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Bring us your tired, your poor, your rusty and dented... and maybe a welder. A subreddit for showcasing and discussing rally, offroad, and overland passenger cars.

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Touchin dirt

Trying to test out my lift, hard to come by any “off-road” areas where I live. Doing what I can to have some fun lol

5 Comments
2024/09/03
02:07 UTC

87

Spotted in southwest Las Vegas

2 Comments
2024/09/02
22:45 UTC

812

Spotted in Pasadena CA.

9 Comments
2024/09/02
16:47 UTC

206

Been working a lot on my 181 VW Thing - Any suggestions on best engines to run in a Thing?

Title pretty much says it all. I’ve added a lot of mods including larger tires with more traction to get this Thing more in the realm of being able to off-road a bit. Just need some suggestions!

31 Comments
2024/09/01
19:29 UTC

190

Fiat Abarth 500

4 Comments
2024/09/01
10:13 UTC

401

My 66 vw bug. Aka: RadRoach

17 Comments
2024/08/31
03:37 UTC

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16 Comments
2024/08/30
16:52 UTC

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Can a leveling kit give a similar effect to a lift kit?

(2010 g6) if so, are you able to stack 2 on eachother (ex: 30mm on 30mm). Can a leveling kit that fits the front also fit the back? If this is true I'm trying to find some for my car.

8 Comments
2024/08/30
14:33 UTC

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Hot Take - I Don't Understand The Point of Basket Style Roof Racks on Cars.

I know already this is going to be really unpopular. But I'm kind of bored, too curious to see what the replies will be, and can't stop myself.

I see a battlecar as a practical vehicle, not just a style. So from a practical perspective I just don't get it. Much of the point of using a car vs SUV as a platform in the first place is that it has a lower center of mass and is more aerodynamic.

Putting a basket style roof rack on a car destroys both the center of mass and the aerodynamics. Even worse when someone puts large heavy items like spare tires and fuel cans up there. At that point it's the worst of everything, the smaller everything else of a car, with the weight distribution and aerodynamics of a Jeep. It's just seems totally backwards to me.

Most of all with a Porsche or Subaru, those cars make design sacrifices to use a boxer engine with a low center of mass. Then someone puts 300lbs on the roof, might as well put the engine up there.

62 Comments
2024/08/30
04:11 UTC

796

Corvette Trail Boss

33 Comments
2024/08/29
11:48 UTC

127

Battle Car Spotted in Southern Arizona Today

Just chillin at the Walmart, like it owns the place.

11 Comments
2024/08/29
05:11 UTC

233

Just got the tires mounted for my ‘74 el dorado battlecar!

8 Comments
2024/08/29
02:41 UTC

162

When you inherit grandmas 140k mi Camry, live on a ranch, and can’t afford a side by side

Indy CNC lift (1/4 inch steel fabricated kit) mounts above struts allowing factory sway bar mounts and brake line mounts to be used. The new cv axles aren’t as happy as stock, and the old ball joints are hanging in there. Just gotta do something about the 4 wheel positive camber now 😂

19 Comments
2024/08/28
18:38 UTC

135

Thoughts?

16 Comments
2024/08/27
21:10 UTC

390

Porsche 944

To beautiful for the road, but perfect on mud.

5 Comments
2024/08/27
18:20 UTC

132

Hey, is my car an ugly abomination?

I'm genuinely asking since Mustang forums hate me 🥹

176 Comments
2024/08/27
06:34 UTC

6

Opinions on my new headlights

I figured I'd post here since r/Mustang hates me. I just installed these Renegade headlights from American Muscle; so I was wondering if they looked alright. And yea, before anyone says anything, I get it. Bull bar ugly. Crown vic wheels ugly. All terrains ugly. 🥹

17 Comments
2024/08/27
06:15 UTC

50

Impressive?

2 Comments
2024/08/27
03:06 UTC

123

I tend to forget to take pics while Im doing work. Usually all major projects are undertaken during manic episodes. Here are 3 pics of my paint job, completed over the course of 1 week. Id love to help anyone else thinking about bedliner paint jobs. Hit me up for advice.

7 Comments
2024/08/27
02:15 UTC

98

MadMax WRX

1 Comment
2024/08/25
03:40 UTC

125

The smartest car

7 Comments
2024/08/25
03:12 UTC

1,502

Early 70's charger w/'71 Cuda front end

21 Comments
2024/08/24
18:05 UTC

348

Amazing

12 Comments
2024/08/23
01:31 UTC

98

Remember to retorque your shit. Hit the trail a little hard. Couple days later my front caliper tries to yeet itself. Im learning it never pays to be lazy.. slowly.

19 Comments
2024/08/22
18:25 UTC

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Strut Top Spacers

Currently have an 08 versa. I was wanting to get a slight suspension lift just purely for aesthetics and humour. I tried the simple coil Spring spacers but the spring gap is far too large for that to work. My other option is strut top spacers. However I was curious if any of you with lifted cars have had issues with these binding your CV axles. Note: car would still be street only, most it would ever see is a slightly bumpy gravel road. Thanks in advance.

Pic for attention

21 Comments
2024/08/22
00:13 UTC

3

I dont understand suspension.

When lifting a car, I understand to center the rear axle under the back within the wheel wells would require adjustable rear control arms or relocation brackets.

But lifting the front, as I understand it, would change the geometry of the front upper and lower arms in the sense that lifting the front would bring the tires inboard more than they were for stock.

So what am I missing about lifting the front that people seem to not have that problem? All the builds I've witnessed after a lift appear to still have the wheels in the proper place if not set out wider than before and for the life of me, I seem to be incompetent in googling the answer.

19 Comments
2024/08/21
12:07 UTC

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Is it possible to use wood blocks as a temporary suspension lift?

I drive a 2010 pontiac g6, if yes, can the blocks go in between the suspension and the frame or do they have to be put in like suspension spacers? And I'm aware that it had to be strong wood and reinforced. Edit: it would be for events like the gambler 500; light off roading

36 Comments
2024/08/21
01:32 UTC

213

Dakar ready for anything, the teddy bear up top is chefs kiss though!

8 Comments
2024/08/19
15:16 UTC

8

How do you feel about fabricated frames?

I know that frame swaps dont fit the battlecar style, but how about a fabricated frame that is welded to the unibody?

5 Comments
2024/08/18
16:19 UTC

11

Saw a bunch of battle cars driving through Munising, Mi

Was wondering if any of them were you. Where'd you all go? The UP is a beautiful drive.

4 Comments
2024/08/18
03:44 UTC

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