Linus Gump
10/16/2006 7:44:46 AM
Here is a video of my H3 and a friend's FJ offroad. She took the easy line most of the time, but the little FJ did quite well, I just wish she could spot better.
EDIT: I had to remove the video from YouTube because the day after I posted it someone vandalized her FJ. Since her plate was plainly visible in it, I thought that to be a strange coincidence. If anyone knows how to smudge the plate in a video, I'll repost it back on Youtube and resupply the link.
HummerGuy
10/16/2006 8:38:17 AM
I would have never thought I would be so entertained by watching a SUV drive over a bunch of rocks
Who would've known?
You have ALOT of "you know what" to drive underneath that tree stump! That would have taken my light bar clean off. It looks like your friend scraped her pass. side mirror a little.
Dennis
10/16/2006 9:15:36 AM
Very nice Vid Linus....I enjoyed watching it!
Sugardaddy
10/16/2006 9:45:52 AM
That was neat. Pretty obvious though which is the better rig.
H24CABO
10/16/2006 11:41:40 AM
Thanks for posting that Linus. It was cool.
blackstangs281
10/16/2006 7:01:18 PM
Verry good Linus. Thanks for sharing
It looked like th H3 was a little more "stable". Or you freind just went faster.
Anyho................Good vid
blackstangs281
10/16/2006 7:58:39 PM
Damit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I can't get that Willie song out of my head.
Linus Gump
10/16/2006 9:15:33 PM
She did go faster in some of it, I had to get onto her for not running in 4 low. There was some interesting stuff I had to cut out for time length, but that is where I really needed her to spot. In all, it was a good run though. I will be going back on Wed, but this time I will be solo.
Thanks for the compliments!
quadsrule107@hotmail
10/17/2006 1:38:02 PM
I have a need to defend myself with all this male bragging going on. First off I'm Linus's "friend" in the FJ. The trip was awsome and no I didn't hit my passanger mirror (Hummerguy). I did drive faster and in 2 wheel drive until Linus lectured me, so I followed he's advice. As for not being a good spoter I tried my best but really didn't want to hurt he's vehicle so I was being overlly cautious, including trying to film. Next time I'll film and another person can spot. I'll leave you guy's to your postrating now and mosie over to my FJ forum. See ya :)
shortbus
10/17/2006 1:44:58 PM
personally, i think you were both going too fast over some of that stuff. but, since i don't have to pay for your replacement UC protection, you go right ahead and do it your way.
Linus Gump
10/17/2006 7:07:59 PM
You are right about both of us going too fast on some stuff.
Dennis
10/17/2006 9:03:37 PM
Is it me?..or did we just get told off?
Linus Gump
10/18/2006 3:40:54 AM
Yes, we got told off. I mean "we" because I think there was more there than what will meet your eye or anyone else's.
HummerGuy
10/18/2006 9:08:08 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: Linus Gump
You are right about both of us going too fast on some stuff.
That is the first thing I noticed. At the beginning of the video, you were really beating on that thing. Why were you going so fast?
Dennis
10/18/2006 9:59:01 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
quote:
ORIGINAL: Linus Gump
You are right about both of us going too fast on some stuff.
That is the first thing I noticed. At the beginning of the video, you were really beating on that thing. Why were you going so fast?
He wasn't going THAT fast..I think Linus was just setting in his torsion bar adjustements...
HummerGuy
10/18/2006 10:22:35 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: Dennis
quote:
ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
quote:
ORIGINAL: Linus Gump
You are right about both of us going too fast on some stuff.
That is the first thing I noticed. At the beginning of the video, you were really beating on that thing. Why were you going so fast?
He wasn't going THAT fast..I think Linus was just setting in his torsion bar adjustements...
It may have been been the way it was bouncing up and down and the steepness of the boulders he was driving over that was making it look like it was going faster. Of course, I know nothing about it so I shouldn't be talking :-D BUT, my wife and I are going to an off-road park next Saturday so MAYBE I'll take the steps off and see what it can do, although it being my only car and moving two weeks after, I really don't know if I want to take a chance since I will REALLY need my truck in the coming weeks.
Greenblade
10/18/2006 1:20:58 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: HummerGuy
Of course, I know nothing about it so I shouldn't be talking :-D BUT, my wife and I are going to an off-road park next Saturday so MAYBE I'll take the steps off and see what it can do, although it being my only car and moving two weeks after, I really don't know if I want to take a chance since I will REALLY need my truck in the coming weeks.
take the steps off either way, as if you try anything even not-challenging, you'll ruin them. i ruined my big shiny chrome steps the first time...
Linus Gump
10/19/2006 1:21:47 PM
I just went back over that same trail I did in the video, but went the other way. As I was driving, I was thinking about the speed I drove last time. The rocks aren't that big, in fact if you look at the video again ony a few come close to hitting the underbody armor. Most of them are less than a foot tall, and they are allover the place. At any given time you could have as few as one tire to all four tires on a rock. Rocks that size will make the body pitch and roll a lot. I did go slower the second time, and the ride was much better, but I guess you have to see it in person to really understand what is there.
I have footage of a plcae I tried but could't do that I left out of that video. I went back there also and looked at it again. Just seeing what it looks like in the video, you see a lot of possibilities for this obsticle. Once you are there, though, those ideas are out the window because of how steep the terrain actually is.
