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Ohhh I was drooling over a set of the 27" Swamper SSR's the other day (actually they measure 27.5") But the $$$$$....$$$$$$$...$$$$$$$$. Prohibited a purchase. I took some measurements. I could clear them with major body mods. And being the last few times out I really trashed my sheetmetal. (almost took off a fender, smashed the hatch, tore part of the passenger side door off, ect. ect. ect.) it would be no prob. (I'm finding a few fun trails)

Welcome! mmmmm TSF is all grease right now.

Ahhgggg I wanted to go to that. Totally missed it.

From the pic it looks like all it needs are the wheels redone. Proly more we can't see. But it is a nice lookin' one.

I had a better link but lost it in another computer I think. But metal core Cats are smaller. http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/Shop-by-Category/Catalytic-Converters/Metal-Core-High-Flow-Catalytic-Converter I was going to go for one last year. Only prob is they tend to take more heat to activate. I just removed my new cat, won't need it again for another year or so (When I'll throw another one on, neglect to remove it after passing DEQ, and smash it on a rock as well...rinse and repeat every set of tags). Some big rocks busted it all up. The broken chunks made my engine not idle. I could rev it up but it felt sluggish. Kind of a bummer. Got less that a year out of that one. Man next year I'm gonna need most the exhaust replaced. cutting out and welding in too much I'm running out of room to work under there. :-\

Ahhh. Soobs just always look right with some swampers on.

I would think that the AWD would proly kinda freak on the welded diff. As for the tires. The ones I have on my 83 GL with no lift are 26". they rub only a tad when the inside tire is is stuffed all the way in a turn on trails. Couple bumps with a BFH in the right places and 27" would be no problem on mine. Not sure how the Leg and GL wheelwells compare, but I would think you should have more room than me for those tires as mine was designed for 13's.

Stuffed. Just don't leave that parked unattended for even a second.

That's what I'm talking about. But it would seem he has already sold it. Heck when I first started wheeling my Soob I didn't even know there were others out there doing it too. Thought I was the only crazy one. Oddly enough I had never even seen a lifted Soob. Ahh then I found this place and realized I was just another GL wagon in the woods. :-\

I'll let you know. Proly just going to replace the log straight piece in the middle with a length of pipe from the local shop. I can weld it in myself. Thats what took most of the damage. And it follows the DS angle down to the diff. My shaft is all banged up but still looks doable other than toasted universals. I'm starting to think I like my small wimpy tires to be the weak link. Traction goes away before rear drivetrain. I can live with that, but not blowing up increasingly hard to find drivetrain. (The Damascus u-pullit has no EA-81's that are of use to me. Only one FWD) And it's more satisfying to run up a rutted hill that broke a Jeeps tranfercase a few minutes earlier on street tires with a stock Soob. With his redneck "I have a Bronco" friend looking on like his whole world was just turned upside down. (never did see him do the hill in his Bronco) It was an interesting day.

I know. We have to have the three stooges... I mean Soobs out to play in the woods.

Man. Yeah got out just in time. Would have been a bummer if the pully and belt let go on the trail. Proly would have had to scout for parts. Looks like Frank was the lucky one. Here I was afraid he would pull the usual stunt of snaping a rear axle or ring and pinion. I hadn't kept up but maybe he got all those uber rock crawler guts he had ordered in already. Those cookies he started to do when we stopped near the end gave me a little cringe. Thought we'd hear a "BANG" out of the back of his rig when the locker engaged. We'll have to hit up the Bates Road trail next time right away. You can hit it nearly right off of hwy 6 a little past the Browns camp turn off. I think you'll dig that one. You can run up the right side and its just a steep road from what I could tell. Or you can go the fun way to the left and its a nasty washed out series of steep climbs. Now I just have to get mine all situated too. I'm thinking maybe once I replace the exhaust pipe I mangled and knock out whats left of the converter guts it may run good again. It seemed to run bad after I smashed it all up on that "wrong" Archers trail with all the rocks. So maybe it's just way to much backpressure. Here's to hoping. Took a look at my front axles tonight and I can't seem to feel any play when I grab the axle and wiggle. So my shaking when accelerating could be the engine struggling. Start with the exhaust and go from there. Get any pics? I have one of you just befor your rear end let go. And a few of Frank on Can Opener. Frank got one of you all leaned over. And one of the axle. A link to the pics and thread on the 4x4 board. http://sore4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2988 I've not let on there that I pounded my Soob. Don't want them thinking you have to break it to wheel it. I think it was mainly that one Archers trail. If we would have skipped it I proly would not have any fixing to do. But you know me. I'll try any trail once. I like this quote by Frank. "I didn't get a single picture of the unbelievable Subaru... DAMN IT" And it's true. No pics of me. 'sniff sniff'

Woo Hoo! Now I just have to get mine moving again. I broke a little of everything sunday. Axles. (got the whoomp whoomp whoomp up front again, inner joints) Engine is hard to keep running. Needs all of the exhaust pipe that lives between the engine and muffler replaced. (flattened, including the CAT) I may or may not be done for the season. With all that needs attention I may just take it off the trails and gut it. Rebuild it better. Glad it wasnt lifted though, Or I could add bent driveshaft to the list. Good thing it was tucked nicely up in the body. (Ya had to be there)

We had a blast too. I went down trails that had people telling me "If you told me a Subaru could go down that trail I would call you a flat out liar, but I just saw it with my own eyes." The guy with the lifted Rubi even was saying that theres guys he knows with crawler style rigs that would not do do the Bates Road trail, he can't wait to tell them I did it in a Suby. I went up the hard side. Double black diamond baby. (the real kind not the mismarked kind.) Steep as s*** with 3 foot ledges. Kind of like Water Fall but all packed dirt instead of rock. Picked a good line and cleaned it. Once I fix my engine. Put some new front axles in (again). And replace most of my exhaust system. We'll have to hit that one. Thought I was gonna roll it end over end coming back down. Maximum pucker factor. (Another wrong turn earlier in the day had me just dragging my Soob down a field of rocks. Tore everything up, I barely limped it home by the time I abused it the rest of the day.) So I may not be able to wheel again till next year but that was a good final run. Gonna have to see how $$ goes to see how fast it gets fixed.... It rocked. I just wish Chaz could have ran the last trail. But his rear diff gave up.

Cool. If I remember right I proly wont have cell service out at the Shell but I do almost all the way there.

Yeah we'll be there sunday morning. Only time Chaz and Frank (Guy with the Rubicon) can get the time. Not gonna run with the Cascade Cruisers, For one I didn't register and wasn't it like $50 entry? ========================================== OK, so Chaz. He wants to meet up at the shell station on highway 6 on the way to Brown's at 9am sunday. That cool? (I generaly show up around 8-8:30 just in case)

It's not every weekend. That's just when the 4x4 club I'm with meets up when ever they have a run. And it tends to be the time/place when anyone from there meets up. Tell him not to bung up Can Opener too much, we are adopting that trail. More work for me. Could be up for a run next weekend. Promised my Fiancee a picnic trip down Barlow road (A fun mellow wheeling trip) though and I'm skipping out on that this weekend so I might be tied up next weekend.

Gonna have some fun with that. Could there be a front LSD that would fit the front? Guru's will have to inform. Welding would take your steering into the near nonexistent realm. And most likely be real hard on the axles. I have seen some Honda kids with welded diffs. But not real sure on how nasty it actually was to drive. I say go for the rear welded first and try it for awhile. I'm certain you'll be quite impressed. (I was)

As old as mine look I'm sure they are the OEMs Flexy, but seem strong.

That's a loaded Brat.

I've been down the whole thing from Estacada to where it turns to pavement south of Gov. Camp. Was funny cause when I got to the other end there was a sign saying the road was closed due to being washed out. So that must have been the really nasty spot I had to get through. This was a couple months ago. I only kind of geocache. I've looked for two. Found none. (there are three in biking distance from my house, but I've not went looking) I loaded a bunch in the areas I wheel and around here so if I get the itch I can try and find them. And I'd be one of these that just fills in the log if it has one. And not take or leave anything. Wanting to get a little more into it but seem to have way too many hobbies right now. Lets see. Wheeling Soobs. R/C planes and helis R/C rock crawlers A scale model here and there. Flight sims Clubbing (not so much these days) Vintage Bikes. (I have a 1950 Shelby, took it for it's first ride in 50 years a couple nights ago) Music production. (But my studio equip has been collecting dust the past several months, but that's normal in the summer) I stayed away from RallyCross this year as I was too busy wheeling. I really gotta cut back but I love it all so much. So back to it. Let me go see if the Rubicon guy is still going.

^ Yeah what he said. There may be some TSF going on. Or around here. Whatever works. Waiting for a response from a guy on the 4x4 board that maybe wanted to go wheel.

Hmmm... I wonder if I have that one saved in my GPS... (I downloaded a bunch around me and the Goat/west of Estacada areas) There is one up near the top of Goat but I went to find it and it seems to be gone. The spot id kinda torn up so it could still be there just buried. I've been up Squaw a month or so ago, just before WCSS 10. Fun times gettin' to the top. There was a nasty mud hole. And a nasty off camber spot with a Soob swallowing ditch on the low side. And that was when it was dry. Should be pretty hairy getting past the ditch in the rain. TSF would be fun (And I've been wanting to get some runs in before it starts snowing out there) but close to home could be fun too. I'll keep an eye on what the guy with the Rubi is gonna do. He was a possibly as well. I could always go with ya so you could check your stuff, and we could wheel some after/before/during.

Well good luck and safe travels then. Bummer we never got to wheel.

Spiffy are you moving away?! Or just moving someone out there? Good luck and safe travels either way. So I may be going out to TSF to meet up with a Rubi to do some wheelin' this sunday. Proly be early. The Cascade Cruisers poker run is going on too. (Not sure if they'll still be out there sunday though, the big event is on saturday) I'm still slightly up in the air on it. As is he. But a good chance this will happen. If that does not I'm sure I'll be wheeling around here some where instead. So Chaz. Lets go. If we make it out that way. V8vega, you 're welcome to join. (Hagg Lake out near Hillsboro, right? that's kinda close to TSF) TSF meetups are usually at the Shell station before Brown's camp on HWY 6 around 8:30-9 am. Maps and OHV permits can usually be had there too. Now just gotta see if it all works out to happen.