Hunty's Jeep JK Extreme

[Hunty]

Jax & I
are having a blast - Sydney, Eden, Lakes Entrance, Philip island, Great Ocean road, Melbourne, Great Ocean road, Adelaide, Pt Augusta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, ULURU!

Drove through blinding rain and flooded roads to get to Uluru!

[Hunty]

Just went to Trucking / Transport Museum and hall of fame, great day out - they have a couple of exhibits that are the only remaing examples on earth - Jax and I had a great time - highly recommend!
cheers Hunty

[Hunty]

I took the JK for a drive up the River that runs straight through the middle of town (Alice Springs) Todd I think - still having a blast!
OOps - Hunty

[MOP44R]

Looks like a great trip Mate...

I tell you, I get to work and look forward to the next 'Hunty post' always good.

[Hunty]

Hi Guyz
I came across 3 really cool young French tourists between The Alice & Pt Augusta,

they had been stranded since the previous day! (I couldn't believe no one had stopped for them earlier).

So I hooked em up to the mighty JK (with almost no clutch left) and dragged them back to civilisation!

So come on Jeepers post up a story with pics (this is a picture thread) how you helped someone with your Jeep - extra points for Toymotors & Missuns lol
Cheers Hunty

[Dave]

Wow Hunty, I am really jealous as I sit here working at the computer - wishing I was a few thousand K's West!!!! Looks like you are having a brilliant trip, and I'm looking forward to the epic film (that I'm sure you are making) at a future meeting. The water you are finding is amazing for this time of year - it just hasn't stopped raining since before we were out at Birdsville in July. Your photos are really spectacular. Keep having fun. Oh and great work with the rescue! Keeping up the SJC high standards.

Dave

[Hunty]

Came across my daughter broken down near the F3.......

[Hunty]

Hi Guyz
I am loving my new tyre dogs - Pressure & Temperature monitoring (realtime)

I added the monitors to hopefully save destroying an expensive tyre or two whilst wheelin - I have programmed the monitors for on road and off road;

On road the low pressure alarm is set to activate when a tyre falls below 30psi and I usually run between 32 & 35psi

Off road I set the alarm to a couple of psi below my aired down pressure ; if I am on sand and am running 12psi I set the alarm to 10psi

Hopefully this will allow me time to pull over and fix a leak before I have chance to shred them driving on a flat tyre - as all of you know its hard sometimes to know when you have a flat especially if you are in MUD!

I bought the tyre dogs that screw onto the valve stem - dumb@ss I hear some of you saying already (Steve - both of you'z- LoL).

Why;
1. I wanted to be able to remove them and use them on hire vehicles.

2. They are coded to the wheel position so if (and I always do at half way) I changed the front tyres to the back - didnt want to have to break the tyre bead. just to relocate the monitors.

3. I often tow a trailer and will take the front 2 off and put on the trailer when towing - as you all know when the trailer starts to feel a little soft / bungee to tow its too late - tyre already shreaded.

Tip
When I screwed them onto the valve they protruded past the sidewall of the tyre - this was clearly going to be a bad idea for serious wheelin so I took another handful of smart@ss pills and modified my rims!

I found a wheel mod friendly tyre store and had them remove my tyres and drill 4 additional valve stem sized holes and installed 4 extra valve stems - 1 in each rim! as close to the centre of the rim and as far as possible away wheelin danger.

Bonus
Not having to remove them & replace them everytime I wanted to Air Down & Air Up
I can now air up with the Mrs comfortable in the car with aircon on - all she has to do is toot the horn when the tyres are back to road pressure - I don't have to continuously check the pressure - can do other things like reconnect my sway bars, wipe mud from lights and number plates etc
Enjoy Cheers Hunty








ps
15.7l/100 is what I get towing a car trailer

[Hunno]

Awesome,

Just one thing. Anything more on that dash & you'll need a pilots licence.

[Hunty]

ps
There is plenty of clearance from the passenger side air bag

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/...ighlight=hunty

Cheers Hunty