Taking the VR4 on the Beach

[frozen]

Over easter i took the VR4 camping to Rainbow beach, i drove it half way into a couple of the camp sites and it seems to handle the sand a treat compared to the next time i went a couple weeks later with my mate's ute and other mate's mitsi 380.

We are coming up for another trip in about 2 weeks and i had the thought hmm... i wonder if anyone has taken their VR4 on the beach? Ive seen some vids of people's evo's having a good ol time. Has anyone tried it out? Obviously coilovers would need to be raised up a little and a massive hose down after the drive, but opinions?

I realise it would be a bad idea, but the question is how bad?

 

[OVR444]

LOL! I admire your ambition Josh! thats like saying... "hey lets strap a turbo motor onto a shopping trolley" ... Sounds awesome in theory, could not end well.

 

[Buckas]

theres plenty of soft sand up there too, she'll be right. never struggled once and ive been stuck there before in lots of other things (suzuki, landrover, hilux, liberty...list goes on)

http://ozvr4.com/forums/showthread.php?6821-Buckas-goes-farming-again...-and-crashes...

just raise it a bit and watch the ayc bars go spastic

 

[Buckas]

http://ozvr4.com/forums/showthread.php?3102-Rhys-White-98-Legnum&p=78549&viewfull=1#post78549

rhys managed too. mind you i dont think he cared as much for his car as some of us others did haha

 

[unclepaulie]

haha go for it josh, wind it up, maybe ditch the 18s


maybe ditch the cat too, wouldnt want that red hot cat starting bush fires lol

 

[TomTom]

I took my Leggy on the beach a few times... the biggest issue is getting to it! Had mine several times at Lancelin making mince meat out of a mates Outlander and took it onto the white sand down at Bremer Bay and Peaceful Bay in south WA. Great fun, but the ride height was nearly stock when I did this! I'm not to sure if the setup I've got at the moment would still handle it.

Will add pics later, only found one from the Lancelin dunes... so not really on the beach this one:

 

[triggs]

Nice pic. Looks like pretty good fun!

 

[leebutts]

Oh noe, you'll be beached az

 

[steveP]

taken mine on the beach a few times. no problems at all. just DONT go slow in soft sand or u will get bogged.

 

[frozen]

do you think it'd need to be raised up a lil steve? lol
Im kinda tempted... except today just a moment ago i found out my steering rack needs a recondition as both boots have been stuffed for quite some time and now the seals are leaking. Probably not the wisest thing to do this time round taking it on the beach? Maybe next time... or if im REALLY tempted and just not do anything crazy.... we'll see

 

[unclepaulie]

just wrap the broken stuff up in garbage bags. problem solved

hey gud won fullah

 

[steveP]

i didnt raise my car up. remember sand is softer than car lol. unless u hit a massive chuck of soft sand, then ur front bar will be like a snow plow.

 

[timmae2006]

I took my Leggy on the beach a few times... the biggest issue is getting to it! Had mine several times at Lancelin making mince meat out of a mates Outlander and took it onto the white sand down at Bremer Bay and Peaceful Bay in south WA. Great fun, but the ride height was nearly stock when I did this! I'm not to sure if the setup I've got at the moment would still handle it.

Will add pics later, only found one from the Lancelin dunes... so not really on the beach this one:

Tom looks like you near the dunes not on the beach

I took mine on the beach at Lancelin when it was stock everything and it had no problems gettin around although it bogged down a lil when the chassis bottom out but the hardest thing was trying to not let the clutch slipped in the the process, would munch it up more now with the HDB in it, but i wouldnt try it again with the atmo BOV ive got now

 

[timmae2006]

taken mine on the beach a few times. no problems at all. just DONT go slow in soft sand or u will get bogged.

Yeah what he said

 

[frozen]

but i wouldnt try it again with the atmo BOV ive got now

why not? isnt that part of the fun?

 

[Johny]

i wish we had sandy beaches we could drive on

 

[TomTom]

Found another pic, I believe its Peaceful Bay

View attachment 5927

 

[OVR444]

just wrap the broken stuff up in garbage bags. problem solved


hey gud won fullah

LMFAO! Bush Mechanics!!! the BEST show ever! Such a laugh!

 

[bradc]

Why do you have to worry about slipping the clutch? You're on sand. Rev and dump

 

[Buckas]

thats how i ruined my clutch haha. its just in mud, nothing restricting it....