Well either this weekend or next we are off to Stockton beach to test out the Sand Dune capability of the Sport. The beach runs for about 35K's and is a favourite 4x4 spot at weekends, http://www.openroad.com.au/travel_4wd_daysonstocktonbeach.asp

I have a reasonably new set of Goodyear Wrangler HP 255/55/18 M+S and assume these should be not to bad in terms of Sand dune work as they do not have an aggressive tread pattern. Key question what would be the minimum i could drop the pressure to, they are on standard 18" rims. Many people recommend between 16-20PSI and sometimes lower to get out of tricky situations, but wondered whether i could end up continually throwing the tyre off the rim at that pressure. Any one got experience on pressure setting without major mishaps occuring, in particular when on standard sport footwear.

Ivery, WD or any other NSW like minded people who want to meet up, let me know, i can put it off until next weekend.

Thanks

Jim
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Thank god for the D3 site , got an answer within 10 minutes..
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yet another Pommie living in Sydney

2.7 RRS TDV6, Zermatt/Ebony moooo-hide, Clear pack, Cruise, Sunroof, tow pack, RPS, Tasmod Sills, RRS Umbrella, RRSPORT rear window sticker and last but not least a "Supercheap Auto" $20 cargo net "Marvellous"

Try asking them about boobies though and they'd be stumped!
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shmoogle wrote:

Try asking them about boobies though and they'd be stumped!

Zilch wrote:

Thank god for the D3 site , got an answer within 10 minutes..

tastech wrote:

What was the answer?? for the tyre pressure??

Steve

Zilch wrote:

tastech wrote:

What was the answer?? for the tyre pressure??

Steve

Steve a number of people on D3 stated i should be okay down to 16 PSI, thought that might be a bit low for the standard tyres, so will see next weekend, need to get a few more bits in the week (staun deflators, Compressor extension cables etc), tried getting the Stauns today but no luck.

Cheers

Jim

tastech wrote:

Pardon my ignorance, what are staun deflators...i assume they are some sort of device for letting out air???

tastech wrote:

My beast should be here next week, finally ...so i will soon be in the active club...so am starting buy some gear...

Zilch wrote:

Let me know when it arrives, and if you want to meet up for an off-road drive, just give us a buzz on here. Stockton would be better with 2, one for recovery

Cheers

Jim

Hi Tastech/Zilch,
I did some beach/soft sand driving at Noosa and it was a lot of fun. I only lowered the tyres to 30 psi as I had one of those cheap little compressors and it still took ages to get them back up to pressure. I used low range with DSC turned off. I remembered from long ago driving a 2 wheel drive Alfa at the Coorong (without even an LSD!), that momentum and always keep those wheels turning is the trick (not too fast not too slow). In the RRS it got pretty squirmy and nearly bogged on several occasions on a soft sand track but I am told lower pressures will help this. The other reason I didn't want to go too low is the beach drive was pretty fast at 80kmh and the sand is quite hard. I am guessing your drive is mostly sand dunes. It sounds like any recent rain would help out. At the end of the day any compressor will do depending on how long you want to hang around at the end.
If it was me I would start at around 20psi and see how you go. I look forward to hearing your experiences and trying it myself some day.
cheers,
Anthony
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