Corsica part II

[jf1sf5]

Went for 10 days to Corsica again because there is a track that has never been made by a light SUV…you know like our Subarus...:icon wink:

So I decided to go up that track. It begins at Bocca d'Ilarata and ends at Bergeries de Luviu and to make it even more difficult I did it alone and just the day after à big storm…

https://www.forum4x4.org/threads/117587-Subaru-forester?p=2842016&viewfull=1#post2842016

 

[mikesforester]

Amazing, your Forrie is so well set up. Well done.

 

[jf1sf5]

Thank you !

And here is a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vN6bB4HZ9uk

 

[jf1sf5]

And 2 more…

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgvyTr6KMA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgvyTr6KMA[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkYsKGm8zc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkYsKGm8zc[/ame]

 

[jf1sf5]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oYkyu94lM"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oYkyu94lM[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmjoTiP5Pg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmjoTiP5Pg[/ame]

Et voilà !

 

[jf1sf5]

Trying to post a video with the image on the post but doesn't seem to be possible...

 

[casperfromholland]

Dare devil!☺

Doing this alone is maybe not the wisest decision, but deep respect welldone!

Applaudissements!

 

[MiddleAgeSubie]

Totally excellent!

Have you recently measured your actual ground clearance at skid plates and rocker panel? Do you know what your approach angle is?

 

[jf1sf5]

Ground clearance is about 25 cm at skid plates (lowest point under the car) for best compromise on/off road capabilities but I could lower it 2 cm or make it a few cm higher thanks to the coil overs.

Sorry, didn't calculate the approach angle nor the weigh of the wheels yet…will do…!

To answer Casper, the track is not very long, about 3 km, so if I had encountered a big problem, I could have walked down to the road to find some help…but all went well !

 

[MiddleAgeSubie]

Thanks! I did not mean the wheel weight, but the ground clearance at the rail underneath the doors (i.e. how much clearance when putting a wheel over a rock).

There is a thin inner edge that protrudes a cm lower than the rest of the rocker panel.

 

[jf1sf5]

There is a thin inner edge that protrudes a cm lower than the rest of the rocker panel.

33 cm at lowest point :iconwink:

 

[MiddleAgeSubie]

So that's 13"/33cm there and 9.75"/25cm at skid plates. Very, very nice.

Depending on how new my tires are, I have between 21 and 23 cm at skid plates and 27.5-29.5 cm at rocker panel. This is with 0.5" spacers, 1" oversize tires, and skid plates.

For now I do not want to be any higher on road; in 4-6 years I may re-consider going all the way. If I had a reasonable adjustable suspension option, I would be looking into it, but with a multi-link suspension I do not think there is any.

 

[bobby]

I just have to say that suspension travel is insane!

 

[jf1sf5]

Found a video on youtube with big 4x4's going up that same track. Gives a better idea…!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UFf3Ky1Zbag#t=828

Ends at 21:25