Softroader superiority thread

[Graham Piccinini]

Well, since wagons started it... Post your softroading crossovers here. Here is mine.
2000 Honda CR-V. 5-speed manual and AWD. Mild leveling kit and 27" All Terrains.

P.S. Big boy off-roaders and rock crawlers - go make your own thread.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Wife's 2015 Q5 in winter mode...

 

[OVERKILL]

My old 2016 SRT back at the hunting camp:

OEM replica wheels w/Hankook i-Pike snows on it.

 

[Ws6]

My 2015 CX5,

and my 2019 CX5 turbo that replaced it.

So far never run anything but a great all-season tire. The 2015 made it up that hill with worn out CrossContact LX20's on it, for that matter. It's just a non-issue if you know how to drive and have a great AWD system and good VDC programming.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Is a Subaru a soft-roader or a big boy off-roader? Or something in between?

 

[TiGeo]

Here's my VW Atlas. Folks have been lifting them with spacers/springs and doing bigger tires but look, it's a family hauler so this is how it will stay. VR6 sounds good.

 

[RhondaHonda]

I guess this qualifies

 

[Fattylocks]

Softroader?
Any Crown Victoria.

 

[Graham Piccinini]

Man, I was really hoping for more crossovers here... Seems to be at least 1-15 posts about crossovers here daily, but I guess no one likes to take them off the pavement?...

To spice it up a little I'll throw this one in the mix. Not mine, but a cool local fella built this one. HERE IS A LINK IF YOU WANNA READ ABOUT IT. Yes, it will probably get outwheeled by a Crown Vic, but cool build nonetheless.

 

[01rangerxl]

That actually looks to have quite a bit of ground clearance, and would probably be pretty capable and nimble until things start breaking. The big issue with that one is the tire size pushing the limits of the drivetrain even on the road.

 

[RooflessVW]

 

[RooflessVW]

 

[Nick1994]

Mostly stock, not sure if it’s a softroader or not

 

[TiGeo]

My old 2016 SRT back at the hunting camp:
OEM replica wheels w/Hankook i-Pike snows on it.

Man, a Jeep hardly qualifies as a soft roader!
Nice Atlas. Love ours.

 

[T-Bone]

Ha - yes a good topic. Here's my '12 Forester with 2" lift and all terrain tires.

 

[IndyIan]

This was a couple days after we got it, stiff front springs and sway bar limit how much articulation its going to get. No oversize AT tires for this one though, I tried that with our CRV and regretted it. It does fine on snowy logging roads anyways which is as challenging as it gets for us.

 

[Le_bow_ski]

1991 Miata, 1.6 liter, 5-speed manual, Torsen Type II differential.

Adjustable height Bilstein monotube shock based suspension, Swift springs, anti-sway bars removed to improve articulation.

Braid rally wheels from Catalonia, Spain. Unseen but not unused are under-chassis slide rails.

 

[TiGeo]

Mostly stock, not sure if it’s a softroader or not

No....your XJ isn't a softroader...haahhaaha . Had one, great vehicle.

 

[IndyIan]

1991 Miata, 1.6 liter, 5-speed manual, Torsen Type II differential.

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Adjustable height Bilstein monotube shock based suspension, Swift springs, anti-sway bars removed to improve articulation.

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Braid rally wheels from Catalonia, Spain. Unseen but not unused are under-chassis slide rails.

Cool car! If we didn't have kids I kinda thought it would be fun to have a miata for year round commuting, with a summer set of coilovers and tires and a winter set. But a car like yours can do some unassumed roads and nice trails through the woods here.

 

[Le_bow_ski]

Cool car! If we didn't have kids I kinda thought it would be fun to have a miata for year round commuting, with a summer set of coilovers and tires and a winter set. But a car like yours can do some unassumed roads and nice trails through the woods here.

You can have kids and a Miata also. No need for summer and winter coilovers if they’re height adjustable, though a set of winter snow tires would be nice up where you are. With a limited slip rear, and increased ground clearance, a Miata with the right tires can be incredibly versatile in any weather and a surprising variety of low traction situations.