Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

damn I want an OBS ford so bad my buddy has one and I've been helping him a lot lately just forcing that want even more
today he came with me to hollister (as well as a jeep buddy) heres a short little edit i threw together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z0Phzsi_mQ&feature=youtu.be

 

we say f-u with your fancy but affordable housing while we stuck here in our chitty apartments cos we cant afford to grow up

i mean, cul de sac

 

Hey, look! A deep goopy mud hole. I think I'll crawl into it...

(just fuckin with you Chris )

And holy shit, truck hill looks fuuuuuucked up

 

it was more that the full size truck on 35s and the jeep on 37s were to scared to do it so I said sure
but then once I went through jeep said "well I have to do it so I can show you how its done" then he got stuck (less distance in then I did)
and yeah there were a few trails that were just trashed

 

Hey guys super last minute but a buddie and I are going out to hollister tomorrow if anyone want to come along

 

Jimmy?
There's only room for one @bayareataco 'round here.

 

You dirty whore...looks fun

Who dafuck are you? You are not Jimmaaay!

 

This... For years!

Welcome brother. Zombie mode in full effect.

Wow. Redneck limo. SEMA bound!

 

37" MTRs? No lockers I'm assuming? That's the only way him getting stuck makes sense... not that having 37" MTRs and no lockers makes any sense.

 

I didnt expect to come out n see him parked next to me lol

 

he has a front locker but no rear
(he had to replace his front axel so put in a locker)

 

man, that's a stupid plan if i've ever heard of one. a majority of the time when folks get stuck, it's usually up hill. traction on the rear makes the most sense.

some jeepers, i swear.

---------
Also a moment of silence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsx2vdn7gpY

 

Lol or he just did the front while it was out because it was convenient?

Also, for how much that thing weighs, having a locker on either axle in 4wd is fine.

Ever wonder why most intelligent AWD cars shift power to front wheels when going up hill? Or why FWD is better than RWD in snow?

 

RIP. Man was a legend

 

This is a nice looking turd. I'd take it.

 

That is baddass

 

Removed my roof rack. Omg I'm in love

 

The way AWD systems work in most modern cars is very conditional.

Specifically in the SH-AWD system from Honda, from a start, the system applies power front and rear to allow for better initial grip. In turns, they claim it can shift 100% of the power to the outside wheel to increase oversteer to counteract front wheel steering understeer. However, this say this but in actuality, the VLSD is basically locking the rear wheels together, since the inside wheel isn't getting much traction anyway, it doesn't do much to affect steering, but the outside rear wheel w/ traction is giving a significant advantage to the vehicle's turning capability. The SH System is full of computer controlled VLSDs, front, rear, center working to lock differentials as it sees fit.

For the original WRX before STI's DCCD system was introduced, power was actually split 50/50 evenly. With the STI, DCCD allowed power to be split 60/40 with a bias to the front for better steering. This, however, had an annoying tendency to wear out front tires more often. But handling ability was very good in level turns as it tended more towards understeer. The 50/50 non-DCCD models have crazy cornering ability but this terrible habit of ending up in oversteer after the apex during lift off.

FWD is better in snow conditionally as well. The reason FWD vehicles are popular and so prevalent in passenger vehicles is the fact that the system is less complicated to design and manufacture then RWD and especially AWD or Part time 4WD Systems. The reason FWD systems work better in snow or low traction situations is because most of the weight is in the front of the vehicle. However, once you're aimed up hill, due to gravity and acceleration, the rear end will squat and the location with the most traction will win, and that is always the rear wheels. The situation also gets more complicated when the passenger vehicle is full of people or cargo, at that point FWD won't help.