Mazda Tribute Off-Road @Moonlight Racing Off Road Park

Mazda Tribute takes on some trails at Moonlight Racing Off Road Park in Sullivan, Missouri, USA.
Ft. myself in a 2002 Mazda Tribute ES-V6 4WD and my buddy in his 2014 Jeep JK Rubicon.
Video recorded on December 2nd, 2018.
This trip was for an event called "Stocker/No Locker" hosted every year by some great folks at Missouri 4wd Club and M.T. Schiele Auto Repair. I had a blast, thanks guys!
(skip to 15:19 for some non-dashcam footage)

[@ChevyGuy8395]

"in over my head... I need to buy a jeep" Haha I died. But then you wouldnt have had as much fun as you did. My jeep made the day too easy

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

I'm sure I'll buy a Jeep eventually, but I'm gonna keep driving the Tribute where she don't belong, believe me!

[@khaldounj]

I have a front-wheel-drive tribute, not 4x4. I went off-roading a couple of weeks ago on similar terrain, it did great I didn't feel that 4 wheel drive was needed.

[@stevemorrison5568]

Just about to buy a 2004 V6 4x4 one...excellent video. You drove great! Not gung-ho like that guy in the ditch!

[@mizer1922]

Почти по асфальту едут, а эмоций как будто по крышу в грязи🤣

[@12onin_Gypsy]

This is literally a driveway in Australia lol

[@bundysnap69]

I was thinking similarly...used to take my old 180B on tracks worse than that..

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

You're dang right it is! My world would be a better place if a trip to the supermarket looked like this instead of paved roads :(

[@sirtubemaster]

Its a damn shame we have to drive so far to have some fun! Much better video than the CLIFFS one being this is recorded the correct way lol

[@Talley212]

What tire size is that on your Mazda Tribute? I also own a 4X4 tribute and want to see what sizes will fit.

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

245/75/16, these should fit with minimal effort, just watch your backspacing

[@Talley212]

Where’d u get that bull bar for your tribute?

[@motocrosser61]

Looks like a good time, might have to take me and my truck with next time you go lol

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

You bet man! I'm itching to go back to The Cliffs when the ground has a consistency of something that resembles dirt instead of super-glue lmao!

[@atanaskumanov86]

Nice tribute, what tire dis you fit after the lift? Thanks.

[@user-qp3yk1nc2z]

Ok, and where off-road!? 🤷‍♂️

[@scrappyabi]

I was doing some googling on decking out my Mazda Tribute, any advice?

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

I totally recommend checking out the "Old Man Emu" lift kit, that's what I used, and if you're adding stuff to the front end be careful of overheating on the interstate. My nudge bar affects aero to the point where it starves the radiator of air just a bit at interstate speeds lol

[@amazonbox1115]

where did you get the bullbar? my friend was looking for one and where did you get the hood?

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

I got this ARB nudge bar off of Amazon, and the hood is just a regular one from a junkyard that I modified myself with an angle grinder and some cheap louvers. Couple years later I'm not sure that cutting holes in my hood was such a good idea, but at the time I definitely enjoyed the looks lol

[@zdorove_bez_grani]

ля да там на Камрыхи я бы проехал !!!!!! Смешные даже машины не в грязи))))) русский офроуд смотрите ))))))

[@anthonyaviles954]

Where did you get the tributes hood?

[@sharrdanlong4777]

Where'd you get the grill? Are you military?

[@KonstantinKoles]

In Russia, many people on such roads go to work every day with honda civic and Toyota camry. Drive on real off-road. Children

[@Leon-uh8lh]

cyka blyat

[@jacobloft3898]

Unfortunately in many western countries, people tackle hardcore tracks unprepared and officials close these tracks due to the excessive calls for help they receive from tourists that tried to take their AWD minivans down.

[@TheBudgetGunCollector]

We gotta go sometime man. I got a Canon camera too and we can work on trying to get some great content out on the tubes

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

For sure man, I'll be planning something here in a few months, I'd like warmer weather and ball joints that aren't using dirt instead of grease lol

[@TheBudgetGunCollector]

Tim Likes Cars lol, my cheap ass needs to buy new tires too lol

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

@@TheBudgetGunCollector Yeah I saw how little tread depth you have left man, you definitely need new tires lmao

[@TheBudgetGunCollector]

Tim Likes Cars lol yea

[@jacemason9907]

Where did you find the winch bumper?

[@timsgearheadgarage6740]

It's an ARB nudge bar that I custom modified to accept a winch. If you check out my instagram @tims_gearhead_garage I have an old post where you can see a behind the scenes look at the construction of it :)

[@okidustbag]

lift up a couple amd the wheels too, that's all you need.

[@kevinmortimer1883]

Hardly more offroad than a full tarmac motorway

[@Pinzpilot101]

Shit...my Citroen BX and my FIAT Panda did harder roads than this without some tosser guiding me through and they were 2WD

[@brianwatson3705]

And surely you have video evidence of this?