Northern Illinois OBW driver.

Howdy. Been a long time subaru lover, and a first time owner since last winter (you total a fwd sport's sedan in snow, you go for the AWD). Picked up a 2002 OBW VDC all loaded up with everything but auto dimming mirrors. Now i'm in the process of subaru lust and winter prep. Got a list of mods i'll be doing to make myself more... suitable for more than just the drive to school (and if i get this job, maybe i'll go even bigger or go for an old sub to have a lot of fun with).

Ordering a 2" lift kit from High Guys in the near future, as well i will be putting primitive skid plates on at the same time. Eventually i'll get some aftermarket springs and struts, but money is always a factor, and i can't afford to do all that at once.

Right now i'm just doing winter prep, got a snow shovel, a tri-fold shovel, a army surplus trenching tool, a 48" high jack, a 3 ton WLL homemade rear recovery system and am headed to purchase some 2 ton d-shackles. Just need a shackle block, wire and a high jack accessories and i'm good... maybe a 2 ton come along a well..