Either 2" of lift with spacers or 1" with spacers and 1" with King Springs and Forester XT struts. That is just about the limit, but honestly you do not need any more. Typical spacer lifts available all come with the stuff needed to fix the geometry. Throw on some 15x7 MR502's with 215/75r15 KO2's and go to town. Tons…

The thing about it from an off road perspective is the torque curve. Ever seen the dyno sheet of one of these things? Not much torque, but it is available very eary and is flat through the range. The Forester has a turbo option and for the road is great, but off road the dead flat torque curve of the non-turbo is…

I loooooove a lifted Cross off road. Far better than the Outback mainly due to angles. However, the 5-speed is a dog off road, the gearing is terrible. The CVT is amazing with the paddle shifters as holding in “1st” is low enough to compensate for the lack of a 4 low. And yes, the lift is a puck. You can get about an…

I LOVE the 40.... But having owned both the 80 is the better all around vehicle. The 40 is a tad better off road and it is a tad easier to work on, but the 80 is so much more comfortable, has so much more space, and can still handle 99% of what a 40 can off road. That said, I would still love another 40 in my life.

100% agree. I have a ‘97 LX450 and it is simply the best vehicle I have ever driven. Completely reliable, simple to fix, supremely comfortable and can go anywhere. It does have the tendency to eat gas, and mine no longer fits inside of most parking garages, so it has been retired to only off road duties, but I have…

Dick move? Yes. Am I happy to see it? Yes. Do I wish it was Hamilton that received the race ruining damage to his car? Yes.

I always thought that scheduling this race was a lose-lose for F1. The only reason to watch the current iteration of F1 is because there is no other racing on... So they schedule a race in a questionable location (annoying fans) during LM24 (annoying drivers) AND lose viewership when the racing fans all head to bed…

I mean, I get it. There are only two ways to look at how to score endurance racing... It is either whoever completes the most laps within a given amount of time or whoever finishes with the most laps within a given amount of time. Even though I personally feel the scoring should only be based on the number of laps you…

They were given a 20-second penalty... which put them 10 seconds behind the winning GT after it was handed 70-seconds in penalties. So there was a punishment, but not anything that changed the result.

Actually the 5-series is a LPG powered E34 from Racing Team Inside. I believe they did the whole thing with only 2 drivers and did make it to the finish around 90th overall if I remember correctly. Not too shabby for a 20+ year old sedan running on propane!

Honestly, the ratings this week are meaningless. Yes, it rated lower than Top Gear had in the last 10 years, but the big telling fact of if this new Top Gear will work in its current configuration will be how many viewers it will retain next week. I can tell you that I will not be one of them. I made it up until the…