Hi all,
New on this forum so hope I'm not going over old ground.
Just purchased a 150 series 2010 Prado GX diesel from WA which was used by WA Water in Carnarvon. Vehicle in good condition but has original suspension. Only done around 59,000km.
I am planning for two Prado 150 series to travel down the Canning Stock Route in August. Trip will be from Adelaide up to Billiluna and then south to Willuna and back home via Norseman and back across the Nullabor. Reason for this route is limited time available from work and recommendation that southern route is best option for sand dune direction and sun.
We are looking at doing the trip as quick as possible in around 10-12 days on the CSR part of the journey. We will not be stopping in a single location (on this trip anyway) for more than overnight. However we will have a couple of 1/4 day stops to check the vehicles at a couple of locations.
My question is based on my concerns with suspension. There has been some of threads relating to suspension problems and others on various sites where suspension failure has been a major issue. I am currently running standard suspension and would like to know the likelihood and probability of suspension failure on this trip.
If suspension failure is a high chance, then I will may need to postpone the trip for a year or so. Sure this is an open ended question but would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
Rick
New on this forum so hope I'm not going over old ground.
Just purchased a 150 series 2010 Prado GX diesel from WA which was used by WA Water in Carnarvon. Vehicle in good condition but has original suspension. Only done around 59,000km.
I am planning for two Prado 150 series to travel down the Canning Stock Route in August. Trip will be from Adelaide up to Billiluna and then south to Willuna and back home via Norseman and back across the Nullabor. Reason for this route is limited time available from work and recommendation that southern route is best option for sand dune direction and sun.
We are looking at doing the trip as quick as possible in around 10-12 days on the CSR part of the journey. We will not be stopping in a single location (on this trip anyway) for more than overnight. However we will have a couple of 1/4 day stops to check the vehicles at a couple of locations.
My question is based on my concerns with suspension. There has been some of threads relating to suspension problems and others on various sites where suspension failure has been a major issue. I am currently running standard suspension and would like to know the likelihood and probability of suspension failure on this trip.
If suspension failure is a high chance, then I will may need to postpone the trip for a year or so. Sure this is an open ended question but would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
Rick
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