Thread: Sand driving in a D3, what am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by meggsie

Hi Nomad9,
I have just come back from Robe SA where a did a lot of sand driving (forst time on sand in a D3 as well. I did find that using command shift worked very well. 3rd gear low was perfect for nearly every boggy bit and only used 2nd once.
I did not touch the DSC at all and found it didn't hinder the vehicle at all. I run 18's and found 16psi to be ideal. I have the 2005 V8 and it is fantastic, i love it even more after sand driving...its awsome. Mine looks almost identical to yours.
Here is a quick link of dune driving...YouTube- Land Rover Discovery Dune Race 2010
(Mine is closet to camera)

so, all i can say is you can have the best 4x4 in the world (and do) but sometime just have a bad stretch of sand and luck...

It looks like fun, but sheer acceleration to get to the hill first at a higher speed will of course be a BIG help in scaling the hill. I like the idea posted above of the slowest one who can still climb the hill...thats the test because there are many slushy deeply cut up cuttings or access points that are uphill where you have to stop for someone coming the other way, or slow for a badly rutted out area etc, and the ability to move off from there or move slowly without the benefit of momentum is the key asset. Having said that it was a good vid.

Cheers

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