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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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Alright, I know what you all are thinking..."dumb @ss"

Went to Big Bear this past weekend, out to Lucky Baldwin Mine......to get there its a 1 mile long OHV road....well maybe road is too stiff a term.....its alot less of a unpaved road or a dirt road.

So Im going up this aforementioned terrain, in my xB, riding on Tein Stechs....passing raised 4x4 jeeps who are looking at me like Im outta my flipping mind.
It was......well i'll post the pictures later.

Durable little car!






Old Jul 3, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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glad to see some bb's rallyin!. i think ther a perfect to rally minus the fwd.
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 02:42 AM
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i have a pretty decent dirt/small rock road near my house and i love playin in it e-brake+D1+TraOff=drifting LOL im not gona be able to do this anymore cuz i just ordered some megan springs and i wouldnt dare riding my box in dirt on a 2inch drop
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 02:51 AM
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Boy Who say's you can't take your xb 4x4in' the question should be what can't you do with your xb YEE-HAW!!! http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z...hoe_Monste.jpg
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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My only concern with something like that is the captive rear spring...
I suppose you'd have to have some pretty fierce movement of the rear suspension, but it could theoretically fall out.
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by mike51392
i have a pretty decent dirt/small rock road near my house and i love playin in it e-brake+D1+TraOff=drifting LOL im not gona be able to do this anymore cuz i just ordered some megan springs and i wouldnt dare riding my box in dirt on a 2inch drop
No problem man! Just hit up a canyon road! lowered xb+15mph downhill turns at 40mph+TracOFF=drifting as well lol.
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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Haha!!!! NICE!!!!!

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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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i have seen a couple of xb's lifted like that at shows. some people must get really bored or just have too much money. i have taken mine once and just could not bare to do it again. too much of a risk.
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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Bump! What happened to the pics you promised? It wasn't exactly rallying, but here's my xA after 80 miles of dirt road:



It vibrated the wheel cover off one of my wheels (the others were just loose), thusly:



We didn't see any other 2wd cars. I used to take my 90 Tercel up there regularly--not sure I'd take the xA again. It did ok but it made me very nervous.
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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You might check with rally_the_scion,, he should be able to give you some pointers..

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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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What a View though. Well worth making evreyone get out of the car so we could get over the rocky parts.
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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haha, i did the same thing kind of in my tc last week. Made a wrong turn and ended up on a dirt road. everything was fine until I high centered the thing! Right next to a major road too, everyone has a good laugh at my expense...
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Dwatts5250
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What a View though. Well worth making evreyone get out of the car so we could get over the rocky parts.
Wow, great pics! You win, what a badass you and your box are. Good idea to lighten the load over bad spots (and it looks like there were many!).
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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not to be mean but that's not really offroading , more or less jsut driving dopwn fireroads and scratching lips and side skirts whilst making your cars dirty.
congrats though , looks liek it may have been fun .
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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thats awesome dude!
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by hotbox05
not to be mean but that's not really offroading , more or less jsut driving dopwn fireroads and scratching lips and side skirts whilst making your cars dirty.
congrats though , looks liek it may have been fun .
No asphalt or concrete, so technically its off a road....never said I went 4x4 ing in the lil thing. Ill take my cherokee out for that......(if i ever get trans back in....)(my never ending project)
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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Dwatts your 1 brave son of a female dog - the dirt road i play around in is nothing like that , that made my butt hole clinch just looking at all those rocks LOL but good job the only downer is no dust clouds? whats with that? lol well happy rally-in
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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oi vei
Old Aug 18, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Sherriest
Now that's what you call red-neck two-tone paint!
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