I travel to Mozambique quite often and as a result need to deflate my tyres for driving on sand. from doing this I seem to get a lot of punctures on the sidewalls.

From my research I have found BF Goodrich and Cooper. They appear to have stronger sidewalls. Does anyone know if its good to deflate these tyres?

If anyone disagrees with my shortlist what would you recommend I get for my 4 x 4 Fortuner?

[Pandy]

Pandy on 18th Jul 2018 at 10:56 am

Erm, Mozambique has really good roads

[Dirk]

Dirk on 18th Jul 2018 at 11:05 am

Yeah, tyres deflating in sand could be asked for depending on the sand.
Tyres pressures are important and if the tyres are good should be no problem!!

[Dirk]

Dirk on 18th Jul 2018 at 11:07 am

Tyres are a good choice, BF

[Dirk]

Dirk on 18th Jul 2018 at 11:07 am

Cheaper but good for the job

[JAP]

JAP on 18th Jul 2018 at 3:26 pm

I found this review on BF tyres in this months SA4x4

Product Review: BF Goodrich KM3 Mud-Terrains

[Steve]

Steve on 1st Aug 2018 at 8:18 am

Coopers have had issues with cracks on deflated tyres and you will have difficulty with the warranty claim

@Pandy Mozambique has nice beach “roads” as well

[Pandy]

Pandy on 1st Aug 2018 at 11:58 am

yes, they have everything…..beach roads….very hectic sand roads….very nice roads (from SA to Maputo)….rely fucked up tar roads….to main citys, any car, some roads…2×4 or good driving skills…..4×4 for the rest

[Len]

Len on 1st Aug 2018 at 12:08 pm

You lost me after Maputo

[Pandy]

Pandy on 1st Aug 2018 at 12:09 pm

Then get a GPS 🙂 ROTFL

[Agaroppie Oosthuizen]

Agaroppie Oosthuizen on 16th Mar 2021 at 6:14 pm

Traveling the vast hinterland of Namibia, leaving with much the same problem. Frequent soft sand areas (Riverbeds/dunes) followed by quite severe rocky terrain. Deflating my Coopers (265 75 16″) present difficulties as the sidewall does not easy give way, thus a pressure of up to 0.6Bar to attain the required profile. This is quite bad for the tyre and often results in failures later on the journey. And this is no joke costing wise….

My quest thus for a muddy suitable for sanddriving. Any recomendations?

[Gert Odendaal]

Gert Odendaal on 8th Jul 2023 at 11:26 am

A friend of mine drives a Land Cruiser 105 series in Mozambique , putting his deep sea fishing boat to sea daily. He mentioned the Toyo tires are the only tires he use since it is capable of being deflated to 0.6 bar and does not climb off the rim in the sand driving.
I assume this will be due to a strong side wall??