How big is the winch you are going to take?
You're going to need a big one to go with a full belly skid plate.
My Rig on White Rim Trail at the beginning, just off the pavement!
Yee Haw!
And for the record, I'll insert my Disclaimer here!
(We were just screwing around for the camera for this picture. We scooted the tool boxes and everything heavy to the rear of the truck to get the weight as far back as possible, so it would lift the front tires easier. We scooted everything back to the center shortly after this; once we were sure we had the picture I wanted. I almost over did it! Notice the dust at the trailer hitch. It kept me from flipping over backwards. That would have been disastrous as there was a 250 foot drop off cliff to the pavement below, not 20 feet behind me.)
White Rim Trial in the middle somewhere.
I have a boat load of pictures of mine and other people vehicles on that Trail.
The tires on my Rodeo are 35" if you want a reference.
I once had to help turn back over Land Cruisers on smaller tires that didn't hit the drop offs just right coming down and went topsy turvey! The worst part was having to dig his little kids out from the back end os the flipped LC.
Having a flexi suspension is a big advantage. And being able to air down!
There are other many other trails in Moab you could probably do in a Forrester that don't have those big steps and ledges.
Maybe if you did it backwards the Forrester might make it. I can't remember the back side off the top of my head right now. If you try it, make sure you have a Moab Veteran with you in a better set up rig to help you through it.
Never wheel anything that extreme alone. It's not worth it! People die doing this hobby!
I've seen guy do them on motorcycles and ATV's but they have short wheel bases and momentum in their favor. There are some go around in some place, but IIRC they are real tight and still a challenge for the short wheel base ATV's. The motorcycle guys fly past, but they airborne a lot! :Wow1:
But, opinions are like “A” holes, everybody's got one!
Moab is one of my favorite places to wheel. A great place to play!
And No that is not your every day Isuzu Rodeo. It's been highly modified!
Below is a small list of the mods in my Expedition Rodeo.
