The Desert Doesn’t Care If It’s 2WD: It Cares If You Came Prepared

Internet wisdom says you “need” four-wheel drive. Reality? A well-set-up 2WD can do a shocking amount—especially when it’s wearing fifteen52 wheels and real tires. In Vin_tra's latest episode, a 2022 Tundra Platinum gets ADS 2.5 coilovers, 35-inch Yokohama Geolandars, and a set of Turbomacs—the Ken Block–born design that still looks right on anything with fenders. The control truck, a first-gen Raptor, runs its own ADS 3.0 setup and the same rubber.

Lift, air down to ~20 psi, and point both trucks at mountains, sand, and rocks. The Raptor’s four-wheel drive wins on steep, loose climbs, but most of the day? The 2WD Tundra hangs just fine. Lesson learned: use your brain, keep momentum, and don’t forget recovery points.

Looking to ditch the “skateboard wheels” and run something that actually works off road and on road? Shop the wheel here. And if you’ve got a link to your exact Turbomac variant, drop it—we’ll point readers straight at it.