My V8 has stock 19" wheels and the Pirelli tires. I don't intend to do any serious offroading or anything. Just drive up to Corrolla and see if we can spot any horses. Anyone ever done that drive with the 19's? Should I not bother? I understand I'll need to deflate a little, but how much is too much with the 19's? Can I go without deflating in Corrolla? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
I'm in Kitty Hawk, NC and I want to go see the wild horses
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My V8 has stock 19" wheels and the Pirelli tires. I don't intend to do any serious offroading or anything. Just drive up to Corrolla and see if we can spot any horses. Anyone ever done that drive with the 19's? Should I not bother? I understand I'll need to deflate a little, but how much is too much with the 19's? Can I go without deflating in Corrolla? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Don't worry about it, is easy to drive there.When I was there last year I even saw a guy in a xc70. If you are still worried stay a little closer to the sea and the sand is a little more compact. Good luck with the horses, I never saw one
Good info, thanks for the advice folks! Looks like we're going to try for Thursday since low tide occurs around 10am. That will give me at least a few hours mid day. I don't have a tow strap, should I bother trying to track one down? I know there's a Wal-Mart up the road a ways.
Driving at the OBX in Corolla isn't too bad. If you go at low tide, stick towards the harder sand, closer to the water. I haven't had the guts to take the wife's new TDi LUX out there, but have cruised all up and down the beach and the backwoods in my 04 Chev Z-71. My only concern would be getting stuck due to lower ground clearance and some of the deeper ruts. People down there are pretty friendly and will volunteer to help get you unstuck. I have seen land rovers with NJ tags on them buried deep.... There is also a tow service at Carova, and the Sheriff patrols pretty often. I have seen the horses every time I have gone up there. Make sure you can spin the tires...that helps to dig into the sand...keep up some momentum and have fun!! Post some pics and let me know how your machine does...maybe I can use that to help talk the wife into letting me take her truck out there.
Glad you made it! Unfortunately we didn't
I was holding out for Thursday because low tide was going to hit at the optimal time of mid-day (allowing time for a nice breakfast and for a casual drive up to Corolla.) But the torrential downpours and flooding all day on Wednesday kinda of messed our scheduled activities up. So everything we had planned for Wednesday we ended up having to postpone until Thursday. Came back to NOVA Friday. I'm def going to do it next time though.
Did you get any pics?
I took some pics of the horses and my truck....didn't take the Touareg....pick up territory only. I usually have a couple chairs, umbrella, shovel, cooler, dog etc....when I go. Still not brave enough to break in the Touareg....plus the wife might get upset since it is hers!! Its only mine when it needs washing or diesel in the tank!!!
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i drive on indian beach - between salter path and emerald isle, nc - earlier this year in my t-reg w 19" rim/tire set up in 4wd low. after fighting deep/thick sand with fully inflated tires (and esp on) for a few minutes, we went where the sand is firmer and the breakers roll to drop tire pressure to 20 psi and disabled esp - after, t-reg was invincible and everyone wanted to know what it was
note to self - despite how cool it might seem, keep the sunroof/windows closed during your drive. in bumping down/up beach storm erosion (18 - 24" drop off between firm sand at ocean and beach reaching up to dunes) by blasting over it and spinning the wheels to keep the vw moving - we sent a bunch of sand flying all over the t-reg - even through the open sunroof with all windows closed
also - since when is a t-reg not a truck? i realize most don't realize t-reg is real like they assume a tahoe/suburban to be in nc... but i have embarrassed/impressed a LOT of chevy/gmc/ford "truck" owners with it. my 04 treg v8 bettered my 97 4wd tahoe in towing capacity by 216 lbs... plus all their wives find the t-reg much more comfy!
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note to self - despite how cool it might seem, keep the sunroof/windows closed during your drive. in bumping down/up beach storm erosion (18 - 24" drop off between firm sand at ocean and beach reaching up to dunes) by blasting over it and spinning the wheels to keep the vw moving - we sent a bunch of sand flying all over the t-reg - even through the open sunroof with all windows closed
also - since when is a t-reg not a truck? i realize most don't realize t-reg is real like they assume a tahoe/suburban to be in nc... but i have embarrassed/impressed a LOT of chevy/gmc/ford "truck" owners with it. my 04 treg v8 bettered my 97 4wd tahoe in towing capacity by 216 lbs... plus all their wives find the t-reg much more comfy!
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** typo above
'97 4wd tahoe towing capacity is 2216 lbs short of my 04/05 t-reg's
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'97 4wd tahoe towing capacity is 2216 lbs short of my 04/05 t-reg's
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I've been driving the OBX beach between Corolla and Carova for years with my '94 landcruiser. Looking forward to seeing how my '12 Touareg TDI will this summer.
I'm really only concerned about the lower ground clearance since the most common way people get fully stuck (I've pulled many out) is bottoming out in the deeper sand. Once the transfer cases/differentials are in the sand it doesn't matter what kind of power or 4x4 system you have.
I'm hoping to find a small lift (1-2") solution before I go but running out of time... Anyone know where to get spacers that might work?
If you choose to let a little air out of your tires before taking to the sand, you can refill at Winks which is less than 1/2 mile from when you get back on the road.
I'm really only concerned about the lower ground clearance since the most common way people get fully stuck (I've pulled many out) is bottoming out in the deeper sand. Once the transfer cases/differentials are in the sand it doesn't matter what kind of power or 4x4 system you have.
I'm hoping to find a small lift (1-2") solution before I go but running out of time... Anyone know where to get spacers that might work?
If you choose to let a little air out of your tires before taking to the sand, you can refill at Winks which is less than 1/2 mile from when you get back on the road.
Yeah, I'm thinking/hoping that reference is for the new T3's. The T3's are reportedly more of a crossover than an SUV. I'm not sure how true this is though. Are they lower than the T1's & T2's?
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I think the T3 is perfectly capable for these situations but tires and clearance do matter regardless of how powerful the truck is or its differential setup. I don't think the T3 is any lower than a T1 or T2 (unless put suspension all the way up with Air setting which might give an extra inch). I guess I am just so used to having 12" or more on my old Landcruiser that had a 2" lift.
Regarding the term "crossover", I think of them as purely auto manufacturer's marketing ploy by raising the roofline of a car without much else behind it. In NY, all SUVs are classified as "Suburban" when registered, including the T3. I don't know which classification I dislike the most. I don't consider the T3 either of these.
Regarding the term "crossover", I think of them as purely auto manufacturer's marketing ploy by raising the roofline of a car without much else behind it. In NY, all SUVs are classified as "Suburban" when registered, including the T3. I don't know which classification I dislike the most. I don't consider the T3 either of these.
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My wife and I were out on OBX in early June, before we bought our CP 2008 Touareg. We stayed in Corolla and took one of those group SUV trips up there. The SUV's used where much bigger than the Treg with bigger offroad tires and higher suspensions (unless you have air suspension), alongside your normal Jeep Wranglers and such. (There were plenty of other smaller SUVs crawling the beach too - think RAV4 etc. but I have to hope they stuck to just the immediate beach and had 4x4 of some sort.)
That said, couple things that come to mind - the Touareg manual actually says not to let air out for driving on sand. See your Driving Your Touareg manual. Now in real life this may or may not prove useful - leave it up to those with actual time offread and on sand.
Also if anyone has ever heard of Pismo Beach in California, they let you drive any car right out on the sand. A few years ago I did that with a rent-a-car and had no touble. (I would not have if others were not doing it also.) But yes stay on the more solid sand. No dune buggying.
Back to OBX, those big SUV trips also go off the main beach and up over the front dune (which is pretty solid) and deeper into the wild area which is full of sandy trail roads, enough water pools to be careful about, and lots of houses/properties. The big group SUV tour driver (was a Chevy or Ford or something can't remember) went through several pretty deep water pools on a sandy road on the way back to the beach area. I don't know if those pools where greater than 19 inches (maximum depth for a non-air suspension Touareg) and you'd really want off-road tires I imagine. Might want to stick to the beach, and unless you have a set of offroad tires and air suspension, is my gut feeling.
That said, couple things that come to mind - the Touareg manual actually says not to let air out for driving on sand. See your Driving Your Touareg manual. Now in real life this may or may not prove useful - leave it up to those with actual time offread and on sand.
Also if anyone has ever heard of Pismo Beach in California, they let you drive any car right out on the sand. A few years ago I did that with a rent-a-car and had no touble. (I would not have if others were not doing it also.) But yes stay on the more solid sand. No dune buggying.
Back to OBX, those big SUV trips also go off the main beach and up over the front dune (which is pretty solid) and deeper into the wild area which is full of sandy trail roads, enough water pools to be careful about, and lots of houses/properties. The big group SUV tour driver (was a Chevy or Ford or something can't remember) went through several pretty deep water pools on a sandy road on the way back to the beach area. I don't know if those pools where greater than 19 inches (maximum depth for a non-air suspension Touareg) and you'd really want off-road tires I imagine. Might want to stick to the beach, and unless you have a set of offroad tires and air suspension, is my gut feeling.
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I took the Corona tour last year. The vehicle was a Suburban with, as I recall, off-road tires. It seemed normal height -- about the same as the 2012 Touareg I have bought since then. The driver stayed on wet sand near the waterline when he could and used existing roads (tracks really) to cross the dune line. Once inland of the dunes we followed a seemingly random network of crude dirt roads. I did notice that he always avoided standing water; since conditions were pretty dry, this tactic presented no problem. For all I know, he just didn't want to wash his vehicle when we got back to the office. On that trip, in those conditions, I saw nothing my Touareg couldn't handle.
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i was in OBX in october, i also have 19's (and the tread wasn't the high) truck handled fine.. i did drop the air from the 45 psi i normally run to about 27. ran in 4wd high with AS in off road 1. and ESP off. was alot of fun...didn't know they had dirt trails in on there..will look for that next time
I go to the Outer Banks quite a bit, mainly Ocracoke Island. I have 265/65/17 all-terrain tires on my Treg and never had a problem with this size (or the OEM size tire for that matter). On the Outer Banks it is highly recommended you air down. I air down to 20 psi with no issues. Yes, ESP must be turned off when driving on sand. These vehicles perform like they were bred for the beach.
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