Which Tires are best for Sand?

[alshamsi_m]

Hi all

By looking at [MENTION=9783]Daggerfall[/MENTION] car. I think copper H/T 265/70 R 16 will be fine. More than that he might have issues with tyre touching the finders.

Best regards

[lizzy]

@caprihorse, sorry if I wasn't clear. The OP has an OEM tyre of 245/70 on a 16" rim. Taking into account the 5% 'rule', the largest he should go to is 265/70. On your FJ you have 275/70 on a 16" rim, which is OEM, so no problem. Applying the 5% rule means you could go to a 275/75 or a 285/70 without straining your drive train (assuming it won't rub on you inner wheel arches or steering gear).

[Daggerfall]

Hello

Thanks to all who contributed to the subject . It seems like Cooper 265/70 R16 HT will be the most suitable option for my needs.

Best Regards

[Maddie]

[MENTION=9783]Daggerfall[/MENTION] - please consider Yokohama Geolandars as well. My cousin has a sorento , works for an Endurance stable ( it guzzles petrol more than a TJ but is a very very powerful car with a very low centre of gravity ) and almost always drives at 20 to 25 onroad and offroad and his Yokos seem to go on forever and have very good grip

[Maddie]

I say a car and not a rig because it looks like one, drives like one and feels like one

[caprihorse]

@caprihorse, sorry if I wasn't clear. The OP has an OEM tyre of 245/70 on a 16" rim. Taking into account the 5% 'rule', the largest he should go to is 265/70. On your FJ you have 275/70 on a 16" rim, which is OEM, so no problem. Applying the 5% rule means you could go to a 275/75 or a 285/70 without straining your drive train (assuming it won't rub on you inner wheel arches or steering gear).

I was driving all the time Pathfinder. The stock tyres were 245/70 R16. Even with 10 psi I could hardly move on the 1st gear. As I changed it later to 275/70, the car was literally floating and was unstoppable except driver's faults. So my advice for every car of the size around 2 tons, should use 275/70 R16 and for the sand type H/T as A/T and M/T are tend to more digging in the critical situation.

[Daggerfall]

Hi.

Does anyone know where can I find cooper HT tires? I am surprised how hard it is to find something online since nobody reads or replies any email I sent to them. It seems like I have to visit all the shops on foot :)

Regards

[Daggerfall]

I was driving all the time Pathfinder. The stock tyres were 245/70 R16. Even with 10 psi I could hardly move on the 1st gear. As I changed it later to 275/70, the car was literally floating and was unstoppable except driver's faults. So my advice for every car of the size around 2 tons, should use 275/70 R16 and for the sand type H/T as A/T and M/T are tend to more digging in the critical situation.

This is how it looks with 2 inch lift and 265/70 tires . I wish I could fit 275 but it seems 265 is the safe limit.

http://www.sorentosite.com/forum/printt ... p?tid=7310

[matts]

Renaissance Tyre Trading are the cooper distributor here, thats where I got my AT3's they are in deira.

[caprihorse]

This is how it looks with 2 inch lift and 265/70 tires . I wish I could fit 275 but it seems 265 is the safe limit.

http://www.sorentosite.com/forum/printt ... p?tid=7310

I'm sorry to ask you: About what safe limit are you talking? Why 2 inch lifting? Why not just half meter lifting?
Do you really understand what does it mean 265 vs. 275?

Don't believe all the Forums. Before I got Pathfinder, I was going around and checking what others have to say. All Forums were saying (in 2005) that:

• the best is A/T, explanation was to have a better concentration on dunes driving
• Pathfinder is not capable for desert at all
• The best is Landcruiser and just after it super modified Cherokee and then extremely modified Wrangler. Nobody was talking about Patrol as it was domain just for locals
• If you want to add 275/70R16 tyres, you would need to add spacers, change shocks, remove fenders, remove exhaust, etc. bul****t
• Do not deflate below 20 psi, even in Liwa with explanation you will need to change your tyre, if you loose air. The term pop-out was not alive at that time. BTW, our club was the first who introduced deflating below 10 psi in off-roading at 2-tons cars...
• Nobody did know how to fix pop-out and jack and board was not part of the required equipment along with the flag and radio
• Pressure tyre should be measured by pressure gauge stick or by measuring the distance between body and sand or just by guessing. BTW, our Club was the first who introduced usage of precised pressure gauges and then advanced deflators
• ...