Recent content by Cabezone

I don't see anything in those pics to suggest a BS, especially a badlands, with AT tires shouldn't be able to make it up but the image quality isn't the best. The folks in the Crosstrek who didn't make it up either don't have a lot of experience or have street tires...or both.

It really comes down to if you want to extra power or not, that's the only reason to get the BL if you're not going to offroad. Have you considered the Escape? You can get the 2.0 in lower trims.

3 on which trail rating system? There's quite a few, on the old 4x4 1-10 rating the Base sport is prolly good to 2-3 and the Badlands to 4-5. Now there's a lot of different reasons a trail might get it's rating. The Badlands will be limited by it's clearance and lack of 4 low but some 5's on...

Yeah but if you're found at fault your rates will go up.

Most of those Youtube videos will not be the full quality or framerate. I have mine set to 2K and 60fps but my Youtube upload is at 1080 and 30fps.

I've had this set installed front and back on the passenger side of the mirror for a couple of years now in the CA central valley heat and they're still working well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XD6FLSY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Here's a sample video showing the...

They pay for themselves 10x over if you get into an accident that the other driver tries to blame you for....assuming they're at fault.

Most vehicles do poorly on these, this is a very good result. FYI the 1.5 may not do quite as well due to the lack of torque, especially on an incline.

If you have moon roof check that for clogs before the rainy season as well. I've come out to a car with a ton of water inside from that.

Yeah the all-wheel drive system is made by AAM, the ecotrac, it's the same one that's in the Cherokee KL. It's actually a really good system better than most.

Driving a fresh snow on a regular road isn't nearly as tough as a steep incline on a dusty trail. Dusty climbs are about the toughest thing you can do to an all-wheel drive vehicle. Fresh snow actually easier to drive in.

Your vehicle isn't really designed to tackle those kinds of hills, it's why manufactures should stop labeling AWDS as 4wd. You're going to run into overheating problems any time you tackle steep loose terrain. Your AWD system uses friction to transfer power to the back and can overheat. On top...

That's incorrect both tires come in a variety of sidewall ratings. They both range from passenger to a light truck tire. In a vehicle like this a light truck rated tire is a mistake. It adds a ton of unsprung weight you don't want and negatively impacts road driving. You're unlikely to ever...

Oh for sure a Badlands has plenty of power to run those tires.

There will probably be a noticable hit in MPG with a 8lb heavier tire.