RinconVTR wrote:
dave54 wrote:
Lwiddis wrote:
Good, fair report. PS to moderator... I've never "aired down" in my life!
Used to. No longer.
With newer tire designs and computerized traction controls airing down is no longer necessary. It may actually reduce traction.
I've done both with ordinary highway tires in dune sand. Airing down ABSOLUTELY is required. Larger AT or Off Road tires, may be you can get away not doing so.
Traction control? You MUST turn it off or you'll go nowhere fast. That said, I have not driven anything with a dedicated "SAND" traction selection.
Airing back up? Based on posts here and other places, I use this high volume high pressure air pump that connects directly to the battery;
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BM8RT8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There are a few variations and brands of the same type of pump. Works great!
The best sand tires I ever drove were airplane tires,( i.e. parallel to the circumference of the tire grooves). They were the only tires I didn't have to air down on soft sand.
As to programed traction control, the Tacoma has a sand setting, but it doesn't help on soft beach sand.
