Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Took my and the wife's 4x4 up to the Two Oceans route to see how they would do - both completed the Red route but was really glad I had fitted bash plates to the Suzi - wife complained I was trashing her vehicle.... Told her I needed to fit the 50mm lift kit The troll thought it was still on the tar road....

Looks very cool man!!! The patrollies makes most feel like tar!!!!are you happy with those takkies???

Looking good Ernie!

Where is two oceans, and what tires are those?

Tyres are Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs:

Dis daai wat ek vir hom by autowiel gereel het vir 2 k n band

Very interesting tyres and an excellent price

What is interesting is that they have an asymmetric tread pattern and have to be mounted with the white lettering facing outwards on the sizes that have white lettering.

The tread pattern also looks like it will be somewhat directional, but Goodyear claims that this is not an issue.

I was very happy with the set of original MT/Rs that I had on my old Gen 2 Pajero and these are apparently significantly better on wet roads and have much stronger sidewalls. I"d gladly have a set when the time comes...

Tinus lotz wrote:Looks very cool man!!! The patrollies makes most feel like tar!!!!are you happy with those takkies???

Very Happy with the tyre's Tinus and they are fairly quiet on the tar for a Mud - quieter than the Khumo K71's on the XJ Jeep and way much better than the BFG's on the Suzi - those sound like the diff's are packing up

Peter Connan wrote:Looking good Ernie! Where is two oceans, and what tires are those?

Two Oceans is the helderburg Farm 4x4 route on the R44 to Stellenbosch - it's a 2 - 3 unless it rains then that hill is just about impassible I have heard - there was a Landy that flipped in the "Boomslang" section a few weeks ago in the dry....... not sure what happened there was posted on the 4x4 community forum.

I like the bashplate thats on the Patrol. What type is it and what is the white down the bottom of the bashplate on the inside?

Hello Cobus

Bashplates word deur Peter Connan gemaak.

Search die topic Re:Bashplates.

Dink meeste van ons wat aktief op die forum is het een of ander van sy bashplates op ons Patrols.

Ek het op 'n staduim ook Suzi 4x4 gehad, baie lekker voertuig maar nie in die Patrol se liga as dit by 4x4 werk kom nie.

Groete

Cobus Terblanche wrote:I like the bashplate thats on the Patrol. What type is it and what is the white down the bottom of the bashplate on the inside?

Hi Cobus,

Net soos wat Izak gesê het. Peter Connan maak hulle.

Die wit wat jy sien is maar net die binne kant van die plaat wat terug gebuig is(?), wat dan sigbaar word. Dis eintlik die "galvanising" wat so wit lyk.(Hys nog wit want hys nog skoon). Hoop jy verstaan wat ek bedoel, anders moet MNR PC verduidelik....

Cheers