@anandrajant
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quote DuncanField:It is with great pleasure that I announce Bahaa999 as member of the week.You showed great skill in being my second lead last Friday and you are really beginning to master those ridges like a pro. Congratulations :yesss:
Bahaa congratulations 🙂 🙂 well deserved..
quote DuncanField:It is with great deserve that Yohan is now joining the Marshall team at Ranger Level.Congratulations Yohan on this success and welcome aboard. You are a fantastic driver with the right attitude towards safety and your help and assistance has been invaluable to the club.
This is us saying thank you and truly well deserved. :yesss: :ymhug:
Congratulations Yohan, all the very best on your new role..
quote Iwamas:Id hit ACE and Carrefour first, as adventure HQ prices go much higher… There is also a place called picnico in barsha, right near MOE that has everything:thanks: Ashraf, will do that 🙂
quote Ahmad Pervez:quote yohanbaria:quote Vijay:People who have experience of Camping, can you suggest some Tent and bed for 2 people? Just keep in mind, I may not use it again for a year or so till winter starts and we plan another Liwa drive.Vijay tents range from about 40dhs to a few thousands.. If u remember seeing mine for one of the night drives was bought from ace for about 200 u can find them there and in carrefour etc too. Same goes with sleeing bags there are various choices available and u will find them in either of the shops. Dont spend too much on them since u wont be using it often!
See you on Friday! :drive:You can also buy a Queen sized Intex inflatable mattress, once inflated this keeps one away from the sand which might get cold overnight and gives a very comfortable surface to sleep upon even if one is camping in Wadis which might have rocks or pebbles. Do not forget the air pump required to pump up the mattress, though.
Hi Vijay, Please let me know if you found reasonable stuffs.. I am also thinking to buy these during this week…if I get it first, then I will let you know. My targets are ACE, Adventure HQ & Carrefour.. :thanks:
quote Vijay:We had a wonderful drive yesterday lead by Ashraf and sweep by Sanjay. We had lots of fun climbing some good dunes and playing in pink rock area. We also went to the backside of pink rock which we mostly dont visit. Camp was as usual good, thanks to Ahmad for arranging the same for all of us.Thanks to Ashraf and Sanjay for the drive.
Eagerly waiting to see new * & ** showers 🙂
Yes , you said it Vijay :thanks: :thanks:
quote Ahmad Pervez:The countdown to Liwa has already started for me…
I just can’t wait to be in those beautiful Majestic Dunes!!!
:yesss:Need to do some shopping to prepare for this wonderful , long awaited :drive: ..hope I will manage to get the green flag for the trip , early this week 😀 😀 so that can find some time do it !!
My first :drive: with my family , we had lots of fun start to end 🙂 🙂 :ymparty: :ymparty:
We reached early at the meeting point and could see each of members reaching there. In few minutes time we were almost 50+ cars ready to :drive: . Well organised to handle such huge numbers, convey list was printed and Marshals were ready with their team by 3 to start the drive ..
I was driving with Duncan as lead, Faheem, Joe & Bahar was supporting. :thanks: to Duncan, Faheem, Joe and Bahar for such a wonderful lead and support. Drive was mostly on crests , very technical and challenging, finally some huge dunes 😀 :D. Me and family enjoyed every bit of it. Now I am much more relaxed since my future drives are more easy to convince 😀 :D.
Our team was rocking and every body did very well. It was a busy day in desert and couple of time we had to slow down because of other traffic !! We also met another DO convey , it was like DO is ruling the desert yesterday, proud movement for DO 🙂 🙂
Each drive is a great experience with DO. I never thought I will be so much involved in this when joined. I congratulate the Founders, Marshals and Members on this wonderful achievement. I am really proud to be part of DO.
Hi Firoz Looking forward to :drive: with you again .. done 18 drive including today’s ” Adrenaline Rush…..”
Great :drive: today, for the first time driving with Ashraf, :thanks: a lot for the lead. Drive was really fun especially with a team of Marshals. It was very challenging technically and high dunes. Once again :thanks: a lot to the Marshals for their support and guidance as always. Waiting for the next drive again with “Adrenaline Rush” team.
Friends, I couldn’t make it today, my son was not keeping well, see you all next time.
quote DuncanField:Seeing the line-up I’m very tempted to come back early.😕
Looking forward to :drive: with you again 😀
quote DuncanField:quote joe.zeinoun:again a small clarification on the matter at hand…
once a vehicle is lifted, it will automatically suffer from a shift upward in centre of gravity.
this will destabilize the vehicle laterally and make it prone to sway and tip-over; the higher the lift the greater the risk.
to compensate for this disadvantage one must widen the wheel-base of the vehicle while maintaining the same tyre diameter size, so as not to face any loss in torque and power. this could be achieved by either fitting spacers to the wheels or changing the wheels to wider ones with more negative offset. wider wheels with negative offset can still accommodate same tyre size as oem, as long as it doesnt exceed the recommended tyre rim-width fitting margins.
for example and as stated by manufacturer, a BFG all-terrain TA KO tyre of 285/75/16 size, can fit on a wheel ranging in width between 7.5″-9″ (inches)…cheers
Hi Anand,
I’m with Joe on this one as he concisely states above. This is my experience and suggestion but ultimately it is a personal decision. Drive your car. See how it feels, then make a decision.
As you can see everyone has their own advice but its your opinion that matters most. Once you start modifications its hard to know where to stop. Wider wheels with greater off spacing will possibly mean some modification will be needed to your wheel arches and so on ………
I lifted mine and put wheel spacers. This did not feel as good as stock stability so I changed wheels to wider from 7 to 9.5 incg with 4.25 offset as opposed to 6 and now it handles amazingly. Literally hang sideways off crests.
Just listen to yourself ultimately from gaining experience of how your beast handles. If you feel you need more stability go for it… 😀
:thanks: a lot Duncan, really appreciated. Yes I will see how is it going in coming weeks. My issue is I cant make that judgment on stability may be because of lack of experience. I might request few experienced marshals to test drive my car during the drive to give their opinion. Most of my online research ended up in for a wider wheel even though it is an expensive option. Let me wait for few more weeks and then decide.
quote Sreejith Chengazhassery:quote anandrajant:Hi friends, Need your expert opinion on above subject. Most of you are aware that I have recently lifted my Landcruiser. Few of DO members suggested to use wheel spacers to have a better stability of car. Another option would be using wider wheels. I need your expert opinion on which one is better, spacers or wider wheel :-\ ?Hi Anand,
I’m pretty new to Desert Driving. But, have used a lifted pre-2008 Landcruiser extensively at Oil & Gas project sites. Although you LC looks very different from the pre-2008 models, the engineering effort that goes into a Toyota is unmatched and it should still be stable after a small lift. And I have seen your vehicle at a previous drive. Personally, I don’t think you’ve lifted it too much to cause discomfort during driving. I didn’t even recognise it as a lifted vehicle.
If you don’t feel excessive body roll or imbalance, I would personally recommend that you don’t need to do any more modifications.
Personally, I would never modify a Japanese/Korean/German vehicle.
My two cents (or should I say my 25 fils? 🙂 )
Regards,
SreejithHi Sreejith
Thanks a lot for the comments. I think you have seen my car before lifting.May be next time we join for a drive you can have a look and let me know your view, would appreciate it :thanks:
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