badlands standard 33s? Too thin for the beach?

[MDbeachguy]

During the first major demos of the bronco out at king of the hammers they kept mentioning that they didnt really even have to air down the tires for the loose sand part. Im going to be on a beach most of the time and im basically priced into the standard 33's

Is it because of the tire width that they said this? I dont fully remember what they were driving but im assuming it was a squatch

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[IfIHMadeA2021Scout]

285s are plenty wide for sand. If they don't work for you with all the driving aids it will be because of driving style.

Sure big and wide floatation tires are fun. They're just rarely necessary.

 

[MayhemMike]

I routinely witness everyday SUV vehicles drive on the beach. Requirements never mention tire size.

 

[Go_Galt]

I've driven on sand dunes with much smaller tires.

In the event it's really soft/loose sand, the best performance improvement comes from simply airing way down.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Airing down tires for driving in sand is to make them longer, not wider. The width increase when you air down a tire is practically negligible, especially when you consider the extra width is really coming from bulging sidewalls that have 0 tread and are riding the sand at an angle.

Many people PREFER skinny tires for beach driving. Others just say width is meaningless, wide or skinny don't matter. Don't know anyone who thinks wide tires for sand are better.

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