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Thank you all for joining the first episode of this night drive series which is going to continue in different areas across the country . @Alphin Aloor perfect second lead @Maytham Mahroos great driving and nice to meet you pal. @Prithvi Raj fantastic to see you managing your long wheel base Pajero in the this technical terrain well done @Sandeep Nayar despite you had 3 passenger with you I never doubted the capability of the FJC . Wonderful hope you accompany enjoyed too . @waqar thanks for being royally crested so you gave us a chance to practice shovelling it . Fantastic 👍 @george charbel thanks for joining in the last moment great driving too buddy @Mahmoud Taha you last moment show up indeed was useful your help in the back was much needed and I am glad that you sow Qudra differently this time 😉 everyone navigated brilliantly and with the exception of the royal crest all refusals were managed by self recovery . despite it was a short kind of drive but I enjoyed very much myself along with my sleeping companion in the back seat my Son Abdallah 🤣 see you all in more night drives inshallah

All Terrain tires like the G015 are definitely worth it for the following reasons: 1) Allows for lower deflation vs a HT tire. 2) Stronger sidewall. Sand is soft and forgiving but often we come across some barbed wire or pieces of rock on sabkhas. This is where your HT tire would potentially fail prematurely. 3) knobby AT tire profile will provide better traction during self recovery. During driving in the desert your HT tires are indeed a good option, moving to AT tires will definitely be an improvement with stronger sidewall, and better grip when doing self recovery.

@Abhilash Kottakkal my rim size is 18inch too. In all that time I’ve only ever had a partial pop-out on my front right during an extreme tight turn into a dune. rim size will definitely change the overall handling of your car and potentially even reduce the risk of a popout. However in my personal experience so far so good! I recommend to get use to your car. Become comfortable with 13 psi and then experiment reducing tyre pressure to a maximum of 10 psi. If you’re still not comfortable changing rim size and tyre is always an option. Just don’t make it your only option

That is a big sand scooper. 🤣 You weren't alone at the shop my friend. On the way home the back of my car was wobbling a bit and this is what it was once they got it up on the hoist. There was a bulge around the tire on the right side of the tread with pieces of the steel belt sticking out and the other side was starting to loose some shape too. I got just over 2 years and 40K of use almost to the kilometer. I'm guessing being deflated and rolling around on the sand and being banged around a bit causes the steel belt to degrade over time. Would love to hear of any other ideas on what might have contributed to this. In case you are wondering, after reading many forum articles and debates on off-road tires I decided on the Yokohama Geolander GO15s all around just in case the other tires up front were starting to degrade too. She had that covered! 🤣

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Welcome to Carnity off road club Newbie drive, meeting at Lisalli meeting point, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm with you as this will be a night drive and will challenge us as we maneuver through the dunes of Lisalli with only our lights to guide us. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Newbie and above When: 29 Mar 2024, Friday Meeting time: 20:00 (8PM) - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/KGF6L8VwXMza3tJz7 Approximate finish time: 23:00 (11PM) Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee. A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR

Body lift spacers as you have a ladder frame chassis,

Congratulations @ozgu, keep enjoying !

@DP1011 @Benjamin we were wondering why my vehicle don't recover on it's own and need a tug..it suffered a good damage..luckily the stock guard took it.. I will need to protect it more...

Some of the best looking ridge riding attempts below: @Mahmut @Benjamin @Abhilash Kottakkal @Shiju Raju @Rohit Deginal @Emanuel @Shaun J I just realized I don't have a single "dramatic" picture of your car's crossing - that's how smooth you were with the throttle... And since I had to keep up after our lead, there was no time to catch him in the act. So I got this instead, @DP1011

@DP1011 thank you very much for the drive and advises to get better. @Emmanuel thank you for watching my back and advising me on the risks I am taking by refusing to go down and fighting gravity. @Benjamin thank you for your support as always. @Marek very nice pics. We need you on all the drives, may be a special permission to join any drive as you like. @Mahmut I didnt notice during the drive may be because of no breaks..but your jeep looks amazing...nice job.... thank you all who joined and see you in sand again soon.

Dear Desert Wanderers @Sviatoslav, @Guido Ferriani, @Theo09, @Adam Black, @Damien, @MHD91, @Wilfredo Perez, @Frederic118, @Vipin M, @ChrisW, @Sameer D., @Lea Degner, @Emmanuelle Ifrah, @Fabien Monleau & @Sunil Mathew firstly I would like to thank you all for being on time deflated and flags up, this allowed us to start the briefing and be underway by 14:25. You all drove extremely well with zero stucks and only a handful of refusals. so well done to each and every one of you @Theo09 great second lead and eventually sweep when we had to swap you and Fabian out, you followed my instructions to the tee which allows for a smooth flowing convoy. @ChrisW hope you get the car sorted quickly and easily and that we see you again in the sand real soon @Sunil Mathew great support in the CF roll, really appreciate you being in the middle buddy a lot less for me to worry about, thank you much appreciated. @Fabien Monleau great job in the sweep, always a pleasure to having you along my friend, and great job towing the jeep out, that went a lot smoother than I could have hoped for, thanks again and appreciate all the support Apologies we had to cut the drive a little shorter than we anticipated, and hope to see you all in the sand again real soon

It moves a lot better and it’s performance is stronger now that the Paj has the DNA of a Y61 but you knew I was going to say that 😜.

Subframe drop done 👍, took a day and a half to install but well worth it I think. Did a f+ drive with @Ale Vallecchi on Sunday to test and suspension seams to move a lot better with the new UCAs and trailing arms. Didn’t lift wheels anywhere as much as previously. bit of a full on job to install yourself in the Dubai summer 🥵 but thanks to @Bravoechofor your help. (Only had to get the angle grinder out for one old mount bolt 😂, and to modify the air filter housing) comparison photo to a standard SWB added