Hi there,
I see a lot of people with sand tyres on their cars....they seem to be specialist tyres not really designed for high way use - especially at high speeds in hot weather. Are they that much better off road to warrant buying them? many thanks for your thoughts!
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Sand tires are great in the desert but too noisy on road ... Max. safe speed will be 140KM ... Thats why if you notice we never cross 140KM in a convoy .... They tear very quickly as well so you need to change them frequently ...
I think for the Hummer Mozi, H3 and Baz have the BF Goodrich A/T and they say it's perfect ... so you can get their feed back on this issue ...
I think for the Hummer Mozi, H3 and Baz have the BF Goodrich A/T and they say it's perfect ... so you can get their feed back on this issue ...
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I'm using sand tires for almost one year:
As Kris mentioned before they are excellent for off road drives, only in flat areas because they don’t dig and just float over the sand, but they slip a bit during dunes climbing.
Very soft on road and noise level is very low.
Optimize the car speed\|fuel consumption, due smallest amount of contact area to the road, which of course causes less friction.
On road braking is poor.
Very slippery on damp roads.
As Kris mentioned before they are excellent for off road drives, only in flat areas because they don’t dig and just float over the sand, but they slip a bit during dunes climbing.
Very soft on road and noise level is very low.
Optimize the car speed\|fuel consumption, due smallest amount of contact area to the road, which of course causes less friction.
On road braking is poor.
Very slippery on damp roads.
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I just dont understand why people buying then and use them on the normal road. They are very low speed rated and had caused many fatalities on the road.
There are so many tire choices that are multi or dual purposes and perform well.
My advise:- Dont buy them.
There are so many tire choices that are multi or dual purposes and perform well.
My advise:- Dont buy them.
Some cars are designed to be dress-up..still dressing mine mpenzi@ad4x4.com
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