How would you rate the VX in sand?

[surf-life]

Hello everyone,
So what is your opinion on how well the VX does in sand? Also any good pictures of some VX's in some sand?

Thank You,

[deermagnet]

'Nuff said.

Mark

[surf-life]

shooot

[deermagnet]

I was kinda kiddin' there. That's at the Dakar rally in Africa and not a stock VX.







This is generally considered one of the best VX photos ever taken. From a Four Wheeler Magazine shoot for their review over ten years ago.






Mark

[surf-life]

OK thats more like it and what I hoped for
Thank You Sir

[RamAirZ]

honestly, it ALL depends on your tires and driving style. I basically have shovels for tires when in sand (my mud terrains) but they aren't meant for sand. Now I can still get through sand but you feel it bog down ALOT with my tires in the real soft stuff. A good all terrain tire would be best or the dune grapplers from Nitto are supposed to be good too

[ScottinMA]

Here on Cape Cod we are often on the sand. It's not just the tires...it's the pressure of the tires that is most important. When on sand I drop in down to 10 lbs in each tire.

[RamAirZ]

Here on Cape Cod we are often on the sand. It's not just the tires...it's the pressure of the tires that is most important. When on sand I drop in down to 10 lbs in each tire.

X2 forgot to mention that. Have any of you guys driven in the sugar sand of Florida? You walk on it and your feet sink, alot different than that west coast sand lol. The VX is the ultimate offroad machine though and will do just fine in any condition if you prepare for it and drive sensibly. As far as water, why over, just go through it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNeBbJ5EO4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ivM_tINlU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEq5gzYNHes

[Riff Raff]

Here on Cape Cod we are often on the sand. It's not just the tires...it's the pressure of the tires that is most important. When on sand I drop in down to 10 lbs in each tire.

The only downside to lowering tire pressure is the possibility of getting sand granules/dirt caught inbetween the tire bead & rim. This happens very easily when high "torque" (skinny pedal) input is applied as the tire bead will be slightly pulled away from the rim edge allowing sand/dirt to get trapped within the tire bead. This will cause a slow tedeous air leak when the tires are re-inflated as the tire bead can't properly seat against the rim due to the stuck sand granules/dirt. If this happens, the tires must be unmounted and both rim & tire thoroughly cleaned and then re-mounted-- a real P.I.T.A.!!!

[Marlin]

The only downside to lowering tire pressure is the possibility of getting sand granules/dirt caught inbetween the tire bead & rim. This happens very easily when high "torque" (skinny pedal) input is applied as the tire bead will be slightly pulled away from the rim edge allowing sand/dirt to get trapped within the tire bead. This will cause a slow tedeous air leak when the tires are re-inflated as the tire bead can't properly seat against the rim due to the stuck sand granules/dirt. If this happens, the tires must be unmounted and both rim & tire thoroughly cleaned and then re-mounted-- a real P.I.T.A.!!!

x2, my trip to Moab was on brand new wheels and tires. When I got back, had slow air leaks in 3 of 4 tires? WTF?!!!! Turns out sand had gotten in there, was enough damage to score the seating surface of the tire, and they had leaks forever after. Not bad, had to put air in every month. Those tires went with the truck we traded in

[WormGod]

And for your urban sand crawlers, we like it more relaxing....

[RamAirZ]

x2, my trip to Moab was on brand new wheels and tires. When I got back, had slow air leaks in 3 of 4 tires? WTF?!!!! Turns out sand had gotten in there, was enough damage to score the seating surface of the tire, and they had leaks forever after. Not bad, had to put air in every month. Those tires went with the truck we traded in

X3, after my trip to Mobile Swamp and running about 10psi all day, I had leaks in my front 2 tires, one of them was from a tree branch getting wedged in between the rim/tire and allowing crap in there and the other I figured was from the sand/dirt/mud.

[crotchrocket]

10 out of 10 !!




Wet Sand








Dry sand

[MSHardeman]

Here's a quick vid of Ldub and Suzie in the sand on Poison Spider Mesa (Moab '09). The sand was SUPER fine and Dub is running Nitto Mud Grapplers which are very chunky and probably acted more like paddle tires.

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...Mesa_09_03.MPG

There where a few others out there whooping it up in the sand and no one seemed to have a problem with it.

[surf-life]

Ok so it seems that the VX is for sure the ultimate off road machine.....snow, sand, mud, gravel whatever you throw at it it will make it through. Only thing that it cant do it go over water huh?