Hilux 4x4 Forum

Giovann

Figured as much, the auto gearboxes have a torque converter instead of clutch hey, could that be the issues? I have considerable loss I power, it keeps slipping or trying to change gears especially when going up hill's revs up to high rpm without changing... Managed to get onto the tar roads now whe...

Giovann

Hi guys stuck here 90ks out of Mariental in Nam, my hilux is slipping gears...

Anyone can tell me where to find the dip stick for the transmission oil? Or if can change on this auto transmissions

Giovann

pietpetoors wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:05 pm Will you please post pictures after the trip?

Will do

FYI the beach to pelican point is also nice if you looking to get some sand on your tekkies...

Its a bit soft, but you shouldn't have any real issues

Giovann

Thanks found the place opposite Langstrand also got a permit from NWR just incase... Then I also managed to book a self drive guided tour to sandwich bay that won't break the bank R1300 with Photoadventures... Which works out for me cause I'm flying solo on this trip wouldn't want to tempt fait too ...

Giovann

Hi, Been over landing Nam for the pass few weeks now been having a blast on the endless kilometers of gravel roads! Even did my manditory Tyre sacrifice to the 4x4 gods :celebrate: I'm now in walvis bay and wondering if there is actually trails or places where you can legally go dune bashing? I've l...

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General grabber M/T are good value for money , Also 3 ply sidewalls . I was very happy with the performance of the , On and off road Hows the road noise & wear on the General Grabber M/T... Don't know if I do enough off-road to warrant MTs, I do like 1 camp a month in the bundus (usually on smo...

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Hi, You can go for 31's easily, some guys even fit 32's but I am not sure if any mods is needed. You V6 will easily turn the 32's. IMHO 30's is tòo small for the V6. Thanks made a few calls, they say I will need some suspension mods for 32s... So I'm goin for the 31s, it's between: BFGs pirelli sco...

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This is a common issue with AT tires. If you look closely you will see that the wear between the leading and trailing edges of the blocks are different. Strangely enough the trailing edges have more wear than the leading edges. I have tried different strategies to combat this as some fitment center...

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Hankook is supposed to give around 80k kms from what I have read/heard. What shape are your shock absorbers in if you mention uneven wear? Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk Shocks should be good, I replaced them just over a year ago. The wear on the tire is bit wired, you can clearly see that so...

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Its time for some new rubber.... I think of getting something bigger for the hilux, would like to know how big of a tire I can fit without running into issues of rubbing or having to make any modifications. I'm currently running Hankook ATMs 30x9.5 R15, what profiles would you guys recommend... Also...

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Top stuff, looking forward to this route glad to hear that its not to difficult so I can leave non existent Ranger friends at home :surrender: Most of the online videos/picture I see look like organized convoys, I'm wondering if they actually do guided drives along the route or if those just are ran...

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Going to mosselbaai for a long weekend in March... Wanna hit this trail, can anyone tell me about it... Is it a circular route or is it just dune bashing like Atlantis... Also I'll probably be flying solo, it advisable to go it without a Ranger to pull my Hilux out or are u unlikely to get stuck the...

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HI guys, thanks for the replies did! Did our trip to Moz over December Jan packed meat for like 4 days at a time just ran the whole fridge in freezer mode @ -18 degrees. Cold drinks and beers we stuck in as needed, and dairy/fresh produce stuff seemed mostly fine in the warm compartment of the ARB.....

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Hey guys, I'm wondering what you guys do with your single zone fridge/freezers when it comes to striking a balance between frozen food vs things that just need to be cold. What temperature do you run fridges at if you've got meat/fresh produce along with other non-freezable items vegetables, dairy e...

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I assume that's with the jerry cans filled. Not overdoing it for normal driving and general over-landing but when it gets to the rougher stuff and the vehicle is jolted from side to side, that's where I think you will be getting 'close to the wind'. I wouldn't load any more up there if I could help...

Giovann

Old post but I've of got a similar question...

I've got hi-lift, spade, axe, spare tire, 2x Jerry cans, max Trax and camping chairs on my dessert racks mounted to the cabin roof... I rekon it's close to 100kg is that over doing it?

Giovann

The problem is that you can't run different size tyres over a diff. The one wheel is then constant running faster than the other one which will damage the diff at high speed. Also using the diff lock is not an option. Better stick to the same size and manufacturer all round Thanks :thumbup: will ju...

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I've need to get some spare A/T wheels and I'm having an issue with sizing. Don't really wanna fork out 5k for new Tires, but I found a good second hand set problem is that they slightly bigger than the ones I have now 31x 10.5x r15. And I'm currently running 30x 9.5x r15, I've heard people saying y...

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So finally go my roof racks installed. But now I'm trying to find practical of locking in my Jerry Cans, Spares Wheels etc. I saw some guys riding around with pad locks, but I'm not to keen on driving around with 3 million and 10 padlocks and keys. And combination locks don't do well outside from wh...

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I was advised by the sales person not to keep the fridge off for long periods of time, he reckons that I should keep it running even if its outside of the double cab. Is this generally good advise? Do you guys keep your compressors running all the time? That's news to me! Mine's stored away between...

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Can you not perhaps fit a spacer between the load bin and the lid unit? :think: It would have to be quite a big spacer, most of the fridges are quite high. I managed to get hold of the ARB 60l, not a bad fridge quite spacious and its a perfect fit. I was advised by the sales person not to keep the ...

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I stand corrected Mega World has the ARB 60l but it costs the price of a small farm

Giovann

The ARB 60l looks like to could be a perfect fit coming in @ 428(H)x450(W)x845(L)... http://www.arb.com.au/products/fridges-camping-accessories/arb-fridge-freezers/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; But I cant find pricing for it or any one who stocks them in Cape Town. I thou...

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Hi Guy, Was on my way to pick a National Luna 50l Fridge :thumbdown: but had to walk away empty handed cause the fridge is to big(height) to fit in the load bin with my securi-lid :thumbdown: I've got around 430mm of space with the securi-lid and the online search looks bleak with most of the popula...

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There should be no significant adverse effects although you might experience a slightly different 'feel' in it's handling but you get used to that quickly. Spacers in front and replacement packs in the rear. I'm not fond of using spacer blocks with leaf springs. Extended shackles in the back help a...

Giovann

Strut spacers can work but I think that 30mm is the most you can do otherwise the half-shaft angles become too acute for the CV's unless you do a diff drop. There are quite a few guys in your area that will make up sliders for you. You can try Gomad or perhaps someone down there can make alternate ...

Giovann

ChrisF wrote:Ironman suspension WORKED for us.

is the van loaded when it scrapes ? The standard suspension saggs a LOT under lot, serious reducing the clearance height !

No load, the cab is just too long. So its scrape over any sudden change in elevation

Giovann

To lift the ride height (within safe limits) is your main issue and to do this properly is going to cost a few Rands, but well worth it. You can also improve it a bit further by fitting bigger diameter tyres, however, depending on the tyre size you're going to run into some fender ' wheel well issu...

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Ok my crappy ramp over angle my Hilux D/C is starting to get to me, It seems I'm scraping everywhere these day! I'm looking at swopping out my running boards out for rock sliders before I seriously damage them, is there any thing else I can do help with this angle? Whats the most cost effect way of ...

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Nice scenic route Knysna Forest drive:- http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-southafrica.net-knysna-forest-4x4-trail This forest drive is not bad, but its not anything close to 4x4... I did the whole thing in two wheel drive. Its very nice relaxed educational drive, the Knysna fo...

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Any one have some suggestion of a good fixed blade Knife (Survival Type Knife). I would like to use it as a general purpose camping tool, nothing serious for instance cutting wood/twigs (If I need to ), cutting through meat and misc items, I do some fishing (Very little). Want something easy to carr...

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Ok, its been decide route has been locked in for December. Wanna give this a bash, https://www.google.co.za/maps/dir/Cape+Town/Prince+Albert,+South+Africa/Gamkaskloof+(Die+Hel)+Nature+Reserve/Cango+Caves,+Oudtshoorn/Baviaanskloof+Nature+Reserve/Cape+Town/@-33.7760664,21.0671294,751184m/data=!3m1!1e3...

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Info like this Giovann, is secretly whispered in hushed tones amongst the inner circle only. But keep your eyes on your PM's, you might get lucky. :subscribed: many people would love to see those PM's .... :shh: including ME :thumbup: Haha I would kill for one of those PM's... Its sad that none of ...

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Hi I've always wondered if there are any places in the western cape where you can just gooi a bag of wood in the back, drive through, find a clearing and pitch a tent, or is all the open land in the province fenced off and privately owned in one or another. Anyone know of such gems or is it all just...

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Any one know of good map resources I can get for Gamka and Baviaans

Giovann

Giovann. Namibia is the easiest "foreign country" to travel in. It's easy, same as visiting the Northern Cape. Every thing works, the few locals or friendly and there's fuel and food available everywhere. Roads are generally very good. Most of their dirt roads are better than the Free Sta...

Giovann

Managed to get 1st Wheel Alignment, they said the sound is coming from the shock advised that it be replaced. Since they didn't have stock of the iron man shock they usually sell I went an had a new set of monroes fitted, with no luck... The noise is still there, so now after spending thousands of $...

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@Thysdj i was actually gna ask about the other side of the n7 will give u suggestion ago on the next trip... Also agree about the destination, quite enjoyed being away from home, even though the weather was miserable it was still quite fun camping out in the elemens". I think i would just have ...

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So i gave it a bash and tried out the west coast route posted earlier, decided to only go as far Lamberts bay. Was sadly very disappointing more so with the journey, I very quickly realized that all of this was tar road. I decided to throw out the map and draw my own line on the GPS, found a few sho...

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I see there are loads of 4x4 trails along the west coast routes, cant find any of the gradings. The videos look a bit hectic? Judging by you tube I doubt I'll tackle any of them, but would like know if they can be tackled by a novice... Most hectic trail I've done was matroose berg and didn't go all...

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Hi guys thanks for the info... I think i ill take the advice and stick a few friends in the double cab, take 2/3 nights on the west coast for a start. Maybe stick to the left of the N7 on the route i posted ealier, as u siad there is enough places to get supplies or bail out

Giovann

Our tours started with the BMW motorcycle club of the Western Cape. :cooldude: 2006 we did a trip to Hoggsback with the club. From there the wife and I on one lone bike rode up to St Lucia. 9 days, 5000km. ZERO pre-planning ! Just a line on a map, and "let's see how it plays out" :yahoo: ...

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Thanks, will get a hold of those groups... I also found these: http://umkuluadventures.com/wordpress/product/10-day-kalahari-crossing-safari/ http://umkuluadventures.com/wordpress/product/7-day-westcoast-safari/ The 10 day one is a bit pricey and long. I think the second option is definitely more my...

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I was supposed to do a a Namibia Walsvis Bay trip end of this year, but got canceled due to unforeseen circumstance. Can anyone recommend some alternative multi-day camp style overland trips that you can do in SA? Something like Karoo/Kalahari crossing, I'm not yet self reliant so ideally I would li...

Giovann

HI, i know this post is old but I'm about to bash my head into wall.... :frustrated: I've got the same problem, when I go over a bump it makes a dull (not metal on metal)thudding noise coming from the front right... Very springy like something is osculating... It horrible when i go over corrugated g...

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Ok had the car by toyota service center, they say I have a worn boot on my drive shaft which is resulting in the noise I couldn't notice any play on the drive shaft my self, and worn cvs normally making like a ticking/creaking noise as opposed to the thumping noise when they worn. The noise I'm hear...

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Couldn't make it to First Alignment, thing was bothering me so much that I just pulled into supaquick after taking for a test drive they recon its definitely not normal behavior , but they couldn't find anything wrong at a first glance. Going to take in tomorrow for a more detailed look make, check ...

Giovann

Eish is there anyone in the CBD I can go to? Otherwise will have to make a plan.

Giovann

The car has 150kms, everything on it is standard... Had wheel alignment and balancing done recently, so it cant be that. Until now I never suspected the shocks of being worn on the road its behaves perfectly, its just when you hit anything remotely rough... Will make a turn @ First Alignment do you ...

Giovann

I was driving my hilux on some gravel roads, I notice the front/right is making a very weird oscillating noise when driving at 40kmh+ going over any type of riff/pot whole/rough stuff... It only does it on the right side, the left side is completely stable, civilized and quite over even deep pot who...

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This might be a doff question, but how exactly do you turn the demister on in a hilux? I can switch the dial on the aircon/fan to blow on the windows, which does basically nothing.... But with the other cars I've had normally had a button or switch that you can turn the heating on the windows on. Th...

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I imagine that this is what they will do

TOYOTA HILUX QUARTER PANEL REPLACEMENT: https://youtu.be/IVwH7UQWIUk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Giovann

Can u insit that they replace the whole unit. This was through no fault of my own so i would like to ride arround with the same peace of mind i had before the incident... That being, knowing that nothing on my bakkie is a patch job of any kind

Giovann

Hi, Someone just reversed their Jeep into my new Hilux :x :frustrated: The side of the load bin (outside) and rear wheel arch is quite badly damaged. I know insurance guys usually replace panels rather that beating them. Does any know if insurance is more likely to replace the whole bin or just cut ...

Giovann

I can comment on the 3lt D4D. Mine has done 244 000 ks. I had the clutch fork assembly replaced by Toyota as it was noisy (sounding like a cricket) around 40 000 ks. Toyota supplied the parts. The clutch was not replaced. I replaced the water pump on 190000 ks when it started to leak. Toyota recent...

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Hi, The time has come for me to put my hatch back to rest and get my hands on a hilux. Would like some advice from existing onwers. Im looking to spending arround R200k on 2010+ 2.5/3 D4D Double Cab for recreational use as well as a daily runner. I do fair amount of long distance, and find my self o...

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