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I'm headin up This Sun. June 25 for more exploring of the area in the foothills of Mt.Hood. If enough snow is melted out "Gunsight ridge" and Badger lake is awesome!!! Middle mtn/Blue ridge/blowdown ridge are good too check out. I plan on starting bout 9am or earlier it's gonna be hot!!! my cell 503-314-7535 Gregg

Nice work!

Unfortunately Subaxtreme is "outta the business!!!":eek:

We had a great time out there Trevor and I both got stuck in too different places.. Lot's of kewl stuff out there. I'll post some pics later:banana:

Wahoo! I'm registered...See ya on the trail!!!

Sounds kewl, I'm in! I was gonna head to Parkdale again! Bring ur FRS radios!

I had a great time ! It was my first Rally-X ....My best time was a 1:24 in my '03 outback.... not bad for an N/A wagon.

How bout some mud on those tires in action!!!

It was a blast! I got a 1:24 in my heavy outback wagon! not bad for an N/A car. That Limo was so kewl to watch looked like a battleship broadside in the turns especially the last loops when he 180'd it with a a car load of folks!!!

That was for a 99 rs! not a legacy!!! The legacy is a four door... besides you could probably pickup that year of an RS for under 10g anyway if you can find one.

I think 16's will clear .However , check with the dealer and ask the parts guys if Subaru changed the calipers since the gen 2 OBW. The first gen 2000 model still has the gen 1 calipers , so 15's clear no problem. Mine is an '03 and they do not clear due to larger calipers, better check rather than buying wheels that won't fit. If your local tire shop has a 16" ask to have one fitted on the front and rear of one side to see if they will mount. I did this when fitting mine with 15's ...they were really kewl about it and made easy grand for them....

AWESOME! needs a roll bar....Subaru would sell a ton of those!!! 40g seems absurd I know it can be done prob. 10g or less and abit of labor.

Not a problem with aggressive tires, seams to me all-season radials are the worse culprits . a good snow tire /AT/MT tire no problems. the wet snow is the worst and really packs the wheel wells...powder no problem!

I went with a Yokohama Geolander AT+II's 215/75R15 which are 1" larger diameter than stock 225/60R16's. I put these on my '03 outback although I had to grind my front calipers 1/4" to fit 15" rims on! Your gonna run into the same problem with new gen. I'm also lifted 2" via kingsprings. I filled the wheel wells nicely!

I think an OBW would be good with a 4EAT better in sand since the gearing is lower than a 5MT in first gear. Note the 4EAT in 1st or 2nd gear keeps the trans in 50/50 mode but 3rd and 4th it's 90/10split. An LSD(limited slip rear diff.) is a must for any offroad! stock tires are fine in sand if you air them down I've been in some fairly deep stuff with no problems. The legacy outback name is still on the 2000-04 but on the title with no badging. They dropped the legacy name alltogther in '05 Hence the "OUTBACK" Offroad The Forester is better due to less weight and shorter wheelbase. I'm a tall guy so I needed a bigger car. You can get anything you want for the outback or a forester . you can lift it/build it/ turbo it .Most Subaru parts are pretty interchangeable with other models, they use alot of the same parts. I personally thought the Forester to be rolly polly and the outback smooth and stable after driving both/ given the wheelbase.

Charlie in the outdoor factory dipping a SUB'aru "Up periscope!":burnout:

Great shots! What happened to the Black WRX's rear door...? The old skool is awesome!!!

That's why I approach any mudholes/water crossings at slow speeds until I have a snorkel! That is any ugly aftermath! Time for the Turbo baja upgrade + a snorkel

I used to mtn bike this place about 16years ago! Take hwy 35 South from Hoodriver and turn left on FS rd 17(aka Pinemount dr) East or (Take hwy 35 North and go East on FS rd 17) to road fs rd 640 and climb the powerline rd to your right(North) Get a green trails map or Mt.Hood FS map. I will provide maps to those attending.

Actually that particular trail should only take about 2hours tops, but then theres so much to do on the other side.....Yeppers! even the hardcore rigs will have challenges!!! The stock rigs should have at least snow or AT tires as the terrain is pretty rocky...I found mudholes over a foot deep! I was gonna go for it but then turned around since I was alone and with my 2 1/2year old son.... getting stuck would be bad! He knows that word real well!LOL! I'm thinkin of doing trail runs Friday/Sat/ Sun. Perhaps a night run too!

I'm lifted via kingsprings and yes I have a trans cooler and run synthetic atf as well.

Since I've been charged with the task to lead a trail run for WCSS8 ....Here's a sneak peak...From Surveyors ridge and more of the area. I was havin such a good time on this trip to the foothills of Parkdale, Odell. My 2 1/2 year old son was my co-driver.....he loves wheelin...... I met a few locals and this is the place to go ! I could not believe all the spurs/hillclimbs/mudholes /tight tracks...I think I stumbled on "wheelerdise"!!! There was awesome views of the valley below and Mt.Hood/Adams as well even though they were shrouded in clouds...! Note: no one has been this trail in a long time ...I had first tracks!!! Enough talk ...pictures are where it's at...just a tease for now....

nice pics ! but when you say log trails !!! I'm thinkin trails with logs on it comes to mind... Most stock vehicles can do that stuff and it's fun just to see what you can do before you lift and other mods...I wheel my '03 obw alot and still makin payments so damage is not good!!! I think alot of folks think that the new gens are weak and not worthy offroad like the old gen...Well I changed that opinion last year when I showed up wheelin at WCSS7 on a tight atv trail... who says a new gen can't tricycle...?

kewl, I'll check it out for ya Scott...Anyone wanna go...?