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Old 01-30-2007, 12:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm going to be moving close to the beach this summer. Will I have any trouble driving my 2wd colorado w/ Dueler A/T's on the beach.
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Old 01-30-2007, 12:51 AM   #2 (permalink)
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nope, you shouldn't.. however.. you may drive like a dumba$$.. so anything is possible. :P
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Old 01-30-2007, 10:42 AM   #3 (permalink)
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2wd will do fine as long as you go VERY easy on your accel pedal...and i mean VERY easy.
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yeap my truck does wunderful in the sugar/beach sand. just get some forward momentum and feather the throtle a bit. what ever you do try not to spin the tires. thats when things can get ugly!
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Old 01-30-2007, 12:18 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thanks alot. I just wasn't sure about it.
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You will be fine. Like mentioned before, don't drive like an @sshole...like me. I sunk it to the frame and thats with 4wd. Just go easy so you don't dig.
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^^^ : that sucks thats a perfect example of why not to spin tires!
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^^ THats great!
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Old 01-30-2007, 02:22 PM   #9 (permalink)
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haha, yeah. We were having fun racing around a dune. I saw it coming...had to be pulled out by a fuggin DODGE.
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