Gravel Roads
 

Hello all,

This past weekend I was shooting through some canyon/bluff roads :burnrubber: when suddenly I ended up on some unpaved all gravel roads... I drove slowly since this BRZ is my baby and I didn't want to damage her. I haven't gotten a chance to check the undercarriage for damage yet, but I was curious if anyone knew how durable the undercarriage is?

It can take a pile of abuse. I have hit things on the highway that would give you fits of despair and all is still good under there. Some gravel won't hurt. It just makes the most soul rending noise as it hits.

If you have stock wheels on you're most likely fine. Wide front wheels with more poke will throw rocks right behind the doors where the fender flares out. That's where I have the most paint chips.

The undercarriage is fine. What you should worry about is your tires kicking up rocks into the paint on the sides of the car. If gravel roads are going to be a habit, you should invest in mud flaps.

I tend to forget that not everybody gets the stock mud guards like Canada does. I totally agree, anybody that hits a gravel road on a regular basis should invest in them. They make a huge difference.


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How dare you drive this car like a car!
Your car is totaled I would not drive it again till you take it to a dealership in a flatbed. And then proceed to announce to everyone working there exactly what you did and demand repairs.
Don't forget to get this all on video and share.

Wow, a set of those are only $59 on FT86SF. I'm going to get them. Thanks!

Didn't know that. I will be getting some as well.

Yeah it was making the most heartbreaking noise.

gravel is fun but i do have the Scion OEM flaps. handling can be the same as driving on ice/snow so don't get too crazy.

It's basically Subaru Impreza under there. Could care less. Makes a horrendous noise because of very little sound insulation. The underside is heavily undercoated. The outer sills and bottoms of the wheel arches are just plastic so stone chipping is irrelevant to that part of the bodywork.

Canadian cars got shorty mudflaps only on the FRS. I bought a set for my BRZ from my local Toyota dealer. Subaru dealers weren't even given access to the part numbers.

I've got the front and rears. Not normally a fan of mudflaps but these look neat and seem to do the job.

Since Canadian cars all get them stock (as well as heated mirrors like we drive in the winter or something) and whenever I see one without them it looks weird to me.

You guys should try out some parking lot entrances and rain gullies in LA. It sounded like it tore off both bumpers and my exhaust but not a scratch when I checked.