

Actually, in a properly designed truck, the weight helps. Throwing 1000 lbs in the back of that Ford and it would spin tires a lot less than it does, and would do even better.
No shade on Subies, they have an excellent 4WD system. A small lift kit on a stock Subaru and you’ve got a hell of a backwoods rig. Maybe not classic Jeep level, but pretty close.
That Beaverton article wasn’t too far off the mark, was it?