Thread: Trip to the Cape, D4 prep advice

Spares are always good for remote travel, but keep in mind parts can be flown in overnight from Cairns to Weipa. The Cape is actually not that remote.

Originally Posted by JGuestyBoy

Should I consider having the upper and lower radiator hoses as spares or will self fusing silicone tape do the trick?

How old are the existing hoses?

Scott

There are over 16 hoses on a TDV6 from memory.

Hi,

I'm a little late getting onto this thread, I live in Cairns and I have done the Cape around 27 times over the past 4 years, some work some pleasure and mostly in Toyota's

In Cairns I use the Landy Centre in Joan St Bungalow. Rene' is Landrover Trained and is excellent for pre and post trip checks.

Vulnerable parts on the D4.

Tyres which are a can of worms as a subject.
After changing brands a few times I realised that either 18" wheels and Tyres or jump to 20"
I changed my wheels to 20" and run BFG K02 275/55 which gives me 31.9inch wheels with a 6" side wall.
I also have Green Oval rods to raise the suspension.

A snorkel, rear bar, long range tank bull bar and winch means I get through just about anything.

30k on and I am happy and I am not destroying tyres.

Front bushes and ball Joints.
I've done over 200k on my 2010 D4, I replaced the front lower wishbone instead of new bushes etc 2 years ago, they are vulnerable for wear. I replaced my front upper wishbones this year due to wear.
I imported my wishbones from Advanced Factors UK. Shipping is done by DHL and the longest I have had to wait is 5 days... including the weekend.

Weight.

The D4 killer is overloading, someone said don't buy anything north of Weipa, I suggest buy what you need along the way, the Cape is not remote and you can top up on fuel, bread, meat and veggies as you go. Beer is expensive but its restricted in many places so if you don't like the price drink less, although Punsands have XXXX or Great Northern on tap for around $5.

Load up, then chuck 50% back in the house.

MUST HAVE

Top level Roadside assist. ~ RACQ Ultimate is great.. but check what your Roadside Assist give you, Roadside Assist top cover is not the same in all states.

A Diagnostic Scanner, Nanocom, Hawkeye can be expensive, an iCarsoft I930 might be enough to call up codes and cancel items

A 2nd spare if you retain 19"wheels. 2 ways to do this 1. wheel and tyre fitted, 2. just a spare tyre. less weight on the car as well.

Spare parts? well most mechanic up there won't tough your car, so unless you are good with repairs, put it on a truck to Cairns

Just remember,

Slow as possible and as fast as necessary

Originally Posted by LRD414

How old are the existing hoses?

Scott

Ah I would say 130k as none of them have been changed since new.

Originally Posted by Tombie

There are over 16 hoses on a TDV6 from memory.

Well I better make sure I've got enough silicone tape!!!

Originally Posted by Tony V

Hi,

I'm a little late getting onto this thread, I live in Cairns and I have done the Cape around 27 times over the past 4 years, some work some pleasure and mostly in Toyota's

In Cairns I use the Landy Centre in Joan St Bungalow. Rene' is Landrover Trained and is excellent for pre and post trip checks.

Vulnerable parts on the D4.

Tyres which are a can of worms as a subject.
After changing brands a few times I realised that either 18" wheels and Tyres or jump to 20"
I changed my wheels to 20" and run BFG K02 275/55 which gives me 31.9inch wheels with a 6" side wall.
I also have Green Oval rods to raise the suspension.

A snorkel, rear bar, long range tank bull bar and winch means I get through just about anything.

30k on and I am happy and I am not destroying tyres.

Front bushes and ball Joints.
I've done over 200k on my 2010 D4, I replaced the front lower wishbone instead of new bushes etc 2 years ago, they are vulnerable for wear. I replaced my front upper wishbones this year due to wear.
I imported my wishbones from Advanced Factors UK. Shipping is done by DHL and the longest I have had to wait is 5 days... including the weekend.

Weight.

The D4 killer is overloading, someone said don't buy anything north of Weipa, I suggest buy what you need along the way, the Cape is not remote and you can top up on fuel, bread, meat and veggies as you go. Beer is expensive but its restricted in many places so if you don't like the price drink less, although Punsands have XXXX or Great Northern on tap for around $5.

Load up, then chuck 50% back in the house.

MUST HAVE

Top level Roadside assist. ~ RACQ Ultimate is great.. but check what your Roadside Assist give you, Roadside Assist top cover is not the same in all states.

A Diagnostic Scanner, Nanocom, Hawkeye can be expensive, an iCarsoft I930 might be enough to call up codes and cancel items

A 2nd spare if you retain 19"wheels. 2 ways to do this 1. wheel and tyre fitted, 2. just a spare tyre. less weight on the car as well.

Spare parts? well most mechanic up there won't tough your car, so unless you are good with repairs, put it on a truck to Cairns

Just remember,

Slow as possible and as fast as necessary

I've put brand new rubber fitted to my 18's so hoping they'll hold up well, spare is brand new too and I picked a common size.

In terms of weight, good point but unfortunately I can't avoid it with a roof rack, roof top tent and everything else needed to get from Brissy to the Cape and back safely!

Are there restrictions on the types of alcohol I can take? i.e. no spirits/wine, only middies?

I've got a GAP IIDTool and top cover RACQ roadside, spares I'll look to be sparse but sensible from the feedback given in this thread.

Thanks for the tip on the Landy Centre, I'll keep that in mind if the D4 has any issues!

Thanks,

Josh

We made it!
Thanks to everyone for your feedback and assistance,

Trip was trouble free except for the return leg where im now getting a restricted performance fault when accelerating hard.

Completed the tele track and kept up with all other modified vehicles so very proud of the Disco!


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