Went offroading on Friday and had an unanticipated incident on the way back..
I was with a couple of freinds who decided to go barbequing by the sea on Friday and dragged me along with them.. We went with my Truck (myself + 4 Passengers), my freinds 08 Hummer H2 (with 3 Passengers) and another freind's 08 Jeep Wrangler Sport with 2 passengers! (out of subject but that jeep got stuck every 2 mins on the sand dunes although he had his tires deflated to 10PSI!!! - Extremely disappointing; that Jeep has no power whatsoever!).. Anyways, took a different way back to civilization
and came across 10Miles worth of flat.. It started of really smooth so i accelerated ahead reaching about 60-70MPH (i know pretty reckless of me but i had work the next morning and being 3am; i wasn't in my best of moods) until i saw 3 EXTREMELY HUGE holes in the ground.. trust me they were the biggest pot holes i have maybe ever seen in the desert; when i saw them, i knew something was gonna happen but it was too late to slow down; and with my tires on 15PSI, didnt wanna take the risk of turning quickly!!! - Truck hit the first one, second one, flew landed in the third hole and was thrown appx 100Ft away (airborne)!! ( Pictures attached ). - We were alright thankfully apart from one of the rear passengers who didnt have his seatbelt on and was thrown about injuring his back and head a little!!! Went out to check on the truck because i remember looking in the rearview after hitting the Second pothole and seeying things fly out of the bed (one for them being the SHI*** Armorbuilt Tonneau which caused the most cosmetic damage and fractured from nearly everyway from the load)
I honestly thought the truck was totalled when it came to a stop; the least i expected was major damage of suspension components and the Rods (with the negative camber and tow in on the front wheels) but was surprized to find out that i had just severly knocked the truck out of alignment!! - I also started getting major rattles and squeaking from the bed which seems to be twisted completely due to the Tonneau tearing off!!
One thing i would advise all is to stay away from armorbuilt tonneaus.. i thought it was a nice, light and cheap alternative to fiberglass hard covers but now its going to cost me more than what i would've paid for a TRD Tonneau granted i dont have frame damage!! - not to mention the amount of times it would open on the highway even when its locked!! Terrible product; probably the worst ive ever come across!!!
Check out the pictures (mind the front spare tire lol)