Frederic

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.

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...

Could you clarify what you mean with "sidewalls feel weak"?

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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.

Well deserved @Sam Selim !

Seems like i've jinxed it.. no shovels today. I think partially due to the fact we only had one newbie with us, who happened to drive splendid the entire morning @Aringga. Of course you all drove superbly today... @Srikumar@J-P L@Paul Eldho@Theo09@Mike M.@Ishak@Dodi Syahdar Secondly i do have to admit that i like this kind of open terrain, south of Faqa. Even though we went through some technical patches, it's mostly meant for decent-paced drives while gazing at the horizon. @Frans M you were the perfect second lead, smoothening the tracks where needed and giving Aringga a heads-up at the appropriate times. We had some good fun in the bigger dunes just north of the arboretum, and occasionally some bumpy terrains, but that's all part of the game these days. I will start planning for a super-tech drive soon, where i hope the shovels will be on our shoulders all morning. As soon as it gets a bit cooler . Was great seeing you all today. Hope you have a relaxed Sunday.