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Are you still paid in Rands @Colin Jordan If I make it, I can lend you a 1-cylinder compressor (I bought a bigger one). You can smoke 1.5 filter cigarettes per tyre.

As we have been respecting authorities guidance & Carnity COVID guidelines to resume desert drives with caution by keeping social distance and wearing mask at all times outside the vehicle Unfortunately few off-roaders have difficulty in understanding and abiding these guidelines. As published in the national newspaper of UAE, everyone need to understand that still there are no gatherings allowed and authorities are issuing fine for 10,000 AED for host and 5,000 AED for attendees. https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/people-caught-violating-covid-19-safety-instructions-prosecuted-1.1591381059748 If you spot anyone stepping out of the car not wearing a mask, please remind them on the radio immediately. As we all are in this together, so we all have to help each other to remind. Failing to abide below list of restriction will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club: FIRST WARNING Minimum 1 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. SECOND WARNING Minimum 6 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. If you do not like these restrictions, please stay at home and do not join for any off-road drives. Every Carnity Off-road Club Member has to COMPLY WITH THESE COVID19 GUIDELINES FACE MASK IS MANDATORY, WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT - NO EXCUSES. LEARN TO CONFIGURE YOUR RADIO, before the drive. Nobody will teach you or exchange radios like before. Read the detailed instructions posted here - to configure. If you still cannot configure, ask on forum ahead of time. Click "TOTALLY AGREE" Emoji here before RSVP any drive or else trip lead will remove your name.

And that makes one point clear, never panic. Just follow leaders like @Xaf, @Ale Vallecchi, @Wrangeld, @Jeepie, @Brette, @Srikumar, @Frederic, @sertac, @Shamil, @Gaurav, @Asif Hussain, @Javier M @Emmanuel and the likes for the best off road experience. They are very patient and never panicked which means they have the best solutions in record time to make every off-road experience a unique one.

@rohan Happy to share my honest review abt Liberty KK (08-12) Currently running stock 3.7 V6 engine.2.5" Rough Country leveling kit. 1.5" Yita spacers but had to remove it as it was causing running issue. 265/70 R17 Dunlop Grandtrex. I have trimmed almost 40%-50% of my front bumper and somewhat similar on the rear one. be prepared to trim the front bumper for fewbie and upwards the stock will break a 100%, for sure. rest everything is stock on my jeep I have be able to handle almost every challenge the dunes had to offer. Initially had an O2 sensor issue and was lacking power but once replaced it has been an absolute beast this is a very common problems with these models . Never had any major issues the engine and transmission is solid even after putting 280K kms on my jeep. i am happy with the overall build. I don't want to say more and jinx it have recently put bigger tyres and need to see how it plays out . Having put these Kms my jeep it is now a hybrib " It burns Oil and Gas" @Srikumar Approach and breakover angles are a bit less when compared to others and you will need to lift it and trim it. once done there will be no issues KK suspension gives good affroad capability and a very comfortable on road experience. Maintenance is not expensive you just to know the right place to get your stuff. eg 6ltr mopar 10k oil is 100aed . overall i would say its not the best but its best for me. it offers good Box looks and decent offroad capabilities you can find 2010 under 100k kms for 15k aed Have been using it for offroading almost 1 1/2 yr and loving it ,would not trade it for anything else.

Good Morning Al Lisali Adventurers @Janarthan @Shiju Manuel @RohanH @asifk @Lorenzo Candelpergher @marks @Jolly Abraham @Nizam Deen @J J @Yousef Alimadadi (and the reserves, in case anyone drops out @Mehmet Volga and @Jorge Stepniak Felippe) Thanks for signing up for the Friday morning drive from Al Lisali to Al Qudra. For most of you this will be quite new territory, so a few things to prepare for mentally in advance of the drive. There are tricky technical dunes we need to pass to get into the wide, flowing dunes that allow us to run from Al Lisali: We have a morning drive, so hopefully the sand will be a little less forgiving, but you will need to be on your game straight from the get go. Unlike many drives where we can ease in slowly to the more difficult dunes, we have the most challenging technical bit straight away. Technical dunes while not as much fun, are important to improve your drive skills. The better you can control your vehicle through the smaller dunes where angles are all important, the better - because this really helps you to understand where the front and back of your car (and the approach angles etc., ) are. Why? Because once you know this, you can understand if a different approach route makes more sense when you have a longer vehicle to avoid cresting or catching a bumper on the way in or out. Once through the technical stuff, the route takes us through some wonderful swooping wide dunes where we will be able to, hopefully, move at speed. Our newest Fewbies on the drive will find this a big difference from Newbie drives, those with a bit more experience and approaching Fewbie+ will enjoy the chance to really attack some of these dunes an start to undersrtand the potential of the vehicle. Come with a full tank of gas! The intention, time permitting is to cover a lot of ground - more than we normally cover when in Qudra or Sharjah. It would really be a shame if someone starts to have range anxiety. Look out for more updates during the week, and as ever, if there are quesitons, please feel free to ask. If anyone has to drop out for any reason, there are reserves waiting in the wings, eager to replace you. Convoy roles will be announced later in the week for 2nd Lead and Sweep. We will be joined by Carnity's own Superman @Rahimdad on the drive to keep us all in order. Have a great week. See you soon in the sand.

Congrats @Febin Frederic

Congrats...😀

Anyone managed to catch the race yesterday - Hungary GP? I am quite impressed with Redbull for fixing Max's suspension on the grid and Max went on to secure no.2 spot on the podium. It was really working under pressure to the perfection. In case you are wondering, Max slide off and hit the tyre wall whilst driving to the starting grid.

@Gaurav and @Wrangeld you can add newbie @Sreejith Sreenivasan on this drive who want to join and add me to wait list on the morning fewbie (Lisaili). Or another drive where places are available. If no places come up if as one drops out , I will join only for the evening fewbie plus drive. Thanks

WD40 won’t help. My guess is that they have been over tightened and the threads have been stretched. What I would do is use a drift and give them a few hard smacks with a hammer before loosening. Sounds counterintuitive but sometimes with stuck nuts, it can help to tighten them a tiny bit more before loosening. The other option is acetylene but you are going to damage the finish on your wheels. Wheel studs don’t actually need to be as tight as most people think. Recommended tightening torque for FJ is only 112Nm. It’s worth investing in a cheap 1/2” torque wrench or a set of torque sticks and giving them a check every so often.

@Vanessa8580 has G015 on her Pajero since 6 months. So far pretty happy. It’s hard to compare because my G012 are 16 inch and her G015 are 18inch, but the G015 looks a little bit more sturdy/less flexible. https://monotukuru.com/yokohama-geolandar-a-t-g015-vs-geolandar-a-t-s-g012/ @Wrangeld description on Page2 gives same info.

Oops, I missed on that point. Now G012 and G015 - I personally have no comments, unless I use G015 too. But going by the Yokohama credibility and super happy with G012, I will definitely give G015 a try.

Very cool race yesterday, the racing is back.

Katori Cut ....🤣

Congratulations @Najeeb Mohammed

USE Flags and cummunicate before moving on dead spot

Congrats...😀

Congrats @Rinelle Sanaani

The only thing that will break non-Chinese OEM lug bolts is if they are over tightened. The thing to do now would be replace all th lug bolts with OEM bolts, since you will never know if the ones you buy from a scrap yard were also not over tightened at some point in their lives.

Agree. If you don't want to compromise on your sound quality, go for Pioneer, Sony, Alpine, or other well known audio brand. Stay away from the Chinese ones unless you will use an external amplifier.

Good Morning Solar Parkers, Again the drive got filled very quickly, and i am already looking forwards to the next drive. As you all know, we have 2 topics where we need to have your consent by clicking on the "totally agree" icon. Most of you have done this already on the COVID19 rules and regulations topic, and i thank you for that, but we also need to do this for the COVID19 ban rules post. (see drive topic above). @Mels Wolf plz click totally agree on the COVID19 rules post. @Jeandre Bezuidenhout @Christian Andras @Mukundan Nair @Ahmed Farghaly @Melenany @Neale Faulkner plz click on the "totally agree emoji" on the ban post below: Thanks !

You deserve this promotion. Congrats @Rinelle Sanaani

I might have spoke too soon ... had an issue with the Mastercraft tyre , it just busted in the middle of a normal drive around the bridge .. my garage is still figuring out how ..and it is not repairable apparently .. such a bummer

That’s definitely strange. My only suspicion would be that it was hugely overtightened in the past of a guy with a impact gun. (Doof Doof)...

Fuck ! That thing is ugly as sin. US spec means flood damaged or in a crash bad enough that it was written off. Plus 195k miles that's 300k plus kms. Also be weary if rust on these US imports. My buddy once bought a TJ US spec right when the container opened after arriving here. It has been in a slight tip over which cracked the hardtop and a front fender slight bent. But was it a pain in the ass. First of all almost impossible to find a hardtop anywhere. And we found a slightly less damaged repairable one for 4000 plus Then while slowly driving around 30k the rear axel just popped out for no good reason. Then almost impossible to register because frame had rust and the VIN number had rusted away So all in all a massive shit experience but then again nothing else can be said about jeep ownership.

@Ale Vallecchi I have been facing the same dilemma as you about changing tires - not from HT to AT, but being unable to find the Geolandar A/T-S (G-012) anywhere in the market, because apparently this tire has been discontinued and is now the A-T (G015). I had concerns around the A/T because the tread seems more hard core, and I was worried about (even) more road noise while driving to and from the desert. I am also planning to move the front tires from 19" to 21" to balance up the car - even though I think that the stance at the moment looks quite good. I have bene offered all sorts of H/T tires as alternatives to the G012 and none of them has the characteristics that I think make for the type of tire I want off road = more floating, less digging. Also as I am upsizing, there will be a difference in the weight of the tires that might impact on momentum and agility (not to say anything about consumption which I am sure will also suffer once new tires are in place). Problem is that this is a big investment, which ever way we look at it and if it's wrong, it's not like you can take them back.

Congrats @andy_macdxb

@Srikumar Thanks for your invaluable tips on checking my psi gauge (which isn't accurate) with the one in the petrol station as I should have deflated my tires more. Great group and fun drive 😎

I'm horrified. The bastard child of my bastard child's mother's niece.

I’ll start with the very unique Badain Jaran desert : Badain Jaran mysterious lakes

I'm always willing to give new a chance. And hopefully with the twin turbo setup the low end torque and turbo lag issues are also solved . But still the mind falters with such puny displacement of only 2.7 trying to pump out 300 plus horsepower. Questions about longevity and reliability arise. Other than diesels never heard of high mileage and reliable turbocharged engines.

Lol all the resellers will buy out the Broncos and Al Quoz will be having Broncos at 400K : ) Just like how the Jimny got inflated pricing

After 15 years from now when it became 20.000Aed car we will look in to it

thanks @Rahimdad for the advice, i will have a look and test drive tomorrow and update. Only concern about American spec.

Many congrats @Jeepie

Congrats @Jeepie and @Wrangeld well done to the both of you. The dedication and commitment week after week shows in every drive and it's been a pleasure driving with the 2 of you for the last year and looking forward to what's in store for the near future.

The new Cooper AT3 4s is good. light weight compared to other ATs. i think it's P rated, but still provide some good traction and side wall protection. My next set will be those.

When purchasing my last Geolanders, a shop in Al Quoz was pushing me towards Mastercraft Courser tyres, which are a side-brand from Cooper. I was hesitant as the price seemed attractive but never heard of the brand. Later on i saw @Xaf having them on the Landcruiser if i remember correctly.

They’ve discontinued it , the new A/T Model supersedes it. even if you get a dealer selling the ATS be careful, as it will be an old tyre and worse still it may not be authentic

Hi Rohan, yes absolutely. I have on both my car and Vanessa her car Yokohama Geolandar which performs great offroad, and is comfortable and silent on-road as well. Stay away from the very aggressive patterns like BF Goodrich, as these will create road noise.

I leave it up to anyone to buy whatever they want. I only advise newbies to start with a radio that is not too expensive and easy to set up for the main reason that starting a hobby is not a cheap thing and they will be confronted with many other investments along the way. Once you reach the point that you fully understand the functionalities and flaws of that radio, you can perfectly upgrade to a Yaesu or something more professional. The MT777 (now made by Crony) is sharing lots of components with the Baofeng radios. I recently programmed a Crony radio with a Baofeng programming cable and Baofeng software. The main components to look at are: * Sound: A 200dhs radio will probably sound louder and more crisp than a 50dhs model. * Battery: A 2000mAh battery will last longer than a 1200mAh one. * Build quality. * Availability of accessories, support, etc...

Also agree, that was the reason why I went to the motorola mt7777, not a real motorola btw, but sound quality is a bit better than the Baofeng.

@Emad Malaeb @Kalahari @Hafiz Abdul Rahman @Ralph Geonzon @Shiju Manuel @Nizam Mohammed @Najeeb Mohammed @Chaitanya D @Jolly Abraham @Rafal W. @Jamy B. @Jihad Hachem @andersonlorente @Anvar Sadath Bekal @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Nikhil Saju Paul As suggested in the topic by Dragon Mart Off-Road Gear Shops, by @Frederic, I checked with a shop for the price of Baofeng UV-5R. Its 125Aed per piece and total 30aed delivery charges for any quantity. (refer below image). For multiple pieces he may give some discount. If anybody interested let me know today, then I will order in bulk.

thanks, a lot appreciate the efforts 👌

Thank you @Ren13, @Srikumar, @Frederic, @Javier M, @Mujtaba & @Gaurav for your observations. Everybody is right and deserves a round of applause. The main idea still remains to learn from others mistakes so that we do not repeat the same. Some recoveries require a little more time to think and discuss several ideas on how to proceed with the recovery. The decision should be unanimous and agreed by all after listening carefully to the details. Help and be a part as required by the senior members. Wishing everyone safe off roading.

Looks like he turned at the very last moment towards the left instead of going towards the right or down the slope and braked due to which he lost momentum and rolled over.

First : falling asleep or at least paying too much attention to the nice music he was listening to - and not enough to the convoy path. Anyways he went down the dune, then tried to correct his mistake, fighting gravity, turning his weels in the direction of the top of the dune.

If only.... two engines installed and both were bad. Now on to third engine 😥

@Frederic Nuyttens and @sertac and @shadow79 good observations by all. I like @Frederic Nuyttens and @sertac explanation the best. Very good observation from @skumar83.