I Kinda Saw This Coming | Tankwa Part 2 | Jimny Build

[@CasperLabuschagne]

I am delighted to see that you are actually wielding a wheel-spanner in this episode, turning this into a fashion-magazine video series while treating the Jimny as a Mall-crawler won't be doing Alu-Cab any favour. I mean this as constructive criticism, the Jimny is not a Mall-crawler making a fashion statement. Out of the box, the Jimny is merely a 4x4 capable vehicle until you turn it into a capable 4x4 vehicle with a number of sensible upgrades that might add us much as one third of the initial cost of the Jimny. * As you discovered, the Tankwa is no place for the standard "Dunlopers" that come with the Jimny. Opposed to a few years ago, there are numerous all-terrain tyre options that will fit the Jimny without deviating into double percentage points from the factory standard where it affects your warranty. BFG AT's are made to survive the Tankwa though they are a less-than-ideal choice for wet tar roads in the Cape winter. General Grabbers are a popular alternative as are the less common Bridgestone Dueler AT. Upgrade your tires before anything else. * You need a lift kit with better handling and suspension and since you are not (yet) doing 4x4 go with a lift kit that replaces a number of components that regularly fail on overlanding expeditions. There is one such lift+overlanding kit from a local manufacturer - do your homework first since the wrong choice will cause long-term indigestion and be very expensive! * You need radial cup protectors. * You need rock sliders. * Now that you won't do serious damage to your Jimny on rough roads by virtue fitting the above four items, you need a differential breather kit. This is a long story, but going through water close to or deeper than your axles may result in water ingress into your differential oil and a hefty out of warranty repair bill will be the end result. * Since (hopefully) you will be doing a lot of driving on dirt roads in this series, you need a snorkel kit, not for river crossings but to reward your engine with cooler, cleaner air and less dust into the air filters. * You may want to get a roof-rack plus a spade since the Jimny is so light that properly using a spade will get you out of almost any situation where you get stuck in sand or mud. * Investigate proper dual recovery points front and back for the Jimny since the existing hooks may or may not work without damage since the forces involved in recovery are considerable. When you go offroad, everyone will be willing to help you if you got into trouble, but if you don't have your own recovery gear then that becomes an embarrassing problem. * When you do go for serious offroading, consider plates over your front and rear diff-locks as well as your transfer case. Replacement bumpers look super-sexy but they add almost no utility other than as a platform for fitting aerials and spotlights while adding a detrimental 20Kg plus to the very front or rear of the Jimny. Weight is your enemy on the Jimny and any weight you add should be beneath the floor of the vehicle and between your axles and neither above it or to the front or back of it. Stay away from mud-flaps since they get stuck in obstacles when going 4x4 and will rip off whatever they are fixed to. Weight is why I am not considering an extended fuel tank since it means that whenever your fuel tank is more than half full, you are carrying as much as 50Kg that otherwise would have been absent. Jerry cans are IMHO a better option and I prefer filling Jerry cans at the last filling station on the route and then leaving that fuel stockpile in the tent (or bungalow) at the camping spot for refuelling after the day-trip. Since you seem to travel in convoy, vehicles with more load capacity might carry that fuel for you. If you watched any of the videos on KZbin concerning 4x4 and/or the Jimny, you would have seen how a tyre puncture is patched. If you are really serious about this video series, then watch every KZbin video concerning the Jimny and every locally made video on 4x4 and overlanding. It is critical that you watch the entire series by 4x4 Mega-World concerning 4x4 Recovery available on KZbin before your next adventure. Good luck, I am enjoying the videos you have made.

[@Mmasesha]

You make me want to get myself that jimny, great videos

[@hourbee5535]

New subscriber here from the US. I went back and watched a lot of your previous videos and loved seeing the adventures you have been going on. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!

[@alu_cab]

Thank you very much! Appreciate the comment 🤗

[@herlumare2647]

Flat tyres most of the time on the left rear tyre. Stones are worked to the side of the road by cars, front wheel flips it up, punctures left rear. Especially in the Tankwa :)

[@alu_cab]

Indeed! I think that's exactly what happened here. Haha it comes with the territory :)

[@Goose_JB74]

Haha Jimny problems with Fuel 😂, looking forward to the build, ive just bought one and looking forward to seeing your build

[@alu_cab]

Haha yup! A long range fuel tank might be on the cards for the future. Thanks for watching!

[@johanneswehrmann]

@@alu_cab a Long Ranger 80L tank is absolutely worth it. Opposite Lock or Des-Sol will sort you out. 🤙🏻

[@alu_cab]

@@johanneswehrmann yes! I've been eyeing one of those 😄

[@chrismanley5656]

Looks like a rad time Jana! I had those tyres once upon a time and got two slow leaks on my first trip around Australia. Since then I’ve run BFG AT KO2s, BFG KM3s and Maxxis Raxr ATs all without issue, recommend all three. Keep getting after it!!

[@alu_cab]

Thanks, Chris! Stay tuned for the next video in which I'll reveal my tyre upgrade choice.

[@rethasmit500]

Get a small bottle jack to replace the standard one

[@robinson4513]

love ur videos and thank you for sharing your experiences... I surely am learning with you.

[@alu_cab]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@troopyinafrica]

Nicely Done 🤙. You’re ahead of me. I haven’t changed a tyre on the Troopy yet 🙈

[@alu_cab]

Thanks, Tim! Haha, that's a good thing, don't jinx it!

[@troopyinafrica]

@@alu_cab We have actually organised a big get together on the Dunes with Troopys in Africa Group to teach recovery, GPS and tyre changes for some of the group. I will giving it a go to change my troopy. 🤞

[@giofyotravel3637]

Did you make any suspension changes, or did the weight of the Jimny (with rooftent) not affect the ride on the Tankwa?

[@alu_cab]

We do recommend to upgrade suspension on the Jimny when fitting a rooftop tent.

[@marcellesbotha]

Love your videos and adventures Does Emma also have a KZbin channel would love to see her nissan pathfinder setup as the pathfinder is a great vehicle

[@alu_cab]

Hi there! You can check out Emma's content on her Instagram page, The Runaway Blonde.

[@Jp11130]

Is your gymny automatic ?

[@alu_cab]

Yes, it is ☺️

[@afriquelesud]

A wise man once said to never discuss politics, religion or TYRES in public 😂😂