Sand Dunes Questions

[griskait]

As is the case for the vast majority of Raptor owners.



What do you say to that, Marty McFly?



Perhaps it's just you and your kind having troubles adapting to the modern world?

"my kind"? Wow
I was sure I had nothing to share with a person like you, offroad wise, now your blatant stupidity made crystal clear that I have nothing to share with you regarding anything.
It is time to gather your toys and go back to the sand box and be a good boy.

 

[Truckzor]

"my kind"? Wow
I was sure I had nothing to share with a person like you, offroad wise, now your blatant stupidity made crystal clear that I have nothing to share with you regarding anything.
It is time to gather your toys and go back to the sand box and be a good boy.

 

[Blusmbl]

I will say mine was stuck mostly due to a lack of ground clearance and going too slow. Our dunes get peaky and I am not into jumping the truck yet. Let the girlfriend drive it for this one and I told her to slow down too much to not get air with the front tires. No biggie, I know it's heavy and doesn't have the wheelbase of a Jeep.

I've also had a V8 powered Mail Jeep out there, with junk street tires. It would occasionally get stuck on flat ground but with any momentum at all I could usually get up any of the hills at Silver Lake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU78ibFjIJY

Sorry for the potato cam footage, this was over 10 years ago.

 

[griskait]

I will say mine was stuck mostly due to a lack of ground clearance and going too slow. Our dunes get peaky and I am not into jumping the truck yet. Let the girlfriend drive it for this one and I told her to slow down too much to not get air with the front tires. No biggie, I know it's heavy and doesn't have the wheelbase of a Jeep.

I've also had a V8 powered Mail Jeep out there, with junk street tires. It would occasionally get stuck on flat ground but with any momentum at all I could usually get up any of the hills at Silver Lake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU78ibFjIJY

Sorry for the potato cam footage, this was over 10 years ago.

That's a tuffy!


Exactly my point btw, 80per cent of the time you get stuck is human error

 

[Truckzor]

Exactly my point btw, 80per cent of the time you get stuck is human error

Sure, if you say so. But we can all agree it's a lot harder to get a 2500 pound truck stuck in the sand that it is to get a 6000 pound truck stuck in the sand.

Pretty simple stuff.

 

[TheClaw]

Lots of good questions.
1. All of settings are what I use at the dunes. Don't leave the transmission in drive. You'll need to manually shift it.

2. 20psi is what I run at the dunes. No issues with popped beads in two years. You could probably go to 15psi in really soft sand. Just keep the speed down while turning sharp. Manual shifting starting in first gear and keeping the rpm's up will get the tires spinning. I bounce my rev limiter all the time!

3. If you're not on mid perch I'd only go 12" to 18" with a flat landing. It's going to come down nose heavy. BAM there goes the stock skid plate! It's a 6000lb truck. With a roller style jump, two feet is ok.

4. Whoops. It really depends on the spacing and height. I used to roll all of the 18" to 24" whoops until I grew a pair and just said what the hell. I now blast those same whoops at 40 to 50 mph. My buddies in their RZR's can't believe that I hang with them. At those speeds the stock shocks get warm quick and pack out. It's just like riding a dirt bike or quad in the whoops. You're skimming the tops of them.

5. If you're on flat sand and hit a dune face with to much speed you'll damage your skid plate and maybe front OEM bumper. Plan on sacrificing the skid plate just learning how fast is to fast.

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PM me if you want and I'll share everything I know with you. I've taken many PNW Raptor owners to the dunes in the last two years and we've all had a blast!

Trying to make a trip to glamis this year. Reading through these tips have been helpful. Thanks.