fraser island

homer56

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has anyone taken an outback to fraser island..mine is a h6 auto on standard wheels an tyres or do i have to change something.a little bit advice would help..
 
Ive always had land rovers in the past so I cant give you subaru specific experience, but I have seen heaps on the island over the years and to be honest they all looked fairly stock to me, I even saw a liberty out there one year, actually the strangest car I saw on fraser was a charger with some fence welded to the front as a bull bar. My only suggestion is traction control in sand is your enemy make sure you turn it off when hitting the soft stuff, I had a Discovery 2 which you could not disengage the traction control, I ended up pulling the fuse so that it would stop getting bogged in the soft stuff.
Biggest problem on fraser is the tracks to get to the beach, so many vehicles tear them up on a daily basis the sand is like talcum powder and as the subarus dont have the clearance of the larger four wheel drives you dont want to sink. Thats where the H6 comes into its own :biggrin: momentum is your friend.

Always carry your own recovery gear, people do not like towing you out with theirs.
 
Some good points there, do you have a snatch strap? A shovel would be a must (I like the folding ones).

How bout a sump guard? You hear so many stories of sand ripping off the plastic ones.

If you're considering a lift, now would be the time.

Its a while since I've been there but I'm sure the sand is still the same lol.
As you come off the firm sand to go up a ramp you'll often hit soft sand so make sure you're ready to give it more power. Remember "speed = distance".

IMO the auto will actually help as its more flexible than a manual. I would have it in second for the soft sand.

Remember to air down. I'd suggest prob 20PSI & if you get stuck 15PSI (what do others suggest?)

Dont be drawn into the 80kmh speed limit, its safe most of the time but you have to be aware of the washouts that in one direction (cant remember if heading north or south) are almost invisible till you're right on em. Hitting on of them at 80kmh or even 40kmh is a recipe for disaster!

Fishing rods are an absolute must! Not sure when the tailor run there but FI holds the record for the largest tailor in Aus, well over 20lb! :eek::newmulti:
Be careful swimming there as there can be some ferocious rips...plus some toothy critters lol.

& remember...dont feed the dingos! lol ;)
 
I went there for a week, did 600km and didnt get stuck once. As said, you are far better off with the auto.

I found tyres down to around the 17-18psi mark, as 20psi just didnt seem to float enough.

Obviously, you never stop in soft sand, and always maintain momentum of some sort when you are in soft sand. About 10mins of sand driving and you'll know it all as its pretty damn easy.
 
Nachaluva said:
How bout a sump guard? You hear so many stories of sand ripping off the plastic ones.
& remember...dont feed the dingos! lol ;)
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Like Nachaluva said, a sump guard would be a great idea, as the plastic ones don't really like the sand & are almost guaranteed to be ripped/torn off.
Thats also good advice about the Dingo's too. Just make sure you keep all your food locked up also :iconwink: They are a very smart animal & quite cunning aswell.

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
As others have said, you'll be fine! I dropped to 15 but then I have ATs so normal tyres should be good at 17-18 as recommended.
 
thanks all for the advice hope to be going over later in the year.. an will be going over with 4 normal 4x4s so hope i can show them up lol
 
homer56 said:
thanks all for the advice hope to be going over later in the year.. an will be going over with 4 normal 4x4s so hope i can show them up lol
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We have NORMAL 4x4s lol, what you mean is gargantuan 4x4 behemoths :lol:

Can I suggest you go for a cruise with some other forum members? You'll find they can teach you heaps of specific info on your Subie plus useful tips on how to get the most out of it. Then it will be you snatching out the big 4x4s haha :monkeydance:

Also, if you edit your details to show us your location it can help in answering questions you might have. Then edit your signature with your model Subie :biggrin:
 
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Nachaluva said:
Can I suggest you go for a cruise with some other forum members? You'll find they can teach you heaps of specific info on your Subie plus useful tips on how to get the most out of it.
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yeah, larger 4x4 owners tend to offer little advice and just want to see your subie get stuck so they can tell you to get something bigger.

much disapointment is brought when you cross inskip point with ease or indian head. all eyes are on the soft roaders waiting for them to get stuck.

i love the look of disbelief i'd get from backpackers in troopies as you drive by while they're in low range up in the soft stuff or checking the depth of eli creek.

so do us subies proud, follow the good advice above, and +1 to suggest a sump guard. don't want to give them the satisfaction of plastic being torn off.
 
will look into a sump guard before i go thanks for your help an advice hope to do the subaru proud lol
 
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