Boat Hauler
Sorry for the recent (1 year) silence, but the blog had to take a back seat in my live and Wohni became more of a boat hauler and base camp at the dam than the bundu basher it was built to be. What can I say, anything for the kids, right? Right!
Anyhoo, I know that some people are eagerly awaiting feedback on the spacer story/issue, especially as we are talking about an almost 4 ton rig here, constantly pounding gravel roads and other tooth filling removal routes ‘n tracks. Furthermore, this year January Wohni conquered its final frontier, the dunes of the Namib – with honors, I might add.
To cut a long story short, it’s all good news. The spacers purchased at LA Sports Windhoek – after much to and fro and heated discussions and misunderstandings and what not – are holding up. No worries, no complaints. On the contrary, 
driving and stability has improved a great deal and the whole rig simply feels better then without the spacers.
For what it’s worth: I’m always carrying a torque wrench and I am making sure that the spacers and wheels are torqued (and re-torqued) correctly at all times. Mine are steel spacers and I’m torquing them at 205NM as per owners manual for steel rims, the mags are torqued at 130NM.
At the Travel Expo over last week I learned that La Sport’s spacers are selling well since, but are now made of aluminum. Call me paranoid, but with the weight we are lugging around, I am quite content with our steel spacers albeit the added (not to be underestimated) un-swung mass.
’til next time – drive save.
Tommy
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