Thread: Mud Tyres on Soft (WA) Beach Sand

Sand driving near Perth is different from Stockton or Fraser. Grain size is different, we found it much easier in WA.

The tye thing has come up numerous times before. I think its more to do with tyre size and contact patch size, that it does tread pattern.

35" Simex ETs were the best I've run, until recently. They mastered everything at Stockton, althgough windows needed to be up - there were always 4 roostertails.

Now I've got 35" ProComp AllTerrains, and these are a clear step up from the ETs. Much better on Stockton at the same pressures. And no roostertails.

Regards
Max P

If you look at sandrails They usually have fat slick like tyres very similar to wet weather racing tyres, the balding BFG muddies I have as fun tyres have worked great up on Stockton (when at the right pressure about 14psi) but as Tusker stated it's a different type of sand. Have to get back over there one day.

Originally Posted by Tusker

Sand driving near Perth is different from Stockton or Fraser. Grain size is different, we found it much easier in WA.

The tye thing has come up numerous times before. I think its more to do with tyre size and contact patch size, that it does tread pattern.

35" Simex ETs were the best I've run, until recently. They mastered everything at Stockton, althgough windows needed to be up - there were always 4 roostertails.

Now I've got 35" ProComp AllTerrains, and these are a clear step up from the ETs. Much better on Stockton at the same pressures. And no roostertails.

Regards
Max P

Gday max

As you said about grain size here at stockton theres a few different spots on the beach with different sand from fine white powder to grain sand like river gravel and the are all different to drive on the harder being the coarse grain stuff at the southern end of the beach were your not allowed to drive the fine powder can be tricky to sumtimes but it compresses well not like the coarse stuff ive pulled a few lesser 4x4's out now down this end of the beach and none of them had their tyers down ...

Cheers

Chris

speaking of WA beaches west coast 4x4 is having a beach outing on 11th february

Are Goodyear Custom Hi Milers still available? Thirty years ago these were the tyre of choice by Qld sand drivers. Quite a few local residents of Stradbroke and Moreton Islands used huge circumferentially ribbed aircraft tyres on wide rims. These people drove in sand most of the time, and these surplus bomber tyres could be let down to virtually zero pressure, they were so strong.

BFG Muddies 265/75 at 10psi work better than BFG AT. Don't know about WA sand, but SA beach and forest sand all year around.

Cheers,
Ruslan

Originally Posted by Tusker

Sand driving near Perth is different from Stockton or Fraser. Grain size is different, we found it much easier in WA.

Really? I have driven on Moreton (a few times) and Fraser, and I found the WA sand much worse.

I have a mate with a 300tdi that runs straight road tyres,, always airs down




but never uses the CDL ,,,,,,


his sons all run surfs with huge tyres and keep getting stuck,, but
"thats what the 'Ole mans for",,
so they tell me--