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The wife and I are headed to Assateague Island this weekend in Maryland/Virginia.8) I've driven on all kinds of terrain before with the exception of beach sand. Does anyone have any advise? What tire pressure is good for stock size tires when it comes to sand? Any wise words would be greatly appreciated. I can’t wait to drive some new terrain! :twisted:
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low pressure and 4-high is what i have always been told.
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The wife and I are headed to Assateague Island this weekend in Maryland/Virginia.8) I've driven on all kinds of terrain before with the exception of beach sand. Does anyone have any advise? What tire pressure is good for stock size tires when it comes to sand? Any wise words would be greatly appreciated. I can’t wait to drive some new terrain! :twisted:
It will really depend on the vehicle's weight and those particular tires. Do you have a way to reinflate them? Since they're stock tires you won't want to go too low since you risk slipping the tire off the bead. Anywhere from 20-15psi would probably be a good range. You can always drop the pressure by 10psi then lower by 3-5psi tehre after if you have problems.
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low pressure and 4-high is what i have always been told.
I know I need low pressure. Looking for some #'s though. You're not allowed on the dunes and from what I can tell, the trails that are open to traffic are pretty compacted.
Here's a link the Assateague: http://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/osv.htm
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The wife and I are headed to Assateague Island this weekend in Maryland/Virginia.8) I've driven on all kinds of terrain before with the exception of beach sand. Does anyone have any advise? What tire pressure is good for stock size tires when it comes to sand? Any wise words would be greatly appreciated. I can’t wait to drive some new terrain! :twisted:
It will really depend on the vehicle's weight and those particular tires. Do you have a way to reinflate them? Since they're stock tires you won't want to go too low since you risk slipping the tire off the bead. Anywhere from 20-15psi would probably be a good range. You can always drop the pressure by 10psi then lower by 3-5psi tehre after if you have problems.
As far as I know they provide air stations in certain areas on the trails. Airing up shouldn't be a problem.
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you are not supposed to stop in sand. You are supposed to keep moving by never letting your foot off of the gas unless you get stuck. Gettig stuck is where you do not want to be. wood boards may be helpful.
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and if the sands wet it is alot more solid... unless its quick sand :pot:
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:( What a let down. We leave the Philadelphia area and drive to O.C. Maryland only to find out that there is a noreaster ripping over O.C. and Assateague Island. The winds were gusting at 30 to 40 mph and the rain was coming down pretty hard. Well, they closed the o.s.v. part of the island because of the storm. Needless to say...I didn't get any sand driving experience under my belt on this trip. We were there from Friday until this morning (Monday) and things didn't clear up until Sunday Morning when I woke my wife up just a little past 7:00 in the a.m. so that we could get some tourist time in. I'm already planning another trip down in the late spring. I have a strong urge to do some sand driving! I have about 150 photos from the trip that I'm ploading to photobucket.Here's a link to the gallery:
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f194/dexter30/Ocean%20City%20Maryland%20October%20of%202006/
On a brighter note... there was a HUGE car show going on and there was thousands of great cars. Some of the pics show a few of the cars. I didn't take a lot of pictures of them because I was too busy enjoying myself to shoot pics throughout the cruise. Many of the shots in the gallery were taken from our 11th floor suite overlooking the boradwalk and ocean.
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i drive on the beach in Florida with my yj almost every day. i don't change the tire pressure and i run in 4 low and i have never got stuck. from loose dry sand to lose wet sand i have never even had a close call.
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i like 4 hi, and once u get going dont stop if your in deep sand, stering is like ur in a mud pit, its awsome. and assateague is freakin amazing place, better in the summer months tho. my parents have a house in lewes de like hlaf an hour from assateague. oh yea and i dorve on it almost evryday this summer, never aired down my tires, and i had stock 235's bald as heck
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I have driven for miles and miles on the beach sand out on Chappaquiddick Revervation on Martha's Vineyard. This reservation requires a special $$$ oversand permit. Sand driving just takes a little getting used to. 8) At the ranger gate, they tell you to air down to 15 psi and you will have no issues. This worked fine on my jeep. Previoulsy also drove my ford expedition on the beach without and air guage but it felt a little sketchy, like it was digging in with the small over inflated tires. At Chappy I watched a land rover freelander not heed the rangers advice to air down and quickly get stuck up to the axles. The ranger came over in his F350, told him to let the psi down to 15 and he was able to drive the Freelander out of the ruts with the help of his friends pushing him out. :cry:
Stay above the waterline where the tide washes in if you don't want to get stuck- it depends on the conditions and density of the beach, in New England this turns out to be good advice. On the beach, there are usually tracks made in the sand by previous vehicles, in the TJ, you can just get in the track and go for miles in 4WD high or low with out even needing to steer the jeep. The only issue is when you approach another vehicle, someone has to be polite and turn out of the track so the other vehicle can pass. Starting, stopping and turning on the beach takes some getting used to, but you get the feel for it pretty quickly. I also heard you can break a tie rod end if you are two forceful with your steering manuvers in and out of the tracks.
Bottomline- If you air down and stay above the waterline, it's pretty hard to get stuck in a jeep on the beach!
Ciao!
Ted
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Running 15 psi and goin' fishing...
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r263/JeeperTJ/JeepSummer.jpg)
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My YJ is used exclusively on the beach, I've got 33" super swampers and run 25psi. I've never HAD to use 4WD, this includes deep loose sand. I've made several half hearted attempts to stick the Jeep and didn't do it. I think you would have to be in some dunes to stick a Jeep.
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I run at 15psi on sand. I'm about 3 mi. from lake Michigan.
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/2284000-2284999/2284799_5_full.jpg)
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I like the picture- where is your fishingpole? :) That almost looks like the dunes of Cape Cod...
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i feel left out evryone posting pictures of there jeeps on the beach and stuff
though my jeep looks different now, at least im like the other cool kids :D
(http://jeeperz.tenmagazines.com/gallery/dirtridr89/88676.jpg)
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I like the picture- where is your fishingpole? :) That almost looks like the dunes of Cape Cod...
North beach in Racine, WI....and the fishing gear was in the back. :lol:
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My limited experience with East Coast beach sand driving has been in the Cape Hatteras, NC area driving an old 4WD Ford Explorer with manual hubs and my YJ4.
Just deflate to 50% or so of your on-road tire pressure. I've seen a ton of 2WD pickups do great on the beach in NC - the low tire pressure lets you just float on the sand. Course, you have 4WDhi on the Jeep, so you might has well use it, too.
If you do get stuck, having things like wood boards around is a good idea. You can use them to help wheel yourself out after your overinflated tires have let you get dug in to the beach sand a couple of feet. Course, lowering tire pressure further is a good idea in that situation, too. :lol:
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Hey lanulos89 - that is a sweet picture, even you have your fishing pole...but what's this i see street tires on your ride? heh heh just kidding man!
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hey man that pic was from this summer, ive added so much more stuff to it since then, i got 31 bfg muds now on 15" steelies
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I like your black steelies with the mudders, that sound like my next mod. Make your jeep have a beefy stance. Tires looked bigger than 31's on those rims. How many inches lift are you running, 4"?
(http://jeeperz.tenmagazines.com/gallery/dirtridr89/89359.jpg)
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black diamond 3.5 " im gonna get as et of lift boomerand shakles soon make it a full 4 ", the dang military wrap on my spring doesnt allow me to flex.