Roll Over in the Desert

[avan]

We had a jeep roll over this weekend. The roll over occured in normal driving conditions with no "silly Play" in progress. On closer inspection the left front wheel was flat and we can only surmise that this dug into the soft sand, slowing the Jeep and changing the centre of Gravity causing the roll over

The Lady driver & her Hubby had no injuries and the only damage to the Jeep was on the hard top. After waiting an hour after the Jeep was put back on its wheels it started first time and we could drive out the desert.

 

[Shewilly]

Glad everyones ok...how in the heck do you get a flat in the dessert?

 

[avan]

We drop our tyre pressure to between 8 & 12 PSI depending on the type of tyre. Flats normally occure when sand gets trapped between the side wall bead and the rim. The desert here also has some small shrubs and sods of grass (humidity between 75-95%). The sand beneath these are generally harder and if you hit one of these at an angle the tyre simply "Pops" off the rim. As we all carry 12v portable compressors. Pop offs are used as a coffee or sandwich break as well.

 

[avan]

This is my Jeep with a "Pop off". The valve was also damaged. We replaced the valve and reseated the tyre and were moving again 10 minutes later. Ideally it takes 2 people to deal with the problem

 

[Shewilly]

Are beadlocks street legal there? Your terrain is so foreign to me, please forgive excessive questions!!

 

[SteelHeadz]

Ouch! Someone crap their pants?, i noticed a roll of toilet paper on the mid pic top.

 

[Shewilly]

LMAO! Noticed that to!

 

[avan]

When you have Ladies out in the desert, the flag will fly at "half mast" some time during the trip, and unlike us hairy backs, women cant do the shake shake

 

[avan]

Are beadlocks street legal there? Your terrain is so foreign to me, please forgive excessive questions!!

No problem for 364 days of the year, as long as you have your stock tyres, rims and bumpers on when you take your car for its anual road worthy examination.

 

[jps4jeep]

That thing has Euro Spec fenders doesn't it.. the one that rolled.