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Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:47 am
by kevino
Hello all I recently completed a 6000km trip Cape Town Epupa falls Van Zyls Swakop sesriem back to Cape Town, now need to replace slightly cat scratched standard running boards, any suggestions as to rock sliders on the Gen 3 LWB where and how much.
My ave fuel consumption is 6.8kms/l with a loaded van and rooftop tent ave speed 130k/h where should I look to improve this.it seems most get better consumption than this.
cheers kevin
Re: Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:01 pm
by KurtG
Kevin, lower your speed to save fuel [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]
Re: Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:03 am
by kevino
I was expecting that to be the first step to a solution. thanks for confirmation.
Kevin
Re: Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:08 pm
by chrisroger
Hi Kevin, We have a 2001 Gen3 PAJ LWB 3.5lt petrol, achieving 11.6 Lt/100Km (8.6Km/Lt) over a 3800Km trip. My average speed is 105Km hr ie. driving at speeds of between 85km and 120Km/hr depending on traffic.
To achieve your stated average of 130Km/hr you would have to continuously drive at between 115km/h and 145km/hr which would be very difficult and unsafe to maintain.
Perhaps you mean that you occasionally drive at 130Km/hr?
Good luck with a lighter right foot and reduced fuel consumption.
Regards,
Chris M.
Re: Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:04 pm
by rvanhuys
About the rock sliders, Stofpad makes for the Gen 4 at R6 900 on the price list I got last year, so that's one idea of price. I had some made for my Colt a few years ago by a general steelwork place (my design, they bent the pipes, welded and made sure they would fit, I then painted and fitted), those cost R3 000 in total.
I bought my My Gen 3 with sliders made by Maniac in Cape Town
http://maniac4x4.co.za/ Not sure what they cost. You can see from the pics that the wheel arch mouldings needed to be trimmed. They could probably have been made shorter to avoid that. They attach to the same points that the running boards do.
Re: Re running boards gen 3 LWB
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:16 am
by Dirty Boy
Hi Kevino
Regarding the fuel consumption, apart from the high speed a RTT would have had a huge effect. How else is the vehicle modified ? Larger tyres, Roofrack with spare, jerry cans etc. They will all take their toll.
As rvanhys says Stofpad makes good looking robust rocksliders. I have not yet bought but he sent me photos and says the late Gen 3 will take the same bars as the Gen 4. He is in Gauteng. Good luck