mwiener2 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I did some accidental off roading tonight. I was using my GPS to take a shortcut around a dirt road...and I apparently found a road that's marked on maps as a state rd, but never got made really. Quickly went from a dirt road, to heavily rutted quad trail. The OB performed flawlessly. Never bottomed out, never lost traction. Probly due to my new winter tires....RE92's woulda cried if I tried any of this with them. So after I backtracked and got back onto the main dirt road, I was cruising around at 40mph-ish with out a problem. Car felt stable as if on pavement. I love my OBXT!!!! My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 mine never feels floaty...get the JDM rear sway. Best $200 you can spend on your suspension right now Dunlop Winter Sport M3 awesome tires My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 avo...maybe, dunno if they ship there My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Gat Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hello, I also thing the Cobb Stage 2 really helps you overlook the suspension a little more I feel like a drag racer, though. Suspension sucks but gas pedal has magic powers You'd never know, just by feel, that the OXT is as fast as an STi, in a straight line. My last couple off-roading trips were awesome, like mwiener2 said. The car just goes. I want to make full under body armor, though, "just in case," but I am also leaning towards lowering the car a little. The ONLY reason is that no good full height suspensions exist. So, I might want to go to a LGT coilover setup that doesn't lower the LGT much. I pretty much stopped driving the STi now that I'm so in love with the OXT. So, I kind of want some of the good handling back... And I want the pogo-stick rear end to stop making people fear for their lives every time someone passengers with me and I do high speed stuff Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewScooby Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I should have been a Wiener and got an Outback too! J/K a bit jealous actually, I was following a parade of soccor mom SUV's onto the field parking for a soccor game and my LGT bottomed out and sounded like a snowplow on a clean street:redface: I dont think I'll even attempt any offroad travel after the ION's go on this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I took mine off road for the first time two weeks ago. It did well, although there were times that I felt like I had to carry more speed than I would have liked because of the lack of a low range tranny. The OBXT worked perfectly well for the road I was driving it on up until I came to a fairly large rock in the middle of the road. I chickened out at that point, even though I think that it should have been able to clear it--it wasn't worth risking the oil pan/differential/whatever. I really would like some skid plates for the OBXT for the piece of mind that they bring. I put a deposit down at Primitive last May, but Paul wasn't able to fabricate any so I pulled the deposit a few weeks ago. I contacted Rallyarmor.com which is a company that makes armor for the WRX and FXT and they said they might make some eventually, but it is not in their immediate plans. I wonder if there is a local 4x4 shop that could make some custom plates? Provided they didn't laugh me out of their shop for trying to off road a Subaru... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 I was just under my car a few min ago....looks like I scraped a good amount of that waxy crap around. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Gat Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hello, Yeah, I kind of relegated the OXT to light duty off-roading and more as a go-anywhere vehicle instead of an off-road monster like I wanted, because of the gearing. 700 rpm in 1st is about 4 mph. That's way too fast for the crawling I like doing And even if Subaru offered their foreign market low-range tranny, a 1.2:1 reduction, to 3.3 mph, would only be a small start. I need a 2:1 transfer case at the least... Oh well, I still love the fact that I can do all but crawl in the same car that I dust just about everything on the road... Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdisco Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I need a 2:1 transfer case at the least... You need a ... http://www.landrover.com/global_30/img/logo.gif not a subbie. Pulled my F250 out of mud with the DISCO. They sell what they advertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Gat Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hello, A D90 would be SWEET! But a multi-mega-ton luxury off-roader? Bah! I'd rather just get a Wrangler Rubicon Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Bah! Subarus can do real off-roading decently: http://members.iinet.net.au/~carladb/Subi%20Movie_small.wmv -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodro Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I recently drove my XT many miles up a rutted single lane national forest fire road with some pretty nasty drop-offs. Not a hitch. Just me and a bunch of trucks, and I was able to drive more quickly and feeling very comfortable about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I've had mine on some backroads that were just awfula nd never heard one complaint. Best was all the rain we had and the huge amount of water on the roads- the cop in front of me watched me very suspiciously as I swerved to run through the deepest parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Gat Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Hello, Oh, I'm not knocking the OXT. It's an awesome off roader. It's just not a rock crawler. I mean, once you get the MudRat bumpers on, at least you improve your approach and departure angles, but my last attempt at crawling, I kept spinning a front tire (no LSD), slipping all four tires, and smoking the clutch (can't go below 4 mph). I know... some of the crazy hardcore guys install transfer cases and all that stuff, but then it's not an OXT any more... Then it's a dedicated off-roader. Edit: See: http://www.oregonoffroadsubaruclub.org/baja_bumpers.htm I had the picture here but it was way too big... so go check out that link. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgsntth Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Out of necessity (my Ma wanted to see the back-end of the Ranch),I actually took my OXT on trails that I have only taken my old Grd Chkee and wife's GX. I honestly did not think it could make it up some of the bumpy hill sections, but aside from burning the clutch during 10 point turns at switchbacks, it never had traction issues. One episode where I took a turn too quickly (i.e., 5 mph), the OXT just plowed toward the edge of the road (i.e., understeer). So, I actually had to go slower in the OXT than the GX with Revo's. I ordered a 20mm rear sway from AVO, but have mixed feelings, as this will undoubtedly effect axle articulation and thus traction. What really surprised me with the OXT is its ability to keep its wheels on the ground during transitions. BTW, with the stock struts/springs, what is the most negative camber one can dial in on the front? I hoping to get about -.5 degrees. is this achievable? I was planning on keeping everything else to recommended spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05 Outback 2.5i Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Bah! Subarus can do real off-roading decently: http://members.iinet.net.au/~carladb/Subi%20Movie_small.wmv As an off-road enthusiast for the better part of sixteen years now, that video makes me laugh. I love our ’05 Outback, it’s wonderful in any weather condition, safe for my wife to cart our daughter around in, etc. But an off-roader, uh, yeah… Even with the minor lifts, bumpers, etc. Speed and its accompanying friend momentum seem necessary to transverse every minor obstacle shown in that video, and often times that’s not good enough either. Subaru’s are great all weather cars, with excellent traction. Good for running down a fire road or even up a steep slippery hill, but not for off-roading, just buy a truck if you want to do these kinds of things. Here are a few “Real” wheeling videos for you… http://www.salmons-leap.com/natlrally05/biodavehc.wmv http://www.salmons-leap.com/natlrally05/jimmyhc3.wmv http://www.salmons-leap.com/natlrally05/JPhc.wmv http://www.salmons-leap.com/natlrally05/Daveyhc.wmv Anyone want to bring their Outback along? Beanboy? __________________ ~Scott & Nadia '05 Outback 2.5i Wagon Willow Green Opal/ Moss Green Metallic 225/60HR16 BFG Traction T/A's ’95 Land Rover Defender 90 (BEST4X4XFAR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Gat Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hello, Scott, I agree with you. The light offroading in the video is pretty much the limits of what you can do with modified Subarus. And nothing in that video looked like I wouldn't be able to walk right through with a bone stock TJ. I had thoughts of doing more with my OXT, since I love the go-anywhere feeling and ability of the Subaru, but I kind of gave up on that when I realized that I would need to switch to an entirely non-Subaru driveline. You need to be able to go slower (transfer case, the 20% reduction of the Subaru low-range tranny is not enough). You need to be able to lock all the diffs (LSDs are nice, expensive, and still aren't enough). You need burly components (switching to the R180 hardware from the STi would help, but would only be a start). Etc. So the OXT is great for getting up dirt roads, getting to places, etc., and we'll leave the real offroading to the real trucks (mmmm... probably the next addition to my stable will be a Wrangler Rubicon). Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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