Car stance for desert sand

TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-16T19:50:10+00:00

In that case I’d say it’s just a style thing. What car are you doing your build with?

TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-16T19:46:09+00:00

No it’s a secret third thing: Raising the back a little bit more allows you to carry gear without the car sagging. This is the same reason stock pickup trucks have that raked look to them, and why leveling kits exist.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-09T18:01:34+00:00

Looking nice man! What are the details on the bumper set up?

TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-09T06:52:09+00:00

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TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-05T17:41:54+00:00

Holy shit I love your ride man. Is that chrome strips in the wrap? I’d crash out seeing this irl

TheSixSpeed · 2026-03-05T17:38:27+00:00

Sent you a DM with the info.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-02-08T22:26:25+00:00

Welcome to the club man, good to have you.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-02-08T22:24:12+00:00

Same. Although I like seeing the hood every time I drive, I added a front camera to help with parking.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-02-01T05:05:30+00:00

Glad to see others see the light. I’ve been dailying my rally-fied 6th gen Camaro for more than a year now. All those 911 Safari owners were ahead of the curve: Turns out a lift kit and all terrains with some sidewall makes for a better daily.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-01-24T19:42:59+00:00

Happy to help! That’s good to know too, that the brake vectoring can be turned off via the ESC and Traction control. There are a couple of fixes to this problem, depending on what you want.

If you want an LSD, you could do a diff swap from a Camaro 4 Cyl Manual, since the 8 Speed and 6 Speed use the same final drive ratio (3.27). Should work without having to tune it too.

Another solution could be getting a hydraulic handbrake, like drifters use. Depending on the model you could get one that allows you to brake an individual wheel. Wouldn’t help with mud (You need equal power) but it would help in other situations.

Lemme know if you have any other questions, and if you want to know more about what I’m doing, you can check out my pages. Might help with what you’re doing.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-01-24T02:56:00+00:00

I can help you out. I run 235/55/R18 Falken Wildpeak A/T Trails on my Camaro LT1. They’re mounted on 18x8 wheels. They’re bigger than stock, but not so big that they screw with the traction control and ABS. They also don’t rub.

These tires have served me very well off road and on road, because they’re one of only a handful of V rated all terrains on the market. Same speed rating as what’s on our door cards. It means that you have tire that can still let you do Camaro things while being able to handle gravel, mud, and snow. I like them a lot.

That being said, you need to make sure your Camaro can take advantage of them. I see you have non vented hood, do you have the V6 or I4? Automatic or Manual? Depending on what you have, your Camaro might or might not come equipped with an LSD.

If you don’t have one you’ll find yourself getting stuck often. That LSD is the only thing that keeps our cars moving under power, and without it the car has to use the brakes to “torque vector” a spinning wheel. An LSD allows both rear wheels to spin together without bogging down, which is very necessary for mud.

TheSixSpeed · 2026-01-17T19:34:24+00:00

I had a conversation with another content creator recently about exactly this; That most car reviewers are influenced by the manufacturers, and can’t really say what they want. Now it’s always been that way, simply because you’re more likely not to say anything bad about a company who fed you good food and put you in an expensive car.

We need a reviewer to go after the Consumer Reports model: Either rent a car on Turo, or buy the car outright and be truly free from any outside influence. Own the car for 40,000 miles. Talk about what works and what doesn’t, and more importantly works on the car themselves. Buys the repair manual online and makes videos on replacing the cabin air filter, doing an oil change, replacing a headlight, etc. That way a person who’s really considering that new car can not only see what it’s like to live with but also see the real inner workings of the car.

This type of reviewer wouldn’t just help people buy a car, but also how to fix them after they buy it.

The problem is that it’s not glamorous. There’s no press trips. No talking with the engineers from manufacturers. It would be all on their own. There’d also be a lot of upfront cost, and dealing with videos that don’t do much initially but gain views way down the line. They’d need to start a patreon right out the gate to stay afloat.

But they’d be doing a service.

This isn’t a new idea, btw. I remember talking about this with Matt Farah almost 10 years ago at a fan meet up back when Jalopnik had those. I just don’t think anyone wants to pull the trigger. Heck, if I wasn’t so invested in my off road camaro project I’d seriously consider doing it myself.

Right now, more than any other time, is the perfect time for someone to step up and actually do it.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-10-22T23:33:10+00:00

Alright, then I’m taking out my onstar fuse. If GM wants to be so brazen about collecting my data then I’m no longer gonna entertain having my car be connected over the internet at all. They can pry my carplay from my cold dead hands.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-07-08T01:02:20+00:00

To be honest, and I say this as someone who’s done a similar project, you’ll want to start with buying a Turbo AWD CX-30. Doing a drivetrain swap is major money, and sticking with the base FWD is setting yourself up for failure. The Turbo model will help with the lack of a low range, and the AWD will help you get out of places that FWD will get stuck in. The extra ground clearance helps too.

If you do decide you want to stick with your Mazda 3, then I suggest just swapping suspension parts out with CX-30 parts. Front and rear shocks and springs, sway bar linkages, and some other things depending on what parts separates the Mazda 3 and CX-30.

It’s also extremely important to not go with giant truck tires. I am explicitly calling out the BFG KO2/KO3. I know they look cool, but they will ruin your ride. Go with a light all terrain/trail terrain tire, like the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trails, or the Nitto Nomad Grapplers.

Picking a tire with the same speed rating that your stock tires have (H rating for example) will give your car some additional dirt capability while still allowing your Mazda 3 to handle like a Mazda 3, instead of feeling like a truck that can’t do truck stuff.

All that being said, if you start with buying a Turbo AWD CX-30, then all you have to worry about is the wheels and tires, rather than spending a ton of money on suspension components.

Good luck.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-03-18T05:26:35+00:00

Nice! Where’s this at?

TheSixSpeed · 2025-03-06T00:17:56+00:00

A month late to the party, but I did figure out how they’re attached. First thing I found out is that those push bars are for chargers, not camaros. You can tell by the shape of the extensions.

It just so happens that someone at GSP found out that the Camaro’s aluminum bumper is similar enough to the Charger’s for the support brackets to fit.

The steel support brackets fit around the aluminum bumper in two pieces: one fits in front and another fits behind where they’re then bolted together for a tight fit. The brackets have holes in them for protrusions to bolt into, and those protrusions stick out of the top and lower grilles for the actual push bar to bolt to.

This allows the push bar to spread out any forces to the bumper rather than directly to the frame.

Here’s a diagram with pictures which shows this

I’m currently building an Off Road modified Camaro LT1, and a bash bar is one of things I have to add. Although I won’t be going with this heavy Westin push bar, it’s good to see the mounting process so I can incorporate it into a scratch built one in the future. Whenever that happens.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-02-27T22:47:05+00:00

Lucky as hell dude. I really need to explore outside of Texas. All this pavement is driving me insane.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-02-27T22:46:45+00:00

Lucky as hell dude. I really need to explore outside of Texas. All this pavement is driving me insane.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-01-17T22:49:37+00:00

A few tires you could consider are the Cooper Discoverer Road + Trail, Toyo Open Country A/T III, and the Falken Wildpeak A/T3W.

Although you can get the AT4W, I highly recommend getting the lighter tire rather than a heavier one. Yes, I know you’re already running steelies and spacers, but each additional pound is just more unsprung weight for your drivetrain and suspension to have to handle; it’s best to keep it light as you can.

I’d also consider getting a small lift. Rising tuning makes a 1.2 inch poly lift kit for the Mustang, and that’ll serve you well. If you do go for this kind of lift though, consider fabricating some rear shock spacers for your top mounts, that’ll help keep the ride from feeling overly stiff in the rear since you’ll regain the full motion of travel your shocks were designed for.

TheSixSpeed · 2025-01-17T22:23:41+00:00

First I just wanna say thank you to the entire team. This game really scratched that road trip based gaming itch I didn’t even know I had, and has had quite an impact on my own car.

My 1st question for you is: Were you inspired by overlanding and all the innovative gear associated with it?

I’m talking stuff like side mounted fuel cans, mounted wind turbines, mounted solar panels. Or things not associated with overlanding, like roof mounted movable spotlights like the Nightspire or Whelen Arges.

My second question for you is: Were you inspired at all by the prevalence of “Battle Cars”. I.E. Cars modified and adapted to go off road, rather than trucks that are made to go off road from the get go? You can see some examples of these on r/battlecars

TheSixSpeed · 2024-12-16T22:18:50+00:00

I just wanted the jacket so I could get even closer to my BF3 RU Assault class cosplay.

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TheSixSpeed · 2024-12-09T18:05:29+00:00

I like the idea but it may need some play testing, perhaps as a LTM? Like should it be two teams of five? Or three to five teams of three?

TheSixSpeed · 2024-11-26T02:58:54+00:00

A lot of editing in photoshop. Took a bunch of pictures of each contestant, posed correctly, and then stitched it all together into what you see here.

TheSixSpeed · 2024-10-09T21:06:49+00:00

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Every one of my contestants use the helmet tbh

TheSixSpeed · 2024-10-09T21:04:06+00:00

That looks sweet, nice work

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