Iveco Daily 4x4

:thumbsup:Good for you. I sincerely hope your trip is everything you expect and more.

How smooth is this


Iveco Daily 4x4 on corrugations (dash cam) - YouTube

you can't appreciate the corrugations in the video as we are sitting about a meter or so higher than the Defender, weird how it all looks slightly different from a new perspective

The Iveco is so smooth and quiet . Granted we have 4 tiers of suspension, first the tyres (which are primary on corrugations) , 2nd the Parabolic suspension, 3rd the flexy Rubber isolation mounts between chassis & cab & then we have suspension seats (for the humungous bumps). you can see the bullbar move in relation to the cab (bullbar solid mount on chassis), the spot tracker reflection in window is velcroed to the dashboard.

Any speed above 50kmh is smooth. Centerdiff lock wont engage at speed, you have to slow right down .... then you can feel the bumps , its blocked in software don't like that idea much - perhaps its to stop nuff nuffs engaging it on sealed roads ??

I now understand when we pulled over on the Tanami in the 80 Series for a cup of tea as a respite from the bumps we were agog as a MAN 4x4 bus went past like it was on a smooth road.

Hi Don,
Any idea what your axle weights are?
What tyre pressures are you running?

Don't forget that caravan bouncing along behind on it's little Land Rover tyres.:p

Tony

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Originally Posted by TonyC

Hi Don,
Any idea what your axle weights are?
What tyre pressures are you running?

Don't forget that caravan bouncing along behind on it's little Land Rover tyres.:p

Tony

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Hi Tony,

only running 36psi front & rear , TPMS shows they increase about 4 -5 psi with about 2-3 degrees over ambient . haven't lowered them for dirt yet , only done 6500k so far. tyres appear to be wearing even across the tread (the dimples dissapeared very evenly)

yep, the caravan is a worry, too easy to forget about it as there is no sensation of towing.

I'll run it over a weighbridge at the next opportunity.

cheers Don

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Now wheres that unchecked lotto ticket......

If I got I think I would insist the tyres be the same on each side (look at the far tyre in the shade. To the camera are Hankook Dynapro MT but if you notice that front tyre poking out the other side, it is, I think, a Michelin.

I would have never noticed that, great pickup.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/04/1071.jpg


Still chuffed with mine, best $85,000 I ever spent.

done just on 20k in mine, absolutely trouble free, (apart from the leaky diff seal on delivery) going in for 1st service on Tuesday , ask me if I'm still happy once I know how much a scheduled service costs.

(Iveco prefer 40k btwn services but option 20k if you use them off road.)

Hi Don,

Well I'm asking - are you still happy post service?

Was wondering if you could do me a favour? Next time you are under the back of your truck with a tape measure - would you mind measuring the spacer on the lower rear shock mount? Ours came loose and lost both spacers. According to the dealer they are unavailable worldwide and they cannot supply any specs.

On the upside, we now know the Iveco performs really well with no shocks after driving through the Brindabella Ranges without them!

Thanks,
Wayne.

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Originally Posted by Noisy Mango

Hi Don,

Well I'm asking - are you still happy post service?

Was wondering if you could do me a favour? Next time you are under the back of your truck with a tape measure - would you mind measuring the spacer on the lower rear shock mount? Ours came loose and lost both spacers. According to the dealer they are unavailable worldwide and they cannot supply any specs.

On the upside, we now know the Iveco performs really well with no shocks after driving through the Brindabella Ranges without them!

Thanks,
Wayne.

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Hey Wayne,

Welcome to the club :)

Not sure what you mean , I can't see any spacer on the lower rear shock mounts. The top mounts have spacers which are identical to the front top mount spacers, Also left and rear lower mounts are identical , so you should be able to measure the lower left rear mount. A photo would help as I might be looking at the wrong part ??

Thanks for the heads up anyway, I checked mine, all nice and tight.

The service wasn't too bad, $850 , (cheaper than a LR service , and longer intervals) , no faults, have to be happy with that . Still stoked with the truck !!

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Hey Wayne,

Welcome to the club :)

Not sure what you mean , I can't see any spacer on the lower rear shock mounts. The top mounts have spacers which are identical to the front top mount spacers, Also left and rear lower mounts are identical , so you should be able to measure the lower left rear mount. A photo would help as I might be looking at the wrong part ??

Thanks for the heads up anyway, I checked mine, all nice and tight.

The service wasn't too bad, $850 , (cheaper than a LR service , and longer intervals) , no faults, have to be happy with that . Still stoked with the truck !!

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Hi Don,

The spacer is no.20 in the attached picture.

The upside of losing the spacer is we now know the truck doesn't ride much different without shocks after driving without for a day!

The service price seems reasonable & no faults is always good! Yes, we are really pleased with ours too. Took it on a trip through some of the steepest tracks in the Brindabella Ranges and it performed faultlessly. We didn't even use the lowest gears we had! I don't know what someone coming the other way would have thought when they saw the Iveco climbing over a conservation mound towards them!! :o

Let me know what you find,

Thanks,
Wayne.