Hollister quick run
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Hollister quick run
DId a quick run today to Hollister to just mess around and see how I like OMEs offroad. They defintely drove much nices offroad and made it feels smoother than previously. I just did a quick solo run, as it seemed certain people prefer web wheeling to a little real world experience (you know who you are, it was not wet and there was no mud)
It was a pretty quiet day, apart from 40 or so VW syncro busses that were there. Saw a LR3 as well, and it seemed to do pretty well. And also saw a Unimog look alike.
The trails were dry and nothing challenging or interesting. As I was flying solo I didn't want to push my luck either.
Here is a quick video of going up and and down truck hill, it was so smooth it felt like highway Click
I tried to get a decent spot to measure the OEM flex, but altimately was unsuccesfull. It does look like it is 1-2" more flex in the back than stock, the front was impossible to get a proper measurement. This was not due to a lack of trying, but I just couldn't get a nice spot as even the frame twsiter my wheels stayed on the ground.
At the quarry
At the mud area
It was a pretty quiet day, apart from 40 or so VW syncro busses that were there. Saw a LR3 as well, and it seemed to do pretty well. And also saw a Unimog look alike.
The trails were dry and nothing challenging or interesting. As I was flying solo I didn't want to push my luck either.
Here is a quick video of going up and and down truck hill, it was so smooth it felt like highway Click
I tried to get a decent spot to measure the OEM flex, but altimately was unsuccesfull. It does look like it is 1-2" more flex in the back than stock, the front was impossible to get a proper measurement. This was not due to a lack of trying, but I just couldn't get a nice spot as even the frame twsiter my wheels stayed on the ground.
At the quarry
At the mud area
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Mud area right side
VW and Unimog look alike
Unimog look alike close range, quite a bit smaller but still nice. WIth gear reduction hubs, etc
VW and Unimog look alike
Unimog look alike close range, quite a bit smaller but still nice. WIth gear reduction hubs, etc
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Originally Posted by FirstToy
That video is actually not how DAC sounds, that is Andries after one too many bean burrittos
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Originally Posted by Jared Ajlouny
i saw the group of 3 Fj 80s on 101 on my way to anderson today, crazy that you saw them to
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Originally Posted by Expat
Andries, is it just these particular pictures or the poses, but it looks like the front doesn't want to compress at all?? It looks really stiff
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actually that is a Pinzgauer, not a Unimog...Pinzgauer's are usually Austrian or Swiss military vehicles...they like unimogs have portal axles, however, they are independent.
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Originally Posted by westy44runner
actually that is a Pinzgauer, not a Unimog...Pinzgauer's are usually Austrian or Swiss military vehicles...they like unimogs have portal axles, however, they are independent.
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Originally Posted by ToferUOP
wheeling in a VW? that seems wierd. are they even 4wd?
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Originally Posted by bulldog-yota
Yeah the syncros are 4WD with a viscious center diff with a low range if I remember correctly. The one going up the hill had a fixed coupling instead of center diff and also had front and rear lockers on.
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Originally Posted by 4RunnerKid
nice pics. we'll have to organize a YT hollister trip soon. maybe mid-June...
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