Cybertruck VS soft sand & sand dunes

[REM]

Disagree.

It's not the frequency of off-road use that determines wheel and tire requirements; it's the types of surfaces you want to optimize for, and whether or not you will swapping for road tires when not off-roading.

The OEM AT tires are actually ideal for many types of off-road use. For example, hard surfaced trails that are not too rugged and that are extensive enough that range/efficiency matters.

I off-road a lot, but I don't want to be stuck on off-road tires the 60% of the time that I'm driving on paved roads. I don't recall seeing any off-road tires that have a high enough speed rating for confident high-speed road use. And they have very poor cornering response.

Sure, you could swap road and off-road tires back and forth, but that's not something that needs to be done if the AT tires are working well where you like to off-road.

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[DaBagBoy]

Disagree.

It's not the frequency of off-road use that determines wheel and tire requirements; it's the types of surfaces you want to optimize for, and whether or not you will swapping for road tires when not off-roading.

The OEM AT tires are actually ideal for many types of off-road use. For example, hard surfaced trails that are not too rugged and that are extensive enough that range/efficiency matters.

I off-road a lot, but I don't want to be stuck on off-road tires the 60% of the time that I'm driving on paved roads. I don't recall seeing any off-road tires that have a high enough speed rating for confident high-speed road use. And they have very poor cornering response.

Sure, you could swap road and off-road tires back and forth, but that's not something that needs to be done if the AT tires are working well where you like to off-road.

Why would anyone want smaller tires on off road? I'd have thought bigger is better?

 

[scottf200]

Baja mode is great on the sand dunes --- but you didn't get it airborne

From that video, I bet this got their attention when it about buried the front end in the sand
I was thinking it was well balanced front to back so it would land more even.
Not even close as it was taking a nose dive. I'm confused.

 

[DaBagBoy]

pretty sure it was driver error, I was moving about 35-40mph as I approached the crest of the hill, got a bit scared and released the accelerator, the nose dove as I crested, regen kicked in and the car started to nosedive....didn't get "buried" no damage from the jump, but I wasn't inclined to make another run...

 

[DJAlan2000]

pretty sure it was driver error, I was moving about 35-40mph as I approached the crest of the hill, got a bit scared and released the accelerator, the nose dove as I crested, regen kicked in and the car started to nosedive....didn't get "buried" no damage from the jump, but I wasn't inclined to make another run...

yeah, you have to do the opposite... Go up at 80% max speed and then, about 50 ft before the top just floor it and start flying!!

 

[DaBagBoy]

yeah, you have to do the opposite... Go up at 80% max speed and then, about 50 ft before the top just floor it and start flying!!

just as I figured, I've jumped a lot on BMX (stop pedaling), but never tried a car/truck/dune buggy Dukes of Hazzard thing until that day

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