this is how they set up vehicles for driving in the snow in scandinavia:
we're talking full throttle 2nd gear through light powder deeper than the car.
are you kidding?
with those size of tires at about 5psi there is very little that you cant get traction in. flotation is the name of the game in snow like that.
not to mention they are dick cepeks, which do really well in snow as it is. they are probably not that bald, just a pretty shallow tread pattern.
not really a fascination with big trucks perse, huge lifted show trucks like the orange one there are retarded IMO(nice driveshaft angle on that one BTW).
I'm more a fan of the vehcles that actually perform for a given task such as that legacy for driving in deep powder. doubt its got much legacy left other than sheetmetal, but still thought it was cool enough to share.
That orange monster happens to be mine (me behind the wheel). I enjoy driving it now and then. Obviously it's not a daily driver but it gets the looks. Thats what I built it for. In that picture it had just gotten back from the paint shop. (Notice the lack of trim) The rearend was clocked so the driveline angle isn't that bad but shortly after this picture was taken, I lowered the transfer case and changed the pinion angle of the front axle with a double CV shaft.
I've seen that picture on usmb.net. IIRC there are a few leagacys like that across the pond. I recall a Loyale jacked like that too. I'll see if I can find the pictures. I too would love to lift a legacy like that. Maybe run a divorced transfer on a subframe. This way it would be geared low enough to turn those meats.
Thats big orange beast sits in a storage yard when I am not using it. It does gas stations ok. No drive thrus....no highways either. The brakes need an upgrade something fierce. I am going to be stuffing dueces under there and running hydraulic steering and a pinion brake to assist the regular brakes.
The e-brake won't hold the truck so notice the spring perches I have stuffed behind the wheels so she doesn't roll down the driveway. Keeping it in gear puts too much strain on the tranny.