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So Subarus arent REAL 4wds hey...
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:38 pm
by subaduba
Recently I went with 7 other vehicles on a trip to Morgan. We found this little nasty climb, and of the 8 vehicles, only my L series (welded rear diff), an old FJ45 short wheelbase, and a 100 series Landcruiser with double diff locks made it up. Two Pajeros, two Prados and a Jackaroo just sat and spun their wheels:
http://www.subaru4wd.asn.au/images/Steve%20Uphill.wmv
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:43 pm
by Clearwater99
yep .. give me a little sube in the desert and any other late model 4x4 that cost 50 k plus .. i know in a tight situation which vehicle i would rather be in ..
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:17 am
by Wilbur
In a situation like that you need either mega wheel travel or a locker or even both. Well done.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:37 am
by stinky
haha kickass! I love showing up the bigboys. your title reminded me I need to get another "i wish i was a real 4wd" sticker for my current subaru
All the guys I go wheelin' with these days are all lifted and locked so I rarely get to show them up anymore.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:51 am
by KERAZY
situation like that... id rather a quad. then again thats just me
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:37 pm
by smoov
nice video!!
thanks for posting!! brought back some memories and a smile to my face
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:33 pm
by aspro
first class!
Goes to show that if you can have wheel travel.... lock her up!
I wish they still made detroit lockers for subies
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:10 pm
by El_Freddo
Dad keeps telling me the exact phrase that the title of this thread is... One day when i've got a few goodies i'm after i'll show him how good they really are... Your Video gives me my motivation...
Cheers to a great subie!
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:43 pm
by subaduba
Actually, if you notice the front end going up in the air you'll see that I don't have much suspension travel at all. All the traction is from the rear. I actually had to time the power on carefully to keep both rear wheels in contact as best as I could. Even with the rear diff welded it's possible to lose it if you bounce around too much and lose contact. Would love to be able to lock up the front too, but the transmission doesn't allow that I believe. Does anyone know if it is possible in an L?
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:57 am
by Fatz
link doesn't work for me:(
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:49 am
by Chris_Rogers
me either. (fatz email me the top 3 pics in your sig pls- links dont work.)
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:41 am
by Fatz
Chris_Rogers wrote:me either. (fatz email me the top 3 pics in your sig pls- links dont work.)
Can you see the pics?
What do u want?
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:50 pm
by Chris_Rogers
no. I want full versions of the top 3.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:04 pm
by Fatz
they arent links to full sized pics, links are only to my host.