, otherwise he would have had to be towed home due to the receiver hitch mounted to my truck.
Crap, sorry this response turned out more like one or Fordums posts 
I thought, WTH?? i just got hit?
We pulled over, was already in the right lane, and next to the break down lane was a wall, well apparently, the guy slammed on his brakes, ran UNDER the rear passenger side of my truck, then went over and smashed into the wall.
He went so far under my truck, that it tore his drivers side mirror off the door, and there were several scraped and gouges up his hood leading right to the mirror, then when he hit the wall, it tore up the passenger side of his car.
I was laughing inside, he was appologetic, asked if my truck was ok, i told him jokingly, "look at it" you wouldn't be able to tell if there WAS something he did to it. I was fine physically, he was fine, we sat there talking for a few minutes to make sure things were good, and we parted ways.
Turns out, i did have damage to my truck,,,he scratched the underside of the pass side of my bumper.
He's just darn lucky he didn't hit direct center, otherwise he would have had to be towed home due to the receiver hitch mounted to my truck.
Crap, sorry this response turned out more like one or Fordums posts
badmix
1/2 ton status
This is the closest Ive ever gotten to a "crash"
He was coming straight at me, I had no choice but to brace and wait for the impact, luckily thru the power of TV, I was able to re-enact Monster Jam.
He was coming straight at me, I had no choice but to brace and wait for the impact, luckily thru the power of TV, I was able to re-enact Monster Jam.
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
I'm sure Shawn has several pics for you
I do have a nice pic of what one looks like after saying hello to a palm tree
Ill have to fire up the old comouter
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
there we go,
smacked the palm tree almost strait on, it missed the frame rail by inches and went through the fender and into the tire. sheered the centering pin and pushed the axle back into the cab.
Some handy work with a come along "and hammer" a new centering pin and she was driving again.
lesson learned... do not down shift and slide through a mud slicked corner of the intersection on low tread packed up path finder a/ts
COCHEV
1/2 ton status
New cars are designed to crumple but leave the passenger compartment as intact as possible. What killed people the most in the old big cars and trucks was the steering column. I don't know about you guys, but I have very little faith in my 25 year old seat belts the retract poorly- if at all.
Otherwise, the basics of physics still apply...
Otherwise, the basics of physics still apply...
CherryK5
1/2 ton status
there we go,
smacked the palm tree almost strait on, it missed the frame rail by inches and went through the fender and into the tire. sheered the centering pin and pushed the axle back into the cab.
Some handy work with a come along "and hammer" a new centering pin and she was driving again.
lesson learned... do not down shift and slide through a mud slicked corner of the intersection on low tread packed up path finder a/ts
Haha. new front clip and your set! And some steering parts i imagine.
CherryK5
1/2 ton status
i love how rare a smashed up k5 is. =]
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Toyota celica rear-ended my 74 blazer, hit the tires and the gas tank skid, then when driver hit the brakes my bumper hooked on the area between the nose and the hood. I drug that car over 1/4 of a mile in rush hour traffic on the interstate so I could get safely from the inside (fast) lane to the right shoulder. Red smudge of paint on my chrome bumper and pushed it in maybe 1/2 inch. Nothing a couple tugs wouldn't fix.
Totalled the celica. Best part was tow truck gets there and lifts up the celica but can't get it to seperate. tow driver jumps up and down on the hood still no dice, crow bars no workie. Asks me if I would jump in and just try to pull away. I said sure. So low lock turn the hubs, low gear and waaaa bang and ripped off part of the nose. Lady owner of the celica was not impressed. She hit me hard enough that it damaged her roof. When the trooper got there she was yelling how I wouldn't stop. Left some really nice black marks as far as the eye could see. That was no lift and 31's.
Totalled the celica. Best part was tow truck gets there and lifts up the celica but can't get it to seperate. tow driver jumps up and down on the hood still no dice, crow bars no workie. Asks me if I would jump in and just try to pull away. I said sure.
So low lock turn the hubs, low gear and waaaa bang and ripped off part of the nose. Lady owner of the celica was not impressed. She hit me hard enough that it damaged her roof. When the trooper got there she was yelling how I wouldn't stop. Left some really nice black marks as far as the eye could see. That was no lift and 31's.
The Pumpkinator
1/2 ton status
Wouldn't really call it an auto vs auto collision, but I got hit by friends pop up tailor, turns out a 12.50 wide tire surpasses little pizza cutter doughnut tire in the rain as far as traction goes. Rain was pouring down, went around a gentle uphill bend at 65mph, happened to look in the rear view mirror and seen that the tailor was gone, looked over to the passenger side mirror and was shocked to see the tailor racing along side me. My friend in front of me in his jeep seen the whole thing saying that the tailor was rocking back and forth tipping all the way on its side. After a few oscillations it kissed the passenger rear quarter panel just forward of the gas cap, after the fun and excitement was over I was in oncoming traffic with a tent tailor that had a severely bent axle and rim. We later found out that everything in the tailor was skewed, refrigerator wont open, doors and cabinets don't align, the pop top went up crooked
Got it fixed though, we sectioned literally a 1/4 of a blazer to replace just the damage, its amazing how thick these body panels are...
Got it fixed though, we sectioned literally a 1/4 of a blazer to replace just the damage, its amazing how thick these body panels are...
k20
3/4 ton status
Oh yeh, the above post reminded me when I saw the words "but I got hit by friends"
One night my buddy came over, parked behind K20 in his 02 dodge cummins 4x4 w/ nv5600 (important to the story). Well we were going on a drive to pick up some parts, he had a toolbox and a bucket of chain or something in the bed that would be in the way so I took it, and went to put it in the garage. Well, smart one (my friend) decides hes going to start his truck and let it run to get the heat going since it was like 25* and my gf was gonna be riding.
Well, Im walking into the garage, I hear his truck start, and then it bogs for a second, and BAM and his truck turns off..........I walk to the door of the garage, and my cb antenna is swinging back and forth and my truck is about 5ft up from where it had been sitting......
He looked at me with owl eyes....then we both cracked up, I walk over and I have 2 little bitty dents in my rear bumper where it flexed forward a bit. Not permanently bent, but more or less stretch marks. His truck on the other hand, the bumper was rubbing the tire, both headlights were facing the ground, and the plastic pieces on the bottom of the bumper was on the ground. My hitch saved me.
He had started the truck standing next to it, just pushed in clutch w/ hand and thought it was in N, no, it was in 1st. He still catches hell to this day.
And again no pics, just a long post.
One night my buddy came over, parked behind K20 in his 02 dodge cummins 4x4 w/ nv5600 (important to the story). Well we were going on a drive to pick up some parts, he had a toolbox and a bucket of chain or something in the bed that would be in the way so I took it, and went to put it in the garage. Well, smart one (my friend) decides hes going to start his truck and let it run to get the heat going since it was like 25* and my gf was gonna be riding.
Well, Im walking into the garage, I hear his truck start, and then it bogs for a second, and BAM and his truck turns off..........I walk to the door of the garage, and my cb antenna is swinging back and forth and my truck is about 5ft up from where it had been sitting......
He looked at me with owl eyes....then we both cracked up, I walk over and I have 2 little bitty dents in my rear bumper where it flexed forward a bit. Not permanently bent, but more or less stretch marks. His truck on the other hand, the bumper was rubbing the tire, both headlights were facing the ground, and the plastic pieces on the bottom of the bumper was on the ground. My hitch saved me.
He had started the truck standing next to it, just pushed in clutch w/ hand and thought it was in N, no, it was in 1st. He still catches hell to this day.
And again no pics, just a long post.
Again no pics...but here is my K5 wreck story.
I went to Oregon for a wheeling weekend with some CK5ers. It was Easter Sunday and I stopped in Portland/Gresham to pic up some vid Mudhog took. This was '01...it was VHS.
I'm on a 4 lane road, in the left lane at a red light. I had a soft top and the sides and rear were rolled up...and I hear tires lock up behind me. I had enough time to push in the clutch and let off the brake as I didn't see cross traffic.
The chick that hit me was drunk, on pain killers and anti depressants...she was driving her boyfriends 77 F100 pick-up. A witness was pacing her while on the phone to 911. She was doing 70 mph on city streets right before she hit me. I figure she was doing around 50 mph when she made contact. I'm still amazed she didn't die, there was nothing left of the F100 except for the box. The cab was unrecognizable.
She hit me off center, like she tried to veer right just before impact. I'd rather she had hit me more square, but you don't get to choose. My swing away spare tire and carrier got pushed through the tailgate. The tailpan and rear of floor was buckled upwards about 3" and the drivers seat sheared the two front mount bolts and tore up the floor somewhat. She pushed me through 6 lanes. I eventually found a kink in my frame rail on the passenger side. Realistically my truck should have been a total loss, but this chick also had no license and no insurance.
I did drive it 350 miles home and continued to drive it for another 7 years after.
For all the lack of high tech crumple zones and airbags our K5's do well in most collisions due to being higher than average. Most anything we hit, or hits us is lower and hits all the big heavy cast iron bits.
Rene
I went to Oregon for a wheeling weekend with some CK5ers. It was Easter Sunday and I stopped in Portland/Gresham to pic up some vid Mudhog took. This was '01...it was VHS.
I'm on a 4 lane road, in the left lane at a red light. I had a soft top and the sides and rear were rolled up...and I hear tires lock up behind me. I had enough time to push in the clutch and let off the brake as I didn't see cross traffic.
The chick that hit me was drunk, on pain killers and anti depressants...she was driving her boyfriends 77 F100 pick-up. A witness was pacing her while on the phone to 911. She was doing 70 mph on city streets right before she hit me. I figure she was doing around 50 mph when she made contact. I'm still amazed she didn't die, there was nothing left of the F100 except for the box. The cab was unrecognizable.
She hit me off center, like she tried to veer right just before impact. I'd rather she had hit me more square, but you don't get to choose. My swing away spare tire and carrier got pushed through the tailgate. The tailpan and rear of floor was buckled upwards about 3" and the drivers seat sheared the two front mount bolts and tore up the floor somewhat. She pushed me through 6 lanes. I eventually found a kink in my frame rail on the passenger side. Realistically my truck should have been a total loss, but this chick also had no license and no insurance.
I did drive it 350 miles home and continued to drive it for another 7 years after.
For all the lack of high tech crumple zones and airbags our K5's do well in most collisions due to being higher than average. Most anything we hit, or hits us is lower and hits all the big heavy cast iron bits.
Rene
