So Subarus arent REAL 4wds hey...

subaduba · Post by **subaduba** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:38 pm

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

Clearwater99 · Post by **Clearwater99** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:43 pm

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 ..

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:17 am

In a situation like that you need either mega wheel travel or a locker or even both. Well done.

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:37 am

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.

KERAZY · Post by **KERAZY** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:51 am

situation like that... id rather a quad. then again thats just me

smoov · Post by **smoov** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:37 pm

nice video!!

thanks for posting!! brought back some memories and a smile to my face

aspro · Post by **aspro** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:33 pm

first class!
Goes to show that if you can have wheel travel.... lock her up!
I wish they still made detroit lockers for subies

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:10 pm

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!

subaduba · Post by **subaduba** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:43 pm

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?

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:57 am

link doesn't work for me:(

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:49 am

me either. (fatz email me the top 3 pics in your sig pls- links dont work.)

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:41 am

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?

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:50 pm

no. I want full versions of the top 3.

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:04 pm

they arent links to full sized pics, links are only to my host.