SUBARU FORESTER TECHNICAL OFF ROAD ... CAN LAND ROVERS DEFEAT US ?
2018 ж. 31 Мам.
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In this episode you're gonna see 3 OFF ROAD SUBARU FORESTER and 2 Land Rover Defender evolved in a TECHNICAL OFF ROAD TRAIL.
That was some pretty hardcore Subaru Forester Off road action !
Note that they are all lifted forester !
It was only my second time (real) offroading (it's not softroading anymore !) and I'm pretty happy with how the Foz and I handled this !
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So what do you think ... SUBARU BEATS LAND ROVERS ?!
Sure they do and you know it ! For example, it took at least 6 attempts for the green Land Rover to pass the ravine at 11:15 but only 2 attempts for the grey Forester.... If you have more footage of that day, I'm keen to see it !
@@vincentwindels3752 Heheh for sure! 😁😁😁 I probably put the most interesting clips in this video but I probably have some leftover too 😉
2.0 or 2.5 engine ?
@@adrianalvarado1206 2.0L NA 😉
I would say the Foresters really gave a good match to the Defenders. One striking difference is the tyres, the Defenders both had 100% offroad tyres, just helps out a lot. You could also see they had diff locks, which gives you such an advantage offroad. Lower gear ratios gives more control and lower speeds. But hey the Defenders are built for offroading, but oh my, try driving them on the road 😅 Subaru sg 2005, 2.0 n/a with dual range gearbox, 2" lift front, 2,5" lift back, 225/70r15 Yokohama Geolandar is what I drive, fantastic car onroad and offroad 🤙
I currently own a 2014 forester. I've driven 4wheel drives since 1976. I subscribe an watch a lot of off road videos,but I must say , this is the most enjoyable video I have ever watched in my 64 year old life.
Thank you sooooo much for your kind comment ! 🙏
The fact those Subaru's went for a ride along with 2 defenders in their own elements was impressive 👍 great content 😉
Thanks mate!
I have a new respect for Subaru
Nice! 🙏 They are very capable cars and most of the time way underestimated
That is really impressive off-roading, never knew a Subaru could go thru that.
They have to be pushed a bit but they are very capable vehicles 💪
Wow...those subarus are awesome!
Sure they are !!! Thanks for the love !
Simply Subaru are the best today. The motor is amazing The 4wd is from another planet.
Absolutely, they are performing so well!
Awesome channel mate! I currently have a lowered turbo Forester as a project car and am looking at getting a Non turbo forester to build up for offroad use but wasn't sure how capable they were but this video has shown me the light! Subscribed!
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Hey Jordan ! That video is absolutely stunning ! Thanks for sharing and happy to see you again on the tracks !
Vincent Windels Thanks a lot ! It was awesome to finally meet you and see your "stock" foz in action 😁 Thanks again for all the advice !
Epic adventure! You guys crushed it. Thanks for the footage.
Thanks for your kind comment !
SO FIRE!!! You guys are crazy! That’s was a lot more than I thought they could handle! Well done! I have a TJ and a Legacy, might sell em both and get a Forester! Big ups from Sweden!!
They are pretty capable 😁
First video - immediate subscription - thank you for showing us Subaru and where it really belongs :)
Thanks a lot mate !
Forester is a great car and will get you other trouble most of the time, but a true off road vehicle like Defender, strands out. Great video! Thank you.
And the “crickets” award goes to Scotty Kilmer and TFL KZhead vehicle testers lol. They both lovvveeeeee subaru brands (sarcasm) Subarus were pretty impressive. Great video. Hope you can do more recent models
That was awesome to watch!
Glad to hear that ! Thanks mate
Oh my... That was awesome!!! I will like to have such incredible adventure like this... Thanks for showing no limited drive
My pleasure 😁
Great adventure! Amazing how the Foresters can do in the muddy narrow trails.
Thanks ! They surprise everyone, everytime !
Great videos man! Can’t wait to see what’s coming next. I’ve always loved foresters and overlanding/off-roading but never thought the two could go together lol definitely inspired me to finally buy a forester of my own. They’re way more capable than I ever imagined.
If you buy a Forester, get the 1st gen 122hp dual range (EUDM, AUDM), they are the most reliable and cheap to modify.
Go for it ! As Vincent said, 1st gen (SF) 122hp with low range (like mine) are the best ! It happen to be way more capable than I imagine too ahaha
ALNSM OVERLAND thanks for the recommendation. How would I know if it has low range? Would I need to find a stick shift one? The only ones around me are automatic sadly.
Yeah, Only stick shift have low range. You can tell by the magic lever beside tge handbrake lever !
ALNSM OVERLAND looked into it. Sadly the US models didn’t come with low range 😭 however people are saying to use an automatic in the US because apparently they are geared lower than the manual variants.
That was exciting to watch! I don;t generally like watching sports, especially motor sports.. but this was very engaging. I half want to try this.. the other half is already crying at the damage to my beautiful black 2003 SG. Thank you for your wonderful channel!
Glad you enjoyed the video ! You can have fun on trails without damaging your car too ahaha
I'm glad the French drive on the left side like Americans. I like your car. Simple. Practical. Your videos are inspiring. I have a 2018 Outback. Might switch to an Accent and consider if I can take out the 3rd row of seats to make more storage. The Subaru Ascent is a larger Outback in my thinking.
Thank you for your sweet comment ! The Accent is another one nice subbie !
+TheChadWork2001 - Great buy. Enjoy it. By the way, have you noticed that the CVT transmission is so bad as many say?
@@dylandog5063 I have the legacy 2015 and yes I have a rebuilt trans at 90k. From what I hear if you do transmission oil change every 50k miles or so you shouldn't have the issue.
This was very good. I’m pretty amazed at what the Subarus were able to do. Nice work friend👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you! The little subies always surprised 🔥
I had a Forrester for 15 years and loved it. They are beasts! I now have a Crosstrek and love it too!
You stayed in the Subaru family! 😁 Awesome!
Great music (soundtrack) for the timelapse thru the forest trails!! Also, very impressive what those Foresters were able to accomplish!!
Thanks a lot ! I love this kind of music and try to use the same kind of music in all my videos. Forester are very capable little SUV 🙂
Really cool seeing the Foresters along with the Landys. The white dccd quaife low range model seems to struggle more than I expected. A trick I learned with the torque biasing diffs (quaife, torsen etc) is all wheels need resistance to bias the torque. Rav4 boys tug the handbrake on a little to resist the spinning wheel so if you drag the brake it'll keep drive to all wheels. Tricky with a clutch also I know but something to consider. Super cool trip and beautiful countryside 😊
Yes ! Good technique indeed but I'm not sure he was using it
Great vid!!! Subaru lives up to its name.
Yeeeeah
Awesome vid mate, I have a 98 SF with the low range manual box and absolutely love it, especially after the lift kit. most people would be surprised as to how far a forester can go off-road.
Oh yeah ! The foz surprise everyone every time ! But I'm not gonna lie, I'm always the first surprised ahahah Thanks for the love mate !
I have an SF too. But also a 1 inch lift and Torsen LSDs front and rear with a 12kg centre. I do river crossings plus mud and snow about 6 months a year just going to get the groceries. The only thing my Landcruiser can do better is extremely deep crossings and hitting kangaroos. EDIT: Came standard with 1.447:1 low range.
I've owned 4X4's most of my life, K5 Blazer, '72 Chevy Cheyenne pickup, '85 Suburban, '95 Toyota Tacoma and a 2003 Toyota Tundra. But, it wasn't until I got my '99 Outback that I actually enjoyed going off road and I did it in comfort!
IN COMFORT! Absolutely! I never realized that until I drove the same track in land rovers 😂
Hey there! It is so nice to see more forester groups from all kind of places. In Israel the forester is a big thing and many clubs are active on weekly basis.
Nim B Yeah that's so awesome ! Please make videos too !
This is so cool I never believed that Subaru could do this ,love this just keep it up bro
Thanks mate! Subies are awesome and very capable 🔥👊
Great Video, I bush bashed a 2000 forester round Australia for years. I just had all terrain tyres and lifted springs. I am not sure if the Aussie models are different spec, but in the non-turbo we had low range and I am not sure if the diff's are different but I never had it spinning a single wheel like that, even with only two wheels on the ground, it was always like it had lsd's in all 3 diffs. One of my greatest pleasures was always showing up the "proper" 4wd's in the tough stuff, the short and narrow wheel base lets you stay out of the deep tyre ruts and choose any line you like. Keep up the good work and enjoy that Subi. P.s. start saving now for driveshafts as you're going to kill cv's fairly quickly, especially with a lift.
Hmmmm.....you should give us the recipe of how your Forester didn't spin a single wheel...
Vincent Windels Sorry, I didn't mean it never spun the wheels at all, I spun them plenty, but those are spinning one wheel and losing drive, maybe just too hard on the throttle. I never spun a single wheel that hard and lost drive, but I did kill the viscous centre diff after a while. I had the 1981 leone 1.8 wagon, with big wheels and a lift and that was a locked driveline in low 4, I had two of the 1990 L-series wagons and they were good, but nothing like the Leone, and the forrester was kinda in between. ( A Leone is a station wagon of the Brumby or Brat ute.) Anyway keep on having fun.
Thanks mate ! I also really love the size of the foz that let you take lines that real 4wd don't even consider ! For that wheel spinning story I don't really know what to say ahaha but yeah to much throttle won't help I guess... And I'm a big fan of the Leone ! they are beasts with tires and lift !
I have an outback and that has open diffs. Because of the viscous hub you can still power out with one wheel in the air because it will transfer drive to the back or front. If you have two wheels in the air then your in trouble. In most cases you can roll back and get three back on the ground and still push through. A locking rear diff would be good if you can get one.
Epic video Jordan! Rather like that orange Land Rover too.
Keep Calm and Throttle On Thanks mate ! The orange def was pretty impressive yes ! You don't really hear it but he got the V8 engine ! Oh, and I just subbed to your channel 😉
Thanks for the sub! Wow cool. Still wouldn't trade me Forester for the Defender, but if I had $1million...
Un des meilleurs vidéos! Rien à ajouter!
Merci ! 🙏🙏 À partager sans modération 😁
Really nice video. I especially liked the fact that the guys went "all in" at some places 😁 Really nice trails you got there.
Thank you Daniel ! Sometimes you just have to SEND IT ! ahaha
Yeh they went for, do or die trying lol .
Nice vid, looked quite brutal sometimes. You guys got skills!
Ahaha yes, sometimes es you have to send it a bit 😁
Many thanks for this amazing video. I subscribe in your channel directly, because I wanna make a trip through Norway (to Hammerfest) in a Subaru Forester S-Turbo 1999 (Green of course) with some of my children and you encouraged us to do so. Now I saw what a Forester is capable of. Not that I shall do it that way. Don't worry. Good luck and have fun.
Awesome plan ! You will have no problem going to Norway with your foz ;) trust me
@@ALNSMOVERLAND Late response? I was busy extracting as many tips as possible from the videos and writing them down. Thanks man.
Jordan your videos are inspiring. I never knew you could bush bash a Foz so hard. Very capable overlanders with the mods you have carried out. Now I know what to do to my SG, then go and have some fun in Morton National Park in southcoast New South Wales...maybe tackle the 12 mile road/track to Tiangara Falls. In the Land of Foz!
Thank you for you kind words! I'm happy you like the videos. You can definitely do great things with a foz and especially have fun 😁
Extra bonus points for doing this in a manual.
Even more technical 🔥
A great trip. I like these movies the most. 7:00 minutes I was sure you could not make it. Thank you and we wait for more.
Szuwaru Tv Thanks ! Sure it was a good trip ! I didn't want to take any risk so i didn't do it ...
Just got a 2.0 XS 2010 here in Brazil and yout video really impressed me ! Already had so much fun on a Leggy 93 TW and now with the Fozzy, this video challenges my mind haha lets see the next rounds, sure they will be harder after this ... Cool stuff bro ...Yeewwww
Glad you liked it! 🙏🙏👊
Have a look at my channel and you will see some footage of the grey Forester on tough off road trails.
Very cool video. I get my new Forester XT 2018 in 3 weeks. Thanks for this great video.
Have fun with your fooooz 🙌
I must get a snorkel for mt forester. It looks awesome. Great channel.
Thanks mate! 🙏 Check out my other videos, I have one about snorkel! It could help 😉
What would be the best lift and set up for my 2003 forester 2.5 xs would like some articulation......do I need to chip it or can I go stock lift
Those damn foresters are inpossible , I just can't wait till mine is back from workshop and I will be able to start working on it. I hope until july I will be pushing some offroad stuff too! I think forester beats landrover coz you just can't drive landi on normal road like a normal car going up to 160 km/h on tarmac plus fuel consumption is much lover and parts cheaper. Love your vids mate. Keep up the good work!
lexxuzz Thanks a lot ! I really appreciate 🙌 You are right, you can't beat the versatility of the foz ! It's so comfortable for long roadtrips. I hope yours gonna be back on the road soon !
I'm amazed the foresters got over that stream! Well impressed! I'm buying a 2012 this weekend , are they of a similar stock to the ones you are driving here? Pretty sure I'll end up putting a lift kit on it fairly quickly!
Nakajima aircraft-just amazing. Happy birthday-FHI!!!
Yeeeah
Jordan, great vlog as usual. Dont think I'd want to take my forester on those rough trails as I prefer my car shiny with no scratches but with that said I'd like to go on a more subdued trail with hills and river crossings rather than deep ruts and rocks. Also would like to know where in France the softer/user friendly tracks are, any info would be appreciated. Keep doing what you're doing brother because its excellent viewing. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks mate! This is in burgundy and it's full of nice tracks! Difficult or way easier. I would say every region have good tracks, especially in the south 😉 have a look on wikiloc '
Really cool video. I cant wait to get my forester
Good choice 😁
I have taken my 07 forester on roads with similar sections to the ones in this video. Foresters rock!
Yeeeeah ! You know it ! 🙌
Cool ! Any pics or vids to share ?
Some decent offroad tires,lift and a good driver ha ha nice job!
Thanks again ! You don't need more to have some fun ! I love your enthusiasm buddy 😉
Enjoyed watching this
Good 🙏
Here in the states it is all about Jeeps. They all tell me know your limits of you and your vehicle. Great video.
MidTnOutdoors That's a good advice ! I didn't wanted to damage the car or hurt myself so I just didn't do it. The safest way is always a good way 👍
Not really 4runners Tacoma’s trucks you see them all the time also
Love the wild organ music at the end !
Very capable daily drivers Have a great day
Ahaha "daily driver" ! That's why they are impressive !
I'm proud of my SG9. That was my long time dream car.
Hello! What model and tire size is the car?
Belles trails, beaux véhicules et très bons vidéos! Continue le bon travail et comme Olivier dit, si jamais tu visites le Québec fais nous signe.
Charles Roy Merci beaucoup ! Continuez vous aussi à partager des vidéo du Québec ! J'adore 🙌
LOVE the stats ....!!!!
Good you bro I'm from all the way in New Zealand , keep up the suby life - own a twin turbo legacy that I'm thinking about lifting 🤔
Twin turbo legacy ? Sounds like a fun machine 😍 Go for the lift, it's the way to go !
That’ll buff right out!
Nice video. Landrovers are obviously in their element but Foresters were amazing all things considered. Auto with low range and diff locks and the Foresters would be nearly a match.
Rhett Dopwell You got it right ! 🚙🙌 Thanks for the love 😉
Looks like a lot of fun! With the exception of the deep mud they held their own! Do you guys ever end up burning the clutch? If I were to take one of these off road I would probably end up going for the automatic - we don't have any low range transmissions for Foresters in the US.
Thanks mate ! Yeah it happens sometimes but not as much as you can think ! You have to find the right place for speed and momentum and it should be fine. But yeah, automatic is a killer choice for off road !
What about cvts?
Kevin I don't know about that mate 😶
No clutch to burn up. As long as it has a cooler, it should be good.
I burned up a clutch. Was stuck in snow. No low range.
Awesome video for awesome cars ! Great forest for Foresters !! Yeah
And a big thank you for an awesome comment ! 👊🙏
INCREDIBLE
Thanks ! 🔥
Your crew are a courageous for taking on such difficult trails with vehicles that predominantly have open differentials. I'm assuming the Foresters with open differentials at the front and back are to eventually get clutch-type limited slip differentials? Subaru vehicles with VDC can make it up those obstacles easier as the traction control transfers torque to the wheel with grip when one side is slipping.
Thanks mate ! it was very challenging. All my adventures made me really think about limited slip and better brakes yeah
ALNSM OVERLAND - If you encounter prolonged downhill braking (where engine braking in lower gears proves too weak to keep vehicle speed safely low), you may also want to consider upgrading the brake pads and brake fluid. Stock, lower consumer-grade brake pads have a maximum operating temperature of about 300 degrees Celsius. You may want to consider searching for brake pads that work safely to at least 400-600 degrees Celsius, perhaps even more if you also drive very fast on paved winding roads. I have taken my Subaru XV (Crosstrek) many places, and cheap consumer-grade brake pads have proven to be both insufficient and unsafe for off-road use as well as fast winding road driving. I would recommend looking at the Ferodo DS2500 brake pad compound as a baseline, as it is safe to use even when cold, has a lower friction rating ideal for slippery surfaces such as found in off-road driving, and has a reasonable maximum operating temperature of 500 degrees Celsius, sufficient for anything except for extreme brake use such as done in rally racing type of driving.
Thanks a lot for your feedback ! I'm keeping the Ferodo DS2500 in my mind for the next brake maintenance ! I was aslo thinking about rear brake swap from drum to disc ;)
I have a subby, great little car and surprisingly capable considering they really a soft roader. They almost wreck themselves trying that hard core stuff.
Pushing them to the limit
AWESOME!
Yeaaah! 🔥
Nice! It would really be nice for us Subaruers to have better gear reduction for the manual gearbox.
Eldo Rado Sure ! It would be a game changer !
Cool video man! I was surprised by how good the foresters did, you definitely need a proper LSD and skid plates to make it through more difficult trails.
All three Foresters have skid plates, the beige and the green have oem rear vLSD's and the grey has helical front and rear LSD's
My friend Vincent gave you the right answer ! But yeah a limited slip diff would be a nice upgrade ...
Bloody awesome Subarus
Oh yeah! 👊
Nice video. Subscribed.
Thanks ! Glad to see you here !
I own a 97 sahara and just bought my wife a new Outback. If these videos are any indications.... I believe that outback will embarrass me. I think it time to invest in lockers for my jeep..... Or a forrester. By the way, great video.
Ahahaha, you made me laugh ! The Outback is pretty good too, except for the approach and departure angles. But Jeep's are good too ! Thank you for your comment !
But our Suubies have a low center of gravity with the boxer engine and a longitudinal transmission, My wifes 10 Impreza I believe could go most places with a good eye on your lines of approach and a heavy foot!
liked video at no#555 ,also subscribed ,pretty awesome driving.
Thank you !
I have a Subaru 2016, but never thought they can do things like this. Great video!
Thanks! Have fun with your subie!
these subarus can, yours can't
@@neomorina9506 It really seems like any newer subaru with the CVT trans is not nearly up to what the older ones can do. I don't think there is anything you can do to the newer ones to make them better off road besides a lift and tires.
@@LarryRichelli my point, CVT is murdering the reputation of subies
@@neomorina9506 How about the new crosstrek with the manual. Is there a center diff on that that you can wire to be manual?
Awesome video !!!!! Make me want to tear some trails up n my outback
Thaaaanks ! Go for it 👊👊
lmao
Форестер красавец! Владелец тоже Молоток!
Awesome little Subaru's. How much lift has the one with roof top tent had put under it? I have a little Subaru like it and was thinking of putting lift under it.
Thanks mate ! The one with the RTT is mine 😉 It's lifted with a 2" kit from ADF
Super video ;)
sotrendy06 Merci !
sacrés chemins ! bravo
Merci !🙏
Hi there! Saw you had some fun with your Fozzies!! Awesome video. Congrats. I'm from Brazil. I own a SF5 2" lift. I want put some bigger tires but the biggest I could was 215. Saw you put some 235! I tried putting this measure but it hits the springs on rear suspension. Did you have the same problem? How did you fix it? Thanks.
Thank you my friend ! I'm on 215 too but one of my friend (the green foz) have 235. You need SG struts on the rear for more tire clearance 😉
SG struts are for 215, if you want to go 235, you need Outback BG struts and a bit of massaging....
@@ALNSMOVERLAND Thanks mate! Being great watching your videos. Keep doing them! 😉
Awesome video!!! :D
Thaaanks !
Love watching you guys and girls on the trails of Italy! Awesome!
Yes, very nice trails but they are not in Italy but France ! Sure Italians have beutiful trails too though.
It really does highlight the fact they're just toys when it comes to off-road. I say this as a 2017 XT owner, they're great cars but they don't belong in the bush.
You are right, the SJ 2017 XT doesn't belong to the bush. But the older SF and SG do pretty well !
There reason why I am still young but i am on my 3rd Subaru now!
You know it mate ! 👊 #subarulove
Hey trying to find out more about Forester 4 wheel drive system. Looks to me that as long as they've got wheels on ground they re unstoppable, only problem is when you go on a twist... Can you manually lock the center diff? Front and rear diffs should be free as long as i've understood. So ever thought about fitting an aftermarket lock to rear diff? Does it exist? Do you have low gear on yours? Haven't catch a video where you use it yet. Thanks for reading this, keep rockin!
Thanks mate! You are right, with all wheels on the ground they are unstoppable! 🔥 Center diff lock exists and it's called DCCD, probably a future upgrade for my foz 😉 I do have a low range which is very helpful on the trails. Limited slip diff exists and rear diff auto locker (torQ locker)
@@ALNSMOVERLAND Hey I finally bought an Outback year 2002, tested it a bit in the summer. Considering buying the torq self locking diff for the rear. Do you have experience with that? About the factory low range is ok but coming from a Pajero i'd like it to be much shorter. Are you using the factory low gears or you went for an aftermarket solution? I went searching on the tactifoz specs ;) but haven't seen that. Thanks for posting that list! I'm going thru the items and the brands.
Great video, great Subaru, if Subaru have a real SUV maybe it can compete with Land rover Defender
Thanks mate !
its great to see Foresters used on some more serious offroad tracks. The green SF with the 235 tyres, Does it have a lift if so how much? I'd like to put 235 x 70 tyres on my SF but I don't have a lift yet. Do you or anyone else know the largest 15inch tyre that can be fitted to an SF without scrubing? TIA. Keep up the greart work
The green Forester has a 2" strut spacer lift, front SVX springs on SF struts, rear Outback BG struts with Pedders oem height springs. Largest tyre on 15" wheels is 215/75 15 with rear Forester SG or Outback BG struts to clear the lower spring perch.
@@vincentwindels3752 Thanks mate much appreciaed.
Awesome vid! It seems the owner of the green Forester in particular is out to prove Subaru durability lol!
Ahahaha and even after that, no problems 😁👊
ALNSM OVERLAND Very impressive stuff!
Following Defenders, brilliant.
Hehehe 😁
Your subie looks baller, makes me wanna get one :D
Go for it, you won't be disappointed 😁
Very nice great driving
Thanks !
Do non turbo Forresters have the head gasket issues or is that just the turbo models? Thanks and awesome vid.
Thanks for your comment? Non turbo / EJ20 have less headgasket issue yes
@@ALNSMOVERLAND Awesome. Thanks for replying.
I am in Africa, this is the first REAL off-road test I have ever seen. This is really a safari terrain. All those other off-road reviews marketing SUVs, should do similar; otherwise, it's a raw deal of testing or demonstrating capabilities to potential clients/ customers.
Yeah, cool to see what Foresters are capable off road !
Hesbonful Thanks a lot ! It would be awesome to visit Africa with the Foz 🚙🙌
Wow, that was quite rough going in places, adding spacers on the foresters is useful as protects arches better in ditches and helps stability, good lift of 3 or 4" and bigger tyres to compliment is a must too to save damage and fight those landrovers more evenly matched . I think you wise go around couple of those stages as could of damaged the fozz as yours more a 50/50 road and offroad plus your daily wagon. Is impressive where they will go, custom suspension and better rear diff and they will scare a landrover . Being narrow they good in woods and overgrowing tracks .
None of the Foresters is stock, they have all been slightly modified.....more or less !
Once getting that rough they need modding beyond basic lift blocks, 3 or 4" suspension lift with lengthened trailing arm and poly bushes and custom struts if want best droop, add 2 to 4" bigger tyre diameter and bit extra track gives 1 to 2" full clearance lift plus protects sides of wagon in those ditches as wheels too recessed on the foz . Diffs need addressing, either atb or locker if doing lot of ditch/rock crawling. standard viscous diff has quite low viscosity fluid and mixed with size it doesn't transer much torque . Was impressed how well they done for what basically an awd station wagon out the factory :-) Very underrated is the old SF Forester . Does anyone do custom low range gear set ?
There is a description of each vehicule at the beginning of the video. The beige Forester is closest to stock and the grey the most modified. All 3 have dual range from stock.
Yes I see that, assume they all stock low range gearing, lower gearset like from L series or the after,arket ones gets useful for things they doing on this trail . The grey sf showed benefit of lift and large tyres giving further full lift lift below suspension arms . Wouldn't take much work make them even better . was great viewing .
A few more mods could be done to the grey Forester. As it already has helical diffs (Quaife ATB) front and rear, it would be nice to retrofit a traction control powered with an Arduino processor through the ABS, it would prevent wheel spin when diagonal spin occurs but I'm no good with electronics.... It already has maximum wheel travel possible without a body lift, 24cm front/27cm rear but I don't want to body lift it because its my daily driver. Another option could be an R180 ARB or Eaton rear diff lock but I really like the way the helical diffs work on most surfaces. What you don't see on the vid is that the grey Forester did everything with relative ease and the orange Land Rover has Detroit Lockers front and rear. In mild offroading, I think that a well prepared Forester is the vehicule to go thanks to its versatility but when it comes to hard or extreme, no doubt that a Land Rover, a Mercedes G, a Jeep Wrangler or similar are the kings !
Do the early model manual Foresters have standard rear lsd 🇦🇺
Nope 😔it's full open diff..
you need more lift on green subby outback, her belly is draggin through mud lifting tires off road. Thats why she had hard time on mud bog. thanks for video.
Their is never enough lift ahahah ! Thanks for your comment
Wow Foresters are bad ass!
Oh yeah they are !
Are those lifted at all? I have a 07 x 2" front 2.5" back running 215 65 16 Been upgrading slowly. Had a imp wrx before that.
Yes! They are all lifted about 2in each
@@ALNSMOVERLAND Wish I could join you on one of your adventures. Looks like fun 👍
So question, I watch other (American) channels try to off road Subarus and they look incapable of the stuff you’re doing here. They seem to overheat the CVT all the time How have you addressed this issue? The Subys in your video are doing fantastic off road stuff My sons share a ‘15 Forrester btw Great video!
Thanks for your comment mate! 🙏 The answer is pretty simple and it's that we all run manual trans with low range 🔥 It make these kind of things possible
@@ALNSMOVERLAND ahhh that makes sense. Thanks man, and keep up the great videos :)
This makes me miss my 2000 forester. It was a great car. Sure, it's not as good off road as my TJ or even my F150, but it is better at everything else than the TJ. Lol They're great for traction, garbage for gearing, bad for clearance, but generally long lasting.
Excellent 👌
Thanks! And welcome 😁
Bon vidéo ! Lâche pas.
Merci ! 👊