If you've been following the NZ forum you'll know I just downsized from 19" highway rims to 17" with Cooper 245/65R17 AT3 4S on my 2014 SD4.

Well today it rained for the first time since I got them...😎

Took her down a paper road where the 4x4 club takes liftes hilux's to get stuck.

In hindsight it was perhaps not the best spot to try my luck haha

Super slick mud and too deep ruts left me high centered once but after a bit of spade work and generous use of mud and ruts she was free and we made it home

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The side steps obviously don't help ground clearance..... Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Probably not but they weren't really the issue this time!

Point is she got me through where I shouldn't really have! I went through the same way a few days earlier when it was dry and didn't have to work at all. The addition of mud to the ruts is what tested the new tires and TR