Beach/Street Tires

Gator,
Any good street tire will work just fine on the beach. You don't want anything with any kind of aggresive tread as they will dig in to the sand. The "secret" to running the beach is tire air pressure,as you want to make the contact patch of you tire larger and float on top of the sand. Get youself a good quality tire pressure gauge and air them puppies down to about 18 psi to start, if you feel the buggy is digging and working too hard, drop the tire pressure down a couple more pounds to 15 psi. You shouldn't have to go lower than that anywhere on the beaches here in South Jersey. The amount of air you let out is going to depend on the specfic beach conditions on where you are operating. For example in Hatteras we air down to 18 psi and can run all the baeches with no troubles. On my "home" beaches in The Wildwoods, we don't even bother to air down as the beaches are fairly hard packed. If you want to get new tires, go with a slightly oversize tire if you want, in a mild tread design. I have ran a few different brands of tires on my buggys through the years and they all have worked well on the beach,and am currently running Pro-Comp AT's which give a real nice ride and are quiet on the sreeet and work excellant on the sand.

[ 08-29-2005, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: Capt Buck ]

Sorry, but I thought of some additional things you will need if this is your first time setting up a buggy for the beach. You should have the following items also (they are required in most towns for NJ to obtain a buggy permit).

Inflated spare tire
Working jack
A 12"x24" piece of lumber for a jacking board(3/4" plywood is good here)
A simular piece of lumber to put under you tire to unstick yourself if you have to.
Shovel
Tow Rope
Fire extingusher
First Aid Kit
Flashlight
Tire Pressure Gauge
Road Flares
Some optional stuff: Trash bags, self contained toilet(where applicable)

Most local municipalities require you to present your drivers licence,vehicle registration and insurance card or proof of libility insurance to obtain a beach permit. One that I get a permit for requires the front declaration page of my actual insurance policy, it varies according to the locale. Permits are available in some towns at the police station and in some towns they are issued at the municipal clerk's office. Most want checks, some take cash,some don't. Either ask here or ring the local authorities where you want to obtain a permit.

Also it would be a good idea to join the New Jersey Beach Buggy Association to support the work they do keeping beaches open for access.

Hope this helps.

Greg,
Good Question and Thread Here....Alot of Good Info.

I am currently running GoodYear Wrangler GS-A's
on my JEEP.




Excellent riding tire both on and off-road...
Just follow the tire pressure advise above and you are good to go...

Take Care,,,,

[ 08-29-2005, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: NIGHTSTRIKES ]

Gator, I just bought a new set of Bridgestone Dueler AT Revo's. They are awesome. I have em on my 94 Cherokee.


I love em. If you want I can give you some pricing info I found out when buying. e-mail me.