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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2012 9:49:06 GMT 2
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Post by spikes on Aug 10, 2012 9:56:48 GMT 2
Great trip! You must have enjoyed the NIVA heater Spikes
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Post by marius on Aug 10, 2012 10:17:28 GMT 2
Looks like you guys had some fun. How did the Nankangs behave in the more slippery conditions? We had some light snow all the way in my trip to Gauteng earlier this week. Very rare for this part of the world!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2012 11:11:15 GMT 2
Lol yes it was the first time I've been glad the heater doesn't switch off properly.
Marius the nankangs were pumped too hard when the local tyre shop fitted them (3 bar). I didn't think to check the pressures till after the trip. Because of this I did slip a bit and had to use difflock.if the pressures were lowwer I'm sure they would have handled even better.
Then again the land cruiser with us got stuck in spite of having monster size bf goodrich mud terrains, because his difflock wasn't working. So they certainly didn't perform badly all things considered
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Post by Roons on Aug 10, 2012 11:14:03 GMT 2
Great stuff!
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Post by Charles on Aug 10, 2012 13:15:05 GMT 2
Looks like great fun.
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Post by marius on Aug 10, 2012 16:25:58 GMT 2
Funny enough I had the same issue when I fitted the tyres but mine was up to 4.5 bars! It felt like I had power steering!
When they fit the tyres they seat it under high pressure but the guy failed to lower the pressure when the job was done.
Marius
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Post by dimitris on Aug 10, 2012 19:21:12 GMT 2
Hi Conrad, very nice pics ..... but for me is a little bit funny because yesterday we had 43 and today 41 degrees. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2012 20:07:10 GMT 2
Wow thats hot dimitris! Our weather is normally warm here as well but over the last few days it has snowwed all over south africa. Even in some places where it hasn't snowwed for more than 15 years.
That is why I had to take katya to go play I don't know when it will snow like this again
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Post by lincslada on Aug 10, 2012 20:08:03 GMT 2
Wow looks like a lovely drive.Wish we had snow..
Cheers Gav
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