Off road limits

I've got a 2014 XSP-X 4x4 and I'm curious about its limits. I'm in Florida and want to take it trail riding and the trails here are mostly sand. What are its limits when it comes to water height and traction on sand?

 

For water, you need to be sure to relocate the rear diff breather (most people put it behind the tail light). After that, I would avoid going through anything deeper than the bottom of your doors. You can go through deeper, but if you get stopped or stuck, you're in for a world of electrical problems.

Traction in sand has more to do with your driving ability and your tires than the truck itself. If you're going to be on soft, dry sand, you'll probably want to air down your tires for more traction. Also, be smooth with the throttle, don't gas it or you run the risk of spinning the tires, which will quickly lead to you getting stuck. Also, if you have 4 wheel drive, it's going to greatly improve your traction on sand.

 

For traction in sand... The biggest thing will be tires. Some tires love sand and others not so much. The stick tires are always an all-purpose type tire that really doesn't excel at anything, kind of like a "swiss army knife".

I think the height won't be a real issue for that type of driving. You'll have around 9" of clearance in the front and the engine components are well above that, so until water is seeping in through your doors you'd be fine. Once your interior carpet is soaked I'd say that's about it. Of course I try to keep out of anything deep enough to leak in through the doors - but it's happened to me a couple times and takes a lot of cleanup afterwards, but the truck did fine. I guess a good "rule of thumb" could be you can do water up to the wheel hubs. Anything higher will cause some sort of issue for you later.

 

Thanks guys this helps a lot! I almost sank the poor guy in about 3 feet of water but he pulled himself out like a champ. You can't kill a Toyota haha.

 

When in doubt, throttle out!