I have a lot of experience driving 2wd in sand but never a midsize or compact truck . I ended up with this truck and for fun have decided to set it up and leave at at lot in Carova Beach NC to use to go to beach dump etc . Everything there is 4x4 no roads .
Curious if anyone has experience with this . Using common sense and the fact of the rust environment and don’t want to spend a bunch of money and watch it rust away I was thinking putting 265 75 tires on stock 15 inch rims . Hoping it has limited slip . Planning on running 15 lbs of air or less . Adding weight to rear and curious about recommendations for tow points in front of other ideas . Will need to drive off beach to gas station restaurants etc and some distance to inspection station once a year .
Suggestions tips Appreciated as I know little about this truck .

 

Problem with rear wheel drive and front mounted engine in sand is that the front wheels dig in
Traction is usually not the issue, so extra weight in the rear wouldn't be a good idea
With front wheel drive or 4WD the front wheels can lift the front of vehicle to stay on top of the sand, pull its weight up

Going straight on hard sand is fine with low tire pressure of course, lol, but when you turn................those front wheels can dig in and you will be stuck, or if you hit softer sand
The 10" wide tires will certainly help, and yes maybe under 10psi
If you stay on the beach where sand is compacted by the water then you should be OK, but getting there thru the dunes can be the hard part, lol

 

[QUOTE=RonD;2188113]Problem with rear wheel drive and front mounted engine in sand is that the front wheels dig in
Traction is usually not the issue, so extra weight in the rear wouldn't be a good idea
With front wheel drive or 4WD the front wheels can lift the front of vehicle to stay on top of the sand, pull its weight up

Going straight on hard sand is fine with low tire pressure of course, lol, but when you turn................those front wheels can dig in and you will be stuck, or if you hit softer sand
The 10" wide tires will certainly help, and yes maybe under 10psi
If you stay on the beach where sand is compacted by the water then you should be OK, but getting there thru the dunes can be the hard part, lol[/QUOT I agree keeping the front in light but a little weight will help in the rear . Just need top ideas for making it do the best it can without spending a ton of money as everything rusts out so quick .
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