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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.

hey..that car is from Iceland!
We shure know how to build cars around here

what axles do you think it has, or know any more info?

Dig those bald tires....I bet those gt reeeeeaaaalll far.

I guess he spent too much money on the lift, and axles, and engine....

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.

I have him beat....

I will never understand the fascination with big tires on a truck, nor will I ever be sure if I just spelled fascination correctly.

yeah it's correct

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.

there are a few usmb cars like that. Ever heard of the hatch patrol?

Those hatch patrol people are crazy...I'm kinda jealous.

subawhatsubawho wrote:Those hatch patrol people are crazy...I'm kinda jealous.

there's a fair few in washington/oregon. WCSS is always pretty crazy

I meet up with a few of them when I lived in CO.

subawhatsubawho wrote:Those hatch patrol people are crazy...I'm kinda jealous.

That makes 2 of us!

How many times have you parked that orange truck in that garage?
go thru many drive thrus?
gotta watch the gas stations too.

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.

I don't get into the major off-road stuff, because I've seen what happens...

I'd rather WOT-ass-rape Patti everyday everywhere I went than take her in another mudpit.

Let's just say you need deep pockets