Beach Tires

[The Last Cowboy]

If all anyone does is drive on sand or pavement, then why would a tire any more aggressive than a KO2 even be considered?

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[Zandcwhite]

If all anyone does is drive on sand or pavement, then why would a tire any more aggressive than a KO2 even be considered?

He's not considering a KO2 even, he's looking at standard LT/ road tires which will work fine for this application.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

He's not considering a KO2 even, he's looking at standard LT/ road tires which will work fine for this application.

I understand that, it's others who are advocating the MTs.

 

[CapeArt]

All sand is different. Packed is easy. Soft is tricky. Soft and uphill is really tricky.
super tall dunes are very tricky, and can have sharp drop offs. They can also change direction and all of a sudden you are off camber and you roll the jeep.
What works for you on your beach may be different than what works for others.

Agreed & understood….my beach driving will be limited to the Cape, and hopefully one these days OBX.

 

[davered00ss]

OBX is pretty awesome. A lot of area to drive. ton of people too. A lot get stuck with vehicles that have no business being there. some with capable rigs, just poor driving and not aired down. I have KO2's on my Tacoma and Rubicon. JL sport has the lift and Nitto Trail grapplers. I 'm not recommending them, but at 12-13 PSI they do great at OBX

 

[Deleted User 38384]

... running on almost bald tires. They would go anywhere.

I feel like that makes sense. I feel like with sand you want to sit on top of it as much as possible and big lugs on tires will just have a habit of digging into the sand more than treading on top of it.

I have no experience in sand.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

All sand is different.

Now that's something I can get behind. That is 100% true of mud. Who knew there were so many different types of mud?

I didn't bother learning about the different types of mud until I got stuck a few of them. In general I don't like mud, but if you have a friend with a winch, I guess it's not so bad.

 

[Zandcwhite]

I feel like that makes sense. I feel like with sand you want to sit on top of it as much as possible and big lugs on tires will just have a habit of digging into the sand more than treading on top of it.

I have no experience in sand.

In my experience, that's really only an issue at street pressure. An Mt will tend to dig more than a like sized street tire. This is due to contact patch. Aired up the Mt is just riding on the lugs. Air them both down to psi and now that Mt has flattened out and has nearly the same contact patch as the standard LT tire. In this scenario I've found no discernable difference in floatation or traction in various types of sand. The other factor though is tire size availabity. Most LT tires don't come in very large or wide sizes. If we start comparing the stock 245/75 LT that is only 9.5" wide to your typical upgrade of a 33x10.5" wide or 35x12.5" wide then it becomes pretty obvious that even at street pressure the larger Mt is going to have a bigger contact patch and this more floatation. In my experience if your Jeep is mostly street, any tire will work on the beach so why not buy the one that's best on the road? Add on the fact that LTs are generally significantly cheaper and longer lasting and it's a no brainer.

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