A little lift helps

Kennekam · Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:41 pm

In October we took a little trip through Botsawana, Caprivi and Etosha. In our group was a Prado, Pajero SWB and my LWB. Both the Prado and LWB had OME suspension with about 5cm list fitted before the trip. The SWB did not. The result:

Later on the SWB rear shocks simply collapsed and spares had to be flown into Rundu.

HBannink · Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:03 am

The lift might have had a slight influence but I think it was due to the fact that the OME keeps the rubber in better contact with the ground providing better or more traction. The fact that the swb shocks collapsed should give some indication of the hard work these components do off road.

Looks as if you folks had an awesome trip

KaiV · Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:54 am

I really dont want to stir, but it may have been a result of the shocks being on their way out leading to the getting stuck. OME might give you a lift, but any shock that is "shot" will not give traction, as Henk says. Also, as you say the rear shocks gave up completly leading to some having to be flown in.....

When did the Namib trip, the two SWB Pajeros did themselves proud. One owner was a bit reserved, the other thought he was driving a 4.5 Cruiser

Sure, they also got stuck, but then all of us did, even the both our guide vehicles which are on steroids.

Kennekam · Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:45 am

KaiV wrote:I really dont want to stir, but it may have been a result of the shocks being on their way out leading to the getting stuck. OME might give you a lift, but any shock that is "shot" will not give traction, as Henk says. Also, as you say the rear shocks gave up completly leading to some having to be flown in.....

When did the Namib trip, the two SWB Pajeros did themselves proud. One owner was a bit reserved, the other thought he was driving a 4.5 Cruiser Sure, they also got stuck, but then all of us did, even the both our guide vehicles which are on steroids.

Very true. The SWB owner had done this trip before and had no problems. It could be that the car was bouncing about and therefore got stuck. Both the SWB and my LWB had about 110,000 km on the clock, so it was a good thing that I replaced my shocks otherwise I would have been in the sam position. I was a bit heavier too.