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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer
Wow, thats the first I've heard of that happening. The worst damage I've heard of until now is a few guys did a Vegas - Barstow run a few weeks ago and one of them broke his front end and had to be towed out of the desert and 5 other guys bent thier frames - on the same 1 foot high boulder - hitting it at 70mph, because they werent smart enough to pre-run the route and mark the hazard.
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It's caused by a weakened frame to support more sturdy bumpstops. It's a design flaw and costs less than 1000 dollars (not covered by warranty) to straighten the frame out by Ford.
There's also a "Fix-Kit" for it...
http://www.superduty-hq.com/sdhqford...mentkit-1.aspx
I've actually been reading a bit about it, that particular run you're talking about had 14 trucks, 10 of them had the same damage.
http://jalopnik.com/5820104/are-ford...or-off+roading
There's a video on that page, if I were a Ford or SVT rep, I wouldn't warranty that either. The guy claimed he was doing 125 in a production truck, in the desert, over major hazards. You can only do so much with something from the factory, and driving it like a real Baja truck (Even though Ford claims you could be able to) isn't a good idea as it sits from the factory unless you want to void your warranty.