trail arm issues?

[RonB]

hi all,
I was wondering if anyone else here has had issues with their trail arms.

Yesterday I was playing around on some hills in Gorman with a friend. I didn't have enough traction to make it all the way up this one fairly steep hill -- too much loose dirt. Almost to the top the front end started to bounce, so I immediately let off the gas decided not to push my luck and break another tie-rod. I decided to play it safe and back down. I was moving downhill very slowly using the breaks. The tires were mostly sliding, but once they got traction the trail arms buckled, rotating the rear diff nearly 45 degrees upward, breaking off the driveshaft. The upward-rotated diff and whatever was still attatched to it ground a nice hole into my gas tank shield (all cigarettes were extinguished at this time). It seems the H2 comes with a built in lathe.

Luckily, once I pulled the driveshaft completely off, I could drive to the road using the front wheels.

So...the hd trail arms Billy and Rachel are selling have just moved from the bottom to the top of my list of "must-have's".

I was more shocked than pissed. I was going SO slow trying to be very careful. I've been a bit gun-shy about pushing my truck since I broke the tie-rod.

enjoy, but be careful!
Ron B