UZ214

used to have a lx470 2006 loved that car- traded for the new ones..well i posted this in the 570 section didnt get any feedback-
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I took the LX570 on the beach last weekend, took it right next to shore- at first i didnt lower the pressure on tires i thought maybe i would be ok- everything auto and it did well. But when i came to the soft parts of the sand i felt it had some trouble so i stopped right away adjusted the pressure - i was at 19 Psi and then drove.

The kids had a blast and it was fun- i have driven in snow storms but it was my first time on sand and to be honest it was a fun experience.

All the cars around be were lifted Ford F150s or Rams pick up trucks with huge tires and it was cool to a LX between them.

On the way out i almost got stuck to the same place where i parked, i felt the VSC kicked in and just stopped the car. Then i put her in manual gears and kept it at a low gear 3rd and it did fine.

Now question to the more experienced guys, do i need to turn the VSC off? do i lock the differential?
or just go to L4, from H4? -

thanks for the input guys

DSRTWGN

if the 570 functions like the 450, going from H to L will automatically lock your center differential (and disable the ABS)

UZ214

i was reading(jeep) forums those guys dont really put the truck in low gear? they were saying that is more used for terrain? like rock climbing etc? - not sure how true is that and how our trucks are different,

DSRTWGN

in theory, you want some speed on sand - but with the ABS in the mix you don't get maximal traction on loose surfaces - on LX450s there's a modification one can do to override the ABS in 4 H, but I don't know about the LX570

you'll likely get more traction on your question on "ih8mud.com" - that forum has a lot of active wheelers - this is the link specifically to the 200 series section: http://forum.ih8mud.com/forums/200-series-cruisers.136/