Budget Built 200 Series Walk Through | Lap Tested | 80,000kms Travelled

[@marcochavanne]

Love those Kenda Klever RTs. They wore like iron on my GX460. Ran 275/70R18s (33.5") on the factory wheels and enjoyed them on and off road. Pretty tame noise levels for the amount of grip they offer. Also have a set of their 31" ATs on my GX470 for daily driving. They seem to wear a little faster but they are winter rated so thats expected with that compound.

[@DucruznOZ]

They are an OK tyre, I had to replace 3 in 80,000kms but they were all sidewall damage... perhaps overloaded?? We also did do a lot of rocky terrain and dirt roads so may e that is acceptable ;) glad ur having a good run with yours 🍻🍻

[@marcochavanne]

@@DucruznOZbummer! You are probably really giving them a workout though. I had one replaced early on after picking up a bolt in the sidewall. Tire shop said it was unrepairable but we had road hazard coverage so it cost me $20. I did however not tow so I can't speak to running higher pressures. Just had a massive Tuff Stuff Alpha roof top tent and loaded with camping gear to the gills for 5 day trips off grid in some pretty gnarly areas like Big Bend State Park and some off-road park shenanigans. Aired down to 18-20psi and they did well even with sharp rocks in Colorado. Sometimes we are just unlucky. I felt like I went through an entire set of MTR Kevlars in a year. All sidewall failures after friends swore by them. Each time the had zipper rips in a bad place to have a flat 😂

[@DucruznOZ]

@@marcochavanne sounds like a sweet setup, would love to go exploring in the states 😎😎 i think tyres are hit and miss with most people.... can't win em all 🍻🍻

[@Jonathan-gz6tu]

We have very different ideas of what "budget" means lol. Looks great!

[@DucruznOZ]

Ha ha, the main thing is to buy someone else's dream that has sunk all the money into it 🤪🤪🍻🍻

[@Jonathan-gz6tu]

@@DucruznOZ maybe next time for me!

[@DucruznOZ]

@@Jonathan-gz6tu ha ha, go for it 🍻🍻

[@petermajkovica3700]

Mate this brings back memories when we did our big lap... fantastic review..👍

[@DucruznOZ]

Cheers mate, wish we were still travelling 🍻🍻

[@petermajkovica3700]

Mate so do we

[@DucruznOZ]

@@petermajkovica3700 one ball could change it all 🤪🤪

[@barrymurphy3554]

Thanks Guys Awesome video learned a lot from You Thanks again stay safe Cheers

[@DucruznOZ]

Cheers for that mate 🍻🍻 always like to spread what little knowledge we have ha ha

[@yusufsayed1583]

Awesome rig , love the videos and greetings from south africa 🇿🇦

[@DucruznOZ]

Thanks mate, glad to have an audience in South Africa 🍻🍻

[@michaelcameron8904]

Mate thanks for the run through. Love the vids. Missed you when your were in Paynesville. Bravo from Victoria Australia

[@DucruznOZ]

Cheers mate, love Paynesville, such a beautiful town 👌🍻🍻

[@jouniju]

Thanks, this is very useful!

[@DucruznOZ]

No dramas mate 🍻

[@mightymike9353]

Great vid, thanks for sharing your rig

[@DucruznOZ]

No dramas mate 🍻

[@daviddawson2411]

Hey guys hope all is good how long before you get back to the videos cheers 🥂 🍻🍻🍻

[@DucruznOZ]

Hey mate, we are back into the groove of "normal" life, kids in school and mum and dad back working :( we have a few videos in the pipeline but nothing major as we just haven't had the time :( cheers for the support 🍻🍻

[@Mouldyturnip75]

Great review, good setup. Question how did you go with rear axle weight/load when the van was on, long range tank filled, and rear cargo + fridge filled?

[@DucruznOZ]

Cheers mate, I think i am pretty much on the limit for axle/diff load as it sits now... I forgot to mention that we do have airbags in the rear also, so we towing they get pumped up to assist with load share/levelling.... 😎😎

[@Mouldyturnip75]

@@DucruznOZ I suspect you would be over when hitched. Our 200 is set up very similar to yours and with 280kg on the towball we went over rear axle load. Not an easy problem to solve here in WA, nor a cheap exercise to undertake .

[@DucruznOZ]

@@Mouldyturnip75 yeah QLD are a pain in the rear end when it comes to those sort of things, luckily we have finished up and big full time travel so our car and van will never be fully loaded again 👌👌😎😎

[@craigjensen4179]

Hi mate, do you run diff and gearbox breathers?

[@DucruznOZ]

Hey mate, yes to all of the above, they were already on the car when we bought it...if ur not doing river crossings or plan on doing them I wouldn't bother, but definitely if u dont mind going off road 💪💪

[@craigjensen4179]

@DucruznOZ yeah I want to get mine done, with a snorkel because we are planning on a decent trip in the near future. I've just stumbled on your page, you've got some good info. Nice 69 too, I had a 68 in my younger years 💪

[@DucruznOZ]

@@craigjensen4179 nice one, yeah the 6 P's really come into play when doing a lap... my 69 is in pieces atm doing the upper and lower control arms 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ cheers for having a look at the page, please ty of travel on there 🍻🍻

[@ausguy4385]

What damage are you talking about for the CB? It's a spring it won't be damaged by movement...

[@DucruznOZ]

We had a GME adjustable base on it and the corrugations flogged it out big time, the whole aerial would flop around... also the inside of that style aerial fell apart on one due to all the corrugations so we just use the small one or take it off if we aren't using it..... just from our own experience that's all 😎

[@ausguy4385]

@DucruznOZ attached to the roof instead of the bull bar does amazing difference in distance/range and same for movement. That's why you see the bull bar move everywhere and the cars still level and fine

[@DucruznOZ]

@@ausguy4385 yeah we have seen that, makes sense.... just can't go through the drive through 🍻😜

[@ausguy4385]

@DucruznOZ my 200 has 1100 tall one and have gme fold still can go in drive in's and 2100mm car parks in cbds

[@DucruznOZ]

@@ausguy4385 nice that u can fit... we just clip on 2.3m things when we have the jack and shovel up there.... but we are usually not in the cbd, ha ha...