Hey guys, done a lot of reading on here, some great info! I’m in the market for a new vehicle soon and it’s boiled down to either a 2010 Silverado or a 2010 4runner. I’ve always loved 4runners, but was disappointed to find out that the new SR5s are not available with a rear locker. I know the Trail Edition has a locker, but a Trail edition is overkill for me, and is not available with a 3rd row. I won’t be doing any true offroading, and snow/ice is not really a concern in this part of Texas.
My concern is with the 4wd SR5’s ability on sand. In the summer we take trips down to the Texas coast for vacation and fishing. I’ve always rode down in 4wd Chevrolet trucks, we’ve never had any problems getting around to some of the more remote fishing spots. The 4wd trucks have the automatic locking rear end (g80) and don’t have any problems in the deep sand or dunes. There are some steep sand dune/hills that many people get stuck trying to get up, but not these trucks. Of course having the right tire and airing down always helps.
I’ve been reading about A-Trac, and it seems like an awesome system on rocky and snowy terrain. But how does it do in the sand? I can’t imagine how applying braking force while trying to make it up a soft sand incline would work? Would this not kill momentum? Sometimes in the deep stuff you just have to power through and keep your momentum, how would A-trac react? Further, A-trac is only active in 4lo. So if I mostly use 4hi, what would keep me from having only 1 front and 1 rear spinning in soft sand?
Anybody have any experience in these new 4runners in the soft stuff?? I saw Egstyle’s post a few days ago about his trip out to the dunes, those are AWESOME pictures, and that looks like a blast. But that sand is nothing like what we have down on the coast. Those dunes are hard packed and look pretty easy to get around on.
Sorry for the long post, any input is appreciated!:hatsoff:
My concern is with the 4wd SR5’s ability on sand. In the summer we take trips down to the Texas coast for vacation and fishing. I’ve always rode down in 4wd Chevrolet trucks, we’ve never had any problems getting around to some of the more remote fishing spots. The 4wd trucks have the automatic locking rear end (g80) and don’t have any problems in the deep sand or dunes. There are some steep sand dune/hills that many people get stuck trying to get up, but not these trucks. Of course having the right tire and airing down always helps.
I’ve been reading about A-Trac, and it seems like an awesome system on rocky and snowy terrain. But how does it do in the sand? I can’t imagine how applying braking force while trying to make it up a soft sand incline would work? Would this not kill momentum? Sometimes in the deep stuff you just have to power through and keep your momentum, how would A-trac react? Further, A-trac is only active in 4lo. So if I mostly use 4hi, what would keep me from having only 1 front and 1 rear spinning in soft sand?
Anybody have any experience in these new 4runners in the soft stuff?? I saw Egstyle’s post a few days ago about his trip out to the dunes, those are AWESOME pictures, and that looks like a blast. But that sand is nothing like what we have down on the coast. Those dunes are hard packed and look pretty easy to get around on.
Sorry for the long post, any input is appreciated!:hatsoff:
