GEN 2 violent jerking - offroad

[hedonist222]

Wow
Alright

Now I'm determined to try 16 psi tomorrow.

 

[ShadowRaptor]

18-20 psi on sand. just imho

 

[hedonist222]

Thank you, shadow.

 

[Flash1034]

15 psi is your friend in sand.

 

[Slodoc07]

It maybe a traction issue like everyone is saying but I took my truck to the beach (Pismo Beach) on Monday, played is some soft stuff in 4h and 2wd @35-36 psi and I didn’t experience anything like you’re experiencing. I hope you can figure it out because that is serious wheel hop. Shit I’ve never experienced that in any of my trucks that I have had in the past.

 

[Raptor911]

yes. The gen1 had the same hood.

The Gen2 Raptors have a fiberglass hood?

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[Icecobra]

I'm going to tell you with 40 years offloading what you have is normal. I can make it happen in a Suzuki samurai all the way up to a one ton dually. I know this because I have done it. Its physics as the sand (which is like tiny marbles) slides all tires begin to spin at different speeds. This causes traction control to go to work. Not just electronic but also mechanical in the pumpkins on both axles. Limited slip differentials start trying to shift traction around create the hop. All wheels as you give it gas start to slip. Roll on to the accelerator slowly. As you build speed it will stop slipping and less shaking from wheel hop. I have had over 20 different off road rigs and have experienced it in most of them. This is normal as said air down but dont go less than 15 psi in these trucks the tires can pop off the bead easily. These trucks are heavy go easy have a blast in 2wd it's more fun than you think.

 

[BillVickers]

Try airing down to 15psi and use the skinny pedal.

 

[BillVickers]

 

[pbtjrlmrt]

Lowering tire pressure is fine....even required on sand...10-15 as others have mentioned is the lower end of the good range for sand, depending on the type of sand your in. You may not think it traction related but it sure looks like wheel hop to me. Lower tire pressure will help to keep traction but if you spin the tires in sand you will most likely wheel hop regardless of tire pressure.

The best fix to wheel hop is the KHC Torque Arm.

Nothing you've said and nothing in your videos makes me think it's anything but wheel hop. If you are having other symptoms you haven't mentioned or that I missed then please update. Spinning tires on sand is exceptionally easy and wheel hop is usually the result.