What to bring for a Cape York trip?

[Mudnut]

Well I'm off to Cape York in Aug, and want to know if there is anything that I should make sure I have with me. It will be myself, along with my 6 year old navigator. The TD5 Defender will have just passed a 40k mark, and will have had a dealer service. What is fitted:
Bull Bar
Snorkel
Roof Rack (with steps on the rear)
Rock sliders
Roller drawr
Compressor
BFG mud terrains on disco steel rims
ECU remapped by Tombraider
Cruise control
GME UHF radio
GPS
Fridge
Plan on doing some sound insulation to the car

Thats all that I can think of, but am concerned about shocks, and springs (the roads should be nicely corrogated by Aug.)

I am well set up for camping, but have not done much long distance touring. Have also not been camping in Far North Queensland

Any help would be apperciated.

Thanks,
Ken

[camel_landy]

A sense of humour....

Those corrugations do wear you down!!!

M

[camel_landy]

OK... Here's what I'd suggest.

Bushes - Make sure they're in good nick, especially the radius & panhard rod ones.
Shocks - Make sure they're all ok (they will take a pounding).
Insulation - Don't bother. Didn't work on mine. Just get a louder stereo.
Rims - Consider something slightly heavier, maybe 130 rims.
Tie downs - Make sure you can anchor your luggage. There's nothing more annoying (other than the corrugations) than something rattling as you're buzzing up the corrugations.

Finally, go light. Those roads do give the car a pounding, do it a favour & think about what you pack.

BTW - This is what happened to one of my 130 rims when I did the trip to the top...



M

[Blknight.aus]

been through there in big red, the mags handled it nicely and with stock suspension i got away with nix damage, but then I dont mind going slow,

Id take a set of suspension bushes, brakes pads tho, my standard pads got hammered..

Im fiarly certain that I have all the suspension bushed in my stash at the house and if you dont want to fork out for em I'll look into doing a travel box up for ya with most of the common parts in it..

you dont use it no cost, you break the seal you pay for or replace what you use.

[camel_landy]

Id take a set of suspension bushes, brakes pads tho, my standard pads got hammered..

Good point... Forgot the pads.

The rear pads take a pounding as the dust kicked up from the front tyres get on them & wear them down very quickly.

M

[LandyAndy]

Dont know if it applies to the Cape York corrugations.But watch for the "off line" where nobody travels and the dirt gets thrown.The loose dirt can sometimes be driven faster and smoother than on the bumps.
Andrew

[Mudnut]

Im fiarly certain that I have all the suspension bushed in my stash at the house and if you dont want to fork out for em I'll look into doing a travel box up for ya with most of the common parts in it..

you dont use it no cost, you break the seal you pay for or replace what you use.[/QUOTE]

This sounds like an excellent idea.

Thanks,

Ken

[DRUT]

condan or barrett hf or sat phone.....or epirb... you never know if things will go pear shaped very quickly so think ahead. help will be hours away for sure.

[Dinty]

G'day All, Well I had a bo peep at where you live and I reckon you should take ME, I will strip out my Codan radio out of my 110 and fit it into yours for the trip LOL, everyon4e seems to have covered what I would take have a good trip anyway cheers Dennis

[Gavin]

I'll let you know what the roads are like as i'm going in june/july