I can highly recommend it.
Close to where we stayed there is a 30 deg incline on a dirt road. Nothing too serious, but worthwhile driving up and down to test one's ability not to slip.
Anyhow, on our way back, we had a bit of a ding.
The N1 South from Limpopo toward Gauteng has a way of slowing down at places.
The Hyundai behind us did not allow much of a following distance.
Next thing we felt a bit of a thump from the back. Nothing remotely enough for whiplash, but enough to know something happened that was not intended.
The car behind us hit the tow bar, as well as my left recovery point at about the same time. The left recovery point is exactly in line with the left side of the chassis frame.
Had the insurance quotes done this morning.
The damage as can be seen from the picture is minimal, although as many can attest, panel beaters do tend to make a meal of these things.
The central aluminium rear step cannot be bent back and costs a fortune to replace (you would not expect anything different from Nissan).
Be that as it may, my car is still in near perfect condition. No chassis or axle bent. Rock solid.
Besides the aluminium step, there is also the right rear dow slight damage, and the electricity points that got damaged.
The Hyunday however is written off. The radiator is completely meshed into the engine.
I feel sorry for the guy. He is not insured. But there is little I can do about that.
So to make a long story short.
I feel very safe in my truck.
I also had to stop quickly. With the 2" suspension lift, 2" body lift, 33" tyres, lots of steel all round the car, including on top and fully loaded, I was able to stop quick enough without swerving to either side (I did have the duck walking sorted out last week).
The weight of the car and the strength of the chassis proved itself, given the damage to the platkar.
- IMG_1305.JPG (582.42 KiB) Viewed 3891 times
