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This Kumho AT52 LT 285 looks stout, and my F-150 friend uses same spec tires Kumho LT 285 with no complain. Granted there are steel belts under the tyre's tread, but they shouldn't cause overheating and burning smell issues. Most likely culprits are usually close to the tires: wheel bearings, brakes, knuckles or it could be transferred like overgreasing shaft flung to the muffler and causing the smell. Or the usual stuff with Jeeps: front seal, rear seal, transfer case seal, then oil flying to the rear tires or exhaust, causing the smell. I wouldn't change the tires, drive them till they wear out. But do check with your mechanics where that burning smell is coming from!

Easy check for rotation on the rim, do what (some) dragracers (used to) do: Draw or paint a radial line over rim and tire, and see at the end of your drive if they still line up.

if you are getting a rubber burning smell i would go to mechanics and have it inspected. Just from one wheel? or all of them? the kumho at52s are pretty popular in australia for offroading, if they still have tread i wouldnt swap till i find out what is making that burning rubber smell. they have a pretty good rep for sand/beach usage

I have AT52, I'm not driving now on Expedition with AT52 in desert, but when was driving, even with heavy weight of the car and 10-12 psi I've never smelled anything, I have LT285/65R18

stiff sidewalls are probably perfect for rocky terrain (wadi crawling) to avoid puncturing. But on the sand i prefer tires with a slightly softer sidewall so they provide a better footprint on the sand without beadlock style low pressures. This is also why even HT tires perform great in the sand, just a bit more difficult for self recovery and need some extra attention when driving nearby barbwires or old trees / rubbish.

It’s not something I’ve experienced - I’m running 35” BFG K02’s on beadlocks. I usually run 8 PSI, although the K02’s have stiff sidewalls. If you’ve got a burning smell there must be some sustained friction occurring somewhere. The only places that come to mind are if there’s some sort of tyre rotation on the rim (which would indicate the beadlock rim is not tight enough), or if there’s tyres are flexing enough to contact the car somewhere (eg rubbing against a liner). One way to test if it’s due to the tyre being overdeflated and the sidewalls flexing too much would be to do a drive with slightly more pressure and see if that changes anything. Maybe the sidewalls of that particular tyre are not suited to running at a low pressure. The other easy thing to check is the torque of the beadlock bolts. Those do need checking periodically (I usually do it every six weeks or so). It doesn’t need much torque, maybe 20 lbf, but they do loosen slowly over time.

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I think the items that @Zed mentions above are worth prioritising to check first. They’re much more likely sources of a burning smell.

Thanks @Luke K P, I didn’t notice all wheels, but will get them checked and tested first before I move forward.

Ideally you want the sidewalls to feel quite flat, this means the tire is flexing enough and will provide you a great footprint. The burn smell however is indeed strange, maybe this is related to friction of the rim with the beadlock or something. Perhaps others beadlock users can chime in on this one. @ChrisW@Zed etc...

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congrats @Sam Selim!

Congrats!

Totally agree. I kind of have the tendency during faster drives to do a seconds count before switching over to the other side. Like this: .....approaching the ridge by going parallel... .... entering the ridge... .... counting 1......2.....3..... .....exiting the ridge in parallel way again. The 3 seconds count would guarantee that the car is fully stabilized and long enough on the ridge before exiting. For a little short wheel base Trooper that's usually all over the place on a ridge it assures me that i've been on the ridge long enough.

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Hey @Davie Smooth_Operator - just wanted to send a belated thanks to you and everyone who joined us. We started off in the daylight with some easy lines through Fayah’s small to medium height dunes, giving everyone a chance to get warmed up and practice on the moderately technical terrain. It was also fun to catch a few sideys and some flat ridges. A stop at the fox holes was great for some social time and photos for everyone, and then preparation for driving in the dark. With the sun soon down, we trailed through some slightly larger and more technical dunes which gave everyone a chance to stretch further the skills from earlier in the day. A few refusals and stucks, all handled really well and plenty to learn from. A great day out and my passenger enjoyed it too!