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rav4s in the Sand-dunes?

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rav4s in the Sand-dunes?

Post by drifta »

hey,

just wondering what you guys thought of rav4's performance in the sand dunes? ive been driving suzukis for years and im curious about how a rav4 would go... they seem to have a pretty good power to weight ratio

and i know you probably couldnt mod them much.. or do crazy rock-crawling
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Post by oldmate »

I believe the main limitation is a lack of low range. That would affect it on the softer sand, and make it a bit more harder on the transmission getting out of the softer stuff.

They also don't have terribly good ground clearance. I have a nice photo and memory of being held up on an inland track on fraiser island due to a rav4 that was stuck on a rutted track.

Power to weight is always an advantage, and get the tyre pressures right I'd say they would go alright. But i wouldn't hit the dunes without a second vehicle, or a shovel and some muscles/paitence.
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Post by mnemonix »

I got dragged along to an Overlander forum meet at stockton a few years back.

Every car there was put to shame by the performance of an older model rav4.
It had power climbing dunes that left many other makes for dead. Still running stock engine and driveline.
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Re: rav4s in the Sand-dunes?

Post by SimonInAustralia »

drifta wrote:and i know you probably couldnt mod them much.. or do crazy rock-crawling
Depends on how much you want to spend...
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Post by brentz »

man i still laugh at that rav4

a rav4 is a great little car i think for sand it would be quite good if ya get ya tyre pressure right etc it would be awesome
get the new one with the v6 mmmmmm but there only auto
but just dont get the old 2 door u will roll
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