BUGGY - SEPTEMBER

TIRES AND TERRAIN

SOFT SAND OR THICK MUD - FOR THESE TYPES OF TERRAIN YOU WILL WANT "PADDLE TIRES" (INSTEAD OF TREAD THESE TIRES HAVE ROWS OF SCOOPS RUNNING ACROSS THE TIRE) IN BACK AND NARROW "SMOOTHIES" (NO TREAD) UP FRONT. NEITHER OF THESE ARE STREET LEGAL AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 10 MPH ON OTHER SURFACES

LOOSE GRAVEL OR SOFT DIRT - FOR THESE TYPES OF TERRAIN YOU WILL WANT A TIRE SIMILAR THE DICK CEPEK "TERRATRAK" IN THE BACK, THESE ARE SIMILAR TO A PADDLE TIRE BUT THE PADDLES ARE MUCH SMALLER AND THICKER SO THEY CAN HOLD UP TO ROUGHER TERRAIN. IN FRONT YOU WILL WANT A NARROW TIRE WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DIRECTIONAL TREAD PATTERN SUCH AS THE DICK CEPEK "COMMANDO" (A KNARLY ARMY JEEP TYPE OF TIRE). THE TERRATRAK IS NOT STREET LEGAL.

HEAVY GRAVEL AND LOOSE ROCKS - FOR THIS TYPE OF TERRAIN YOU WILL WANT A "KNOBBY" TYPE OF TIRE SUCH AS THE YOKAHAMA "SUPER DIGGER III". THESE TYPES OF TIRES LOOK SIMILAR TO A DIRTBIKE MOTORCYCLE TIRE, WITH MANY SMALL SQUARES SPACED ABOUT 1" APART AND COVERING THE SHOULDER AND PART OF THE SIDEWALL. IN FRONT YOU CAN USE A NARROW TIRE WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DIRECTIONAL TREAD PATTERN SUCH AS THE DICK CEPEK "COMMANDO" (A KNARLY ARMY JEEP TYPE OF TIRE). ALTHOUGH THE SUPER DIGGER III's ARE STREET LEGAL THEY HAVE A VERY SOFT TREAD AND TEND TO WEAR OUT FAST WITH A LOT OF STREET USE.

HARD DIRT OR HEAVY STREET USE - IN BACK GO WITH A DURABLE STREET TRUCK TIRE WITH A HEAVY TREAD PATTERN SUCH AS THE BFGOODRICH "ALL-TERRAIN RADIAL T/A" OR THE BFGOODRICH "MUD-TERRAIN RADIAL T/A". AGAIN, IN FRONT YOU CAN USE A NARROW TIRE WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DIRECTIONAL TREAD PATTERN SUCH AS THE DICK CEPEK "COMMANDO" (A KNARLY ARMY JEEP TYPE OF TIRE).

DIRTBUGZ REVIEW AND OASIS VW HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED BRANDS OF TIRES. THESE ARE MY PERSONAL PREFERENCES. THERE ARE MANY BRANDS THAT OFFER SIMILAR TIRES TO THE ONES I HAVE MENTIONED. USE THEM AS A GUIDELINE TO GET THE TYPE OF TIRES THAT BEST SUIT YOUR NEEDS AND BUDGET.

LAST MONTH I STARTED A BAJA OF THE MONTH SECTION AND HAVE NOW DECIDED TO HAVE A WHOLE SECTION DEVOTED TO OFF-ROAD VW PICTURES. I STILL WANT TO SEE YOUR BAJAS AND POST THEM IN THIS SECTION ALONG WITH ITS INFO AND YOUR HOMEPAGE URL SO EVERYBODY CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING WITH THEIR BAJA. SO SEND IN YOUR PICS, INFO AND URL SOON!
I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK BROCK INTO ADDING AN OFF-ROAD SECTION TO THE LINKS PAGE.

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