Little "Ooky"

Well, with the 2" lift fitted and the old 215x15 AT tyres on 6J rims almost close to being illegal, we decided to fit the new 80:20 Mud Broncho Diamond Back tyres.
Ok, they are remoulds, but the aggressive treads and the height they have given has made our recient outings legendary with the Ladyboys .. sorry I mean Landy boys we have been out with.

Next on the shopping list ... Snorkel & Axel breathers

Here's a link to my PhotoBucket page, and there are a few pictures of the latest Axel articulating rutts we crossed. The actual rut was just over 3ft in depth, and the slope it was on was quite considderable.

Ad you can see, on full compression and extension, the wheels miss the bodywork, and, with the exception of the rear bottom corners of the bumper that were removed, all the rest of the bodywork is intact.

We havemore video's to link as soon as they are edited.

s452.photobucket.com/albums/qq246/wibblef00f/

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a few more pictires of the Jimny with its new tyres in the mud ... plus its only real competition ..




Taking a swim ...


and my Nemesis ....

They are some good pictures there and you look like you've been having fun again!!!

I can see why you want that snorkel!!!

Axle breathers cost pennies. All you need is a length of cheap garden hose and a couple of small jubilee clips. Lever off the axle breathers on the top of the axles with a screwdriver and place them in the bin, slide on hosepipe and tighten jubilee clip round it, tie up hose pipe in engine bay for front and through a hole where a bung would be in the boot and hey presto, extended axle breathers!!!

If only the snorkel was that cheap and easy!!!

We're going to the Lakes soon so I'll get lots of pictures of our ickle Jimny Rock crawling.

Kirkynut

Thanks for that, as soon as we get some fine weather, Ill make sure my husband fits some

He has had the idea of creating a copper manifold on the bilkhead and piping all the breathers to it, then fitting a small airbox assembly or filter to it to make it pretty !!

We need to jetwash the underside and give all the suspension a re-torque up as its been 4 weeks since it was fitted and, whilst its not given us cause for concern, a re-torque and spot of white paint on the nuts / threads would be a good idea we think.

If your ever down south .. Salisbury Plain way, drop us a bell. You wont need a rock lobster, just ground clearance and good grip

It sounds like you are a little more concerned about the vanity of the axle breathers than I am, I have just left them up high in the engine bay, but you are going through deeper water than I am.

Given you've been through all that water with the standard axle breathers, I anticipate they have breathed in some water. As the diff goes through the cold water the oil in it contracts and causes the axle to suck in air from above, except if it's under water, it will suck in water to the diff, which will get to your bearings etc too.

So a hub rebuild and re-grease of all the bearings etc might not be a bad idea and you'll have to drain the diff oil anyway so a change of that would be needed anyway.

You might be lucky, perhaps dropping the diff oil to see what it looks like might be an idea to tell if water has got into it. If you drop it into a clean container and it's good, you could always re-use it. I wouldn't but it's not cheap stuff.

Kirkynut