Sand sissys
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any other sand sissy's around?
I do 4wheel a good deal on trails, but my fishing brings me to the beach quite a bit.
I was wondering what kind of tires people were using in the soft sand, Martha's Vineyard has super soft stuff, like sugar.. Gotta drop the psi to 12-15 MAX, or else you are sol..
Thinking these for a good all around tire
BF Goodrich All Terrain TA KO Truck/SUV Tire
I do 4wheel a good deal on trails, but my fishing brings me to the beach quite a bit.
I was wondering what kind of tires people were using in the soft sand, Martha's Vineyard has super soft stuff, like sugar.. Gotta drop the psi to 12-15 MAX, or else you are sol..
Thinking these for a good all around tire
BF Goodrich All Terrain TA KO Truck/SUV Tire
Never been to MV, so I can't compare and contrast the sand types, but I've had no issues with the BFG M\T's here in NC. 12-15 PSI. I was kinda worried the first time, as the tread doesn't seem to lend itself to flotation, but it did just fine.
Never had any problems with the stock tires on my Rubi.
On Crystal Beach, or when there used to be a Crystal Beach to drive on....certain time of the year were better than others. Winter was great because all the rain packed the sand down. Memorial Day to Labor Day was a bear because of the dry conditions. The sand would get like playground sand, but not real powdery.
Most of the time did not even need 4X4, just turned ESP off and kept momentum up and no sharp turns and you were okay.
On Crystal Beach, or when there used to be a Crystal Beach to drive on....certain time of the year were better than others. Winter was great because all the rain packed the sand down. Memorial Day to Labor Day was a bear because of the dry conditions. The sand would get like playground sand, but not real powdery.
Most of the time did not even need 4X4, just turned ESP off and kept momentum up and no sharp turns and you were okay.
I've always ran BFG AT's for the sand here on Long Island and air down to about 15PSI. I ran BFG M/T's on my pickup truck for a little while but the ATs felt like they had more control and better tracking at higher speeds on the sand.
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I have ran the BFG A/T's with good success in sand and they air down well. I didn't like them in the mud so I switched to a claw which airs down a whole lot better and IMHO does real well in sand as long as your not trying to dig it. Because they will dig if you nail it. As long as your not framed out though it will climb right out.


