Thread: Defender 90 (puma)in dunes

As long as you run the right pressure for the conditions you will have no problem going anywhere in a Def 90 that a Tojo wil go and then some.

Defsse,

I had my Puma 90 all over the dunes near Two Rocks and Lancelin when I lived down in Perth and I do weekly beach driving up here in the Pilbara and the 90 is absolutely king of the dunes.

I run BFG KM2's in 265/75/16 down to 1.4 bar (about 20.3 psi) and the deefer is unstoppable. You need to get used to the traction control though, because too much wellie will make all four wheels spin and the TC will engage the ABS - not a good thing on a steep dune!

Not sure which "Landrover Club" the bloke in the Toyo saw, but I've been out with the WA AULRO crowd and even the more conservative Disco owners would have put the Jap jobs in their place...

I have had my D90 in soft sand several times. I run standard General Grabber tyres, usually at 18 psi. I haven't need to go lower, but do go lower if you need to (even as low as 12 psi). Use low range but in higher gears. Some momentum will be your friend.

Cheers
KarlB

i run my big 130 at 12psi on the dunes.'

not because I get stuck at higher pressures but because the old girl doesn't have to work so hard.

you will have no problems in the dunes mate.

the defender is lighter then most 4wds

90s kick arse on the beach, light weight and plenty of power, just make sure you air down well.

as for a puma on the sand, my puma 130 goes great on the beach, in fact last weekend while i was working on the car my mate had his bucks party going on out the beach, i had taken the front tailshaft out of the 130 as i was having some issues with it, never got a chance to put it back in but head out to meet up with them anyway, it was an interesting drive but it still did it easy with rear wheel drive only, just had to be smart about it.

My 110 Puma was unstopable on the dunes and beaches north of Coral Bay last year and the TD5 great fun at Seabird in the dunes. Tyre pressure and a little common sence are a good aid.

Allan

Seems to me it's another case of bad workman blaming his tools
Thanks for all the feed back much appreciated

mate, have been up and down them dunes hundred of times in a shorty, lwb, and have never had any probs. tires down to 16 or 12 depends on how soft they were. try yeagerup sand dunes, they are even bigger. still no probs with the landys. always out performs the tojos everry time. 90 should have no dramas. cheers