Canyon Roads of SoCal
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Originally Posted by HMRNBOX
I live in the Coachella Valley, and we used to ride crotch-rockets up Hwy. 74. There are some nice runs up 74 and between Banning and Idylwild. And don't forget Palomar... Might be too far for some though...
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Originally Posted by HMRNBOX
Hey no prob.
I plan on running these roads soon - I have some Teins waiting to be put on, I would also like to throw on a Progress rear sway bar and see how much all that helps the handling.
I plan on running these roads soon - I have some Teins waiting to be put on, I would also like to throw on a Progress rear sway bar and see how much all that helps the handling.
The 1st gen xB looks like it handles well.
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Originally Posted by theblue
http://www.lateralg.org/roads/orange/la.htm
Glad to see that this site rates the canyon roads I drive highly...
http://www.lateralg.org/roads/orange/foot6.htm
Maybe I should try informing them that Glendora Mountain Rd. is open again.
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Originally Posted by KiKaZ-sC
Originally Posted by HMRNBOX
Hey no prob.
I plan on running these roads soon - I have some Teins waiting to be put on, I would also like to throw on a Progress rear sway bar and see how much all that helps the handling.
I plan on running these roads soon - I have some Teins waiting to be put on, I would also like to throw on a Progress rear sway bar and see how much all that helps the handling.
The 1st gen xB looks like it handles well.
sway bar, shocks and springs, tires are huge too, especially in cornering
every car is different though, but tires are very very very important!
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Originally Posted by KiKaZ-sC
I'm going driving tomorrow with my mr2 buddies to somewhere called Rim of the World. I think its somewhere near 138 which is also a rowdy, high speed, scary road. 
So the Rim of the World is actually like a route that can be found on a map. I was like, wth... there is a road called rim of the world... I guess so.
Anyways, I think the route we took was up the 18, down the 38. It was a nice cruise, not too much high speed was going on due to high tourist traffic. But none the less, it was fun and enjoyable.
http://mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=261369
You'll find the scion in some pictures.
I'm hoping this will pump amdforever up enough to actually go forward with this so-called scion enthusiast cruise!
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can you link us the pics b/c we have to log in to that site to view them on there 
If we can get a group together and take a nice road thats not too fast and too scaryish for us newbies/first timers then I would be down for trying to setup a time to help get some peeps together.
If we can get a group together and take a nice road thats not too fast and too scaryish for us newbies/first timers then I would be down for trying to setup a time to help get some peeps together.
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sorryThese are not all the pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2345.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2346.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2355.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2357.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2360.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2362.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2366.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2365.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2369.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2347.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2348.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2374.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2358.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...x/102_2349.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2696/rotw06qu3.jpg
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/156/rotw08da4.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2172/rotw11os9.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9340/rotw12tu2.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4177/rotw13cq1.jpg
Someone's whole photobucket album of the trip
http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...20CRUISE%2007/
Sorry about all the URLsI wish this was a nice line-up of Scions!
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Originally Posted by KiKaZ-sC
It's nice to meet others that don't mind getting a little dust on their car once in a while.
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i usually only drive on turnbull because it is closest to me, its relatively fun.
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FYI, posting locations of nice roads is an invitation for the public especially cops to find out where people are likely to speed/race. It has happened in various car forums and gradually, more and more officers are being aware of the activities and where they happen. let's keep it to word of mouth in person to those that you trust. for all I know, this forum is public and anyone can read it.