Will my car do this(deep sticky mud)?

Will my car do this(deep sticky mud)?

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Ayahuasca

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27,428 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtlrPCzaKfk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7G5MRpAKBRE

There is a 4x4 club here that does trips like the one above, mostly in very rugged and remote areas. I have thought about joining, but not sure my car is built for it. I have a Defender 110 with a 2 inch lift and 285/75 R16 Goodrich KM2 Mud Terrains, so slightly modified, but these guys seem to use highly modified rigs and give it max beans in deep sticky clay mud. This kind of mud plugs up the tread in my tyres so effectively I am driving on slicks.

Am I just being a wuss, or will I end up breaking the pride of Solihull - that doesn't need much encouragement to disassemble itself anyway.

Thoughts from experienced mud plugging peeps?





Byff

4,427 posts

268 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Your being a wuss.

That sort of stuff is the reason for owning a 4x4. You'll develop your own method for driving through mud, either stick to tracks already formed or drive on virgin mud but either way, you get thrown around and usually the vehicle will find it's own route through.

I spent a fortune modifying 4x4's but found bog standard ones preformed just as well with skinny mud terrain tyres on.

Turn7

24,155 posts

228 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Landies are tough as nails. I used to regularly bury mine in mud and water and didnt break anything.

LouD86

3,285 posts

160 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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God that clay looks evil! I run pretty extreme tyres, and mine would clog too. However, keep momentum, keep them clearing themselves out, and have fun. Mines a V8 Disco, I wouldn't be affraid to use it there

g7jtk

1,777 posts

161 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Get stuck in. If you get stuck the others will recover you.

Avdb

177 posts

125 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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great tracks - looks a lot of fun

mikeh501

756 posts

188 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Looks like fun! That clay stuff looks evil. To stand the best chance then extreme mud tyres like InsA turbo and limited slip diff's or lockers. All make sure you lock your centre diff otherwise it might melt!

g7jtk

1,777 posts

161 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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If you do get stuck then but another set of wheels and tyres for these play days.
If jeeps are doing it then a Defender should have no trouble.

skyrover

12,686 posts

211 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Land rover will be fine...

Engine is the land rover's weakness... it just doesn't have the grunt of it's rivals, but for the occasional splash in the mud it's fine.