Alexander Alcala

Hi team.  I'm looking forward to our night adventure.  I have been out of the desert for too long now and I'm super eager to hit the dunes again.

Hi.  Im sorry but I will not be able to join.  My jeep is still in the shop (I expected it to be ready today).

Have fun.

Hi Guys.  I will travel out of Dubai this Sunday morning for work.  I am sorry but I have to with draw my name from the list.  I really wanted to cross join the group.  Have fun

Im putting myself in the waiting list because Im not sure if I will be able to attend or if I will have to work on Sunday.

13 minutes ago, Asif Hussain said:

In other words we need a slave

Not a slave. A good friend that wants to support you.

If you bring a passenger, a good idea would be to bring a good support team mate (not a tourist), since its very likely that you will need some muscle to dig and connect ropes or give directions.

I went there three weeks ago and made 180 Ks around over two days.  The first day barely managed to pull 100.

100 Kms / day is feasible.  200 in a day is very unlikely, especially given the very soft nature of the sand there and the steeps climbs that will produce many refusals.  

Also is important to be clear about the potential damage to the bumpers.  Both approach and departure angles are important to avoid damaging your car.

Regarding the gas, I used a full tank + 45 lt in three rotopax jerry cans and finished with 1/4 tank.  I have a 2 doors JK lifted with big tires, which makes me burn gas like hell.  So, depending on your car and driving style it might be required the equivalent of another gas tank.

Liwa is an amazing experience, not only because of the extremely beautiful terrain, but especially because it will challenge you (nerves, resolution, skills, teamwork to rescue team members on difficult stuck situations), and also the cars itself.  I have gone twice and never get enough of it.  

If you love off-roading and have the skills and the right car, it is something you need to do.

Hi Ale,

I got confused with the new weekends and the fact that there are two intermediate drives in the morning.  My mistake.

Usually the car pieces are over engineered so 1” spacers shouldn’t have a big impact on your bearings. And it’s cheaper than new rims. 

Center of gravity has nothing to do with spacers.  The reason for the spacers is to have more space for the bigger tires when you turn the wheels and avoid the rubbing with the internal pieces. If you dont have that problem dont use spacers. Those will only add stress to the wheels if they are not necessary 

On 10/29/2021 at 12:02 PM, Vaibhav said:

Hello,

 

Just wanted to check if any one in the forum has information if there is a kill switch installed and a pedal commander does it impact the Warranty of the vehicle? 

 

Regards

Vaibhav

The pedal commander should not void the warranty, since its not an actual modification.,  Just an add-on.  

For the kill switch, what is the switch killing?

3 hours ago, Gaurav said:

All Radio Channel Assigned.

All crew, support team and backup lead will be on Channel 1.

1. Team 1 - Arabian Sand Gazelle - Kailas - Radio Channel 7.
2. Team 2 - Arabian Wolf - Ale - Radio Channel 2.
3. Team 3 - Arabian Saluki - Chaitanya - Radio Channel 3.
4. Team 4 - Arabian Camel - Marjan - Radio Channel 10.
5. Team 5 - Arabian Leopard - Lorenzo - Radio Channel 4.
6. Team 6 - Arabian Red Fox - Richard - Radio Channel 6.

 

I would have thought that each team would take the same channel as team number to facilitate the support team to communicate with each specific team (easy to remember).  hahahaha

No worries.  I will listen to the sweet roar of my engine on the dunes

35 minutes ago, JeromeFJ said:

Thank you Ale for the TEAM ARABIAN WOLVES compilation !

Other teams if you want to use it, we will charge small fee of 15 min bonus time per download !

 

No worries.  I will listen to the sweet roar of my engine on the dunes

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

So you wont be able to fix a pop-out on any other car that's not a Jeep ?

I still carry the original jack that can work with smaller cars

14 minutes ago, Thomas Varghese said:

Not very sure if the computer will malfunction. I have seen battery shops doing it for a quick check if the battery or alternator is at fault. I was horrified 1st but nothing happened to my battery. 

To be honest, I have never tested.  But that's what I have been always told by my electric engineers friends.  And not being an expert on the field I rely on their advice.  Imagine frying your computer in the middle of the desert........

On 10/31/2021 at 11:32 AM, Thomas Varghese said:

@Anish S if you don't attend to this ASAP we will find you soon kneeling down in the front of the car, hands in praying position and wishing the car would just come back to life and help you get out of the desert. The car would just not even respond to your prayers saying you didn't take care of the symptoms he has shown you. I hope you will have a good F 150 or similar trucks in the convoy to tow you out of the desert to tarmac. It happened to me once. The battery died suddenly and nothing could make the car come back to life. You think jump starting would help but sadly it won't. I found out later that to jump start such a car you need to connect 2 car battery's so as to overcome the shorting inside the cells. Electricity will be happy to flow through the least resistant path which is the short itself and no current will reach your starter motor to crank. Its electricity's law. Only other way to jump start then will be to completely disconnect the terminals and connect the jumper cables to the terminal cables directly and once your car comes back to life you can reconnect the battery and exit. 

Completely disconnecting the battery is a bad idea to jump starting, because at some point to reconnect it you might leave the circuit open, and voila, there goes your computer......

I didn't watch the video.  But when I replaced my winch line I used a second car on neutral on a flat surface and on tarmac to provide the right amount of tension.  It took me 5 minutes tops.

A private street or a secluded parking place can serve the purpose.

39 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Question is: is this valid for UAE ?

I would say that this market has a different composition of buyers (multicultural), and probably the rotation is higher (based on people living few years in the country in average).  

Interesting article:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/42944/jeep-wrangler-depreciates-the-least-nissan-leaf-the-most-study

I get my insurance the same day I inspect the car in the RTA and in the same office, so I haven't have any issue with that.

Count me in.  I will enjoy this day very much if selected

22 hours ago, PaoloMaraziti said:

@Alex Raptor has one of these and can probably comment, while @Alexander Alcalause the balloon jack if I recall coy… sorry guys for bringing you in but expertise is sought and we need the wizards ! 

 

 

 

Hi.  I had the Australian X-Jack.  After one year carrying it in the back of my jeep I wanted to use it some weeks ago and it blew up.  I think that it cannot handle the summer heat inside a car.  Thanks God it happened before I took the tire off and there were two other mates to help me.  Now I have the ARB Hydraulic Jack that works perfect with a Jeep (same as high-lift but without the safety hazards).

I am curious about that model with the tree small round tubes.  If anybody tries that I would like to hear about the experience.

It is absolutely true.  I had 35's and now 37's in my jeep.  4.56 has been the solution since the beginning.  The lift is only to create space for the bigger tires, as you said, the clearance is provided solely by the increase size of the tires.  Enjoy your improved ride

I don't have spare tire.  I am sorry, but I am not available.  Not sure how my name ended there.  If I were available I would do it more than happy.  I am eager to go Offroad

Hi @Ale Vallecchi.  I think my name has been included in the list by mistake.

Please add me to the wait list.