Tech Tuesday // Sand Tire Talk (Dune Season!) 

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Bad ass man. So glad to help. 🤘🏻

Hi Drew. Great questions. What I say is nearly my opinion. Everyone has one. It is however gained from experience, testing and conversations with people much smarter that me. For instance, my air pressure theory. This is derived from testing and lots of conversation with Mark, former owner of Sand Tires unlimited. He is a huge proponent of higher air pressures no matter what may be on the site. I have tested pressures too and found that lower air pressure gains floatation which is not traction. That’s another misnomer “ traction” does not exist in the sand. “ acceleration” does. If floatation is not an issue “utvs don’t have this problem” then acceleration is gained through the proper balance between tire speed and sand displaced for a given horse power and weight. Lots of factors here. Too many to type. Round tires don’t slide like flat tires. This means if they cant slide all they can do is forward acceleration. This does not mean that round tires have better acceleration. Lots of factors here too. Too many to type. Real world testing is needed. Not much out there. Have to try yourself and see what you like. I love the Tensor so far. Best front tire I have tried. Killer rear for 185 hp utvs. Might be a little small of a paddle for 225 hp utvs. That’s the only thing I would like to see, more paddle choices in the Tensor. Hope that helps.

Appreciate you taking the time to respond. That’s definitely what I’ve been reading about the tensor- they can great for a stock 195hp can am but maybe not much over that. Now to decide between STUs and Skats.

@@ktmracr3 not to pick sides. But I run a STU #1 paddle with comp cut (like a lighter # 2 paddle) on the rear of my X3 that makes 230 hp. I am now testing that on my Pro R. Love it so far. Still Tensor fronts. 👍🏼

From an engineering stand point it should be very important but in actuality there is very little traction on the front tires especially under acceleration and the front end is light. This makes roll out a small factor. My evidence is only that years and years of 4 WD driving in the dunes does not add load or any extra wear and tear on the front diff or drive lines. Just what I have seen 👍🏼

Absolutely

Height is not an issue. Wear and tear is not an issue. Paddle height is the factor to work on. Just depends on what you have compared to the power you make

Sand craft has a great package. The Tensors worked killer too.

Do the front tires kick up alot of Sand?

New shop is in Huntersville. 👍🏼

@@ShockTherapyllc thanks for the reply. You’re about 4.5 hours from me. And only a few hours from the premier riding area on the east coast. The Hatfield & McCoy trails in West Virginia.

Keep the air pressure above 10PSI or your shocks won’t have a handle to work properly on compression

Sorry but you have a lot of choices. Stock X3. Just make sure you go 31-32” tall with small paddle.

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Dropping a gear is the same as adding more power.

Yes. Your power is perfect. That’s what Jon has who called in on those tires. 12-16 psi should be killer

SS360 🤣🤣 I'll show you my taillights stu all day

I’ve ran the same setup for two seasons on a four seat model, love it for 95% of the duning experience. But, borderline spinning in certain areas. Recommend leaning towards some sort of a straight paddle. Just saying 🤷‍♂️

Not yet but we will have 4 days on them in Glamis in 10 days.

@@ShockTherapyllc I'm in the same boat. Any verdict on this yet? Also in the video you say the Tensors are every bit of 33" but some others say they measure smaller? Have you actually measured them?

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Buffs have traction. That’s how they can turn. Obviously they don’t have as much bite as a paddle front tire does like a STU or an SS 360 but they have some. Try dining in 2 wd and 4 wd see which you like but 4 wd will always be faster.

No experience with them. Sorry

Most people don’t use them. Too heavy. Tire psi should be 10-14 psi

4 w d if you want to be fast. 2 wd if you like to slide the corners.

Methods. 🤘🏻

@@ShockTherapyllc the side with the sandblasters - the black wheels at 27:28. Not the tensor tires with methods. Thanks for the response

@@Clearbrowser that’s an RCR Sandcraft wheel

I have driven them and they work great on a four seater if it’s stock. But if you have a two seater (lighter) or a little more power the. You will need a little taller paddle. Tensor is working on those right now. Should be out soon

@@ShockTherapyllc Appreciate the reply, what choice or tire size would you recommend as well? 14 paddles or sticking to 12 for a stock? Thank you again

@@zakerMafiaI would go 14. They like the traction

@@ShockTherapyllc Tire size? 33s? Will it hurt to go with something as big as 34?

@@zakerMafiayour good. We have run 37s with no issue