The Perils of Kenyan Roads
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The Perils of Kenyan Roads
We've been out here in Kenya now for 12 months and done a good 20,000km. The Hilux was definitely the right choice for the family and deals with anything.
We fitted heavy duty OME coils at the front with Koni Heavy Track Raid shocks all round. I've just been out to check the car before a 150km trip to drop my son off at school and found this on the offside front
Needless to say it's going into the local garage and won't be taking the boy to school. They've only ben on 12 months. I'll check out Koni's warranty.
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We fitted heavy duty OME coils at the front with Koni Heavy Track Raid shocks all round. I've just been out to check the car before a 150km trip to drop my son off at school and found this on the offside front
Needless to say it's going into the local garage and won't be taking the boy to school. They've only ben on 12 months. I'll check out Koni's warranty.
John
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Oooch,do i see correctly,she has torn off at the bottom?
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Ooooch indeed. Yes the weld ontop of the eye seems to have sheered/fractured.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Well i hope for your sake there are some spares up there,would be interesting to know what brands are availible up in Africa.Please post some more pics of the area you are in,always better to see the pics from the locals than mags or whats on TV.Enjoy.bfgjohno wrote:Ooooch indeed. Yes the weld ontop of the eye seems to have sheered/fractured.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
That's interesting ... Koni's are supposed to be one of the premium brands!
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
take it out, and weld the eye back on ... after all, you ARE in Afirca, bush repairs rock .....
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
That would void the warrtanty. But if you were really stuck with no spares available, you could do it. You would have to press the bushes out of the eye first, fortunately you don't have to worry about the valves in the shock because the lower stanchion is long enough to act as a heat sink .... just cool it off slowly afterwards with running water on the stanchion as far from the weld as possible .... cooling too quickly will make the weld brittle.ChrisF wrote:take it out, and weld the eye back on ... after all, you ARE in Afirca, bush repairs rock .....
When your road comes to an end ...... you need a HILUX!.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Welding I think it will be - at least to get back on road. But if I can get a shiny new shock all the better.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Beautiful pics!! .... There's little to compare with the unspoilt African landscape. Like the "mirror' pic!
When your road comes to an end ...... you need a HILUX!.
Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers ... what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.
Don't take life too seriously ..... no-one gets out alive.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
Awesome photos! Doing a trip up to Kenya in a few months so good to know what I'm in for!
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Very nice pics. looks like a 4x4 playground.
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Re: The Perils of Kenyan Roads
That is a common problem on the Vigo, the bushes also wear out and that causes it to snap even quicker
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