UPGRADE TIME!! - ISUZU NPS 4x4 - BROKEN SHOCK MOUNTS - WHAT we have CHANGED - WHAT we FIXED
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Ep 2 - Upgrade Time!! Isuzu NPS 4x4 - Broken Shock Mounts - What we have Changed - What we have Fixed
Time to make some upgrades!!
With one of our shock mounts snapped, it was time to research some ways to overcome this problem and find a solution once and for all. Check out the mount we had made!!
ARB compressors just not up to scratch for the big girls 100psi tyres..so we had to make some big changes..what compressor have we gone with?? Let me tell ya, it's a cracker!
And, out with the old, in with the new..Sherpa winch got the boot! See our up to date review on the new Carbon winch and what we would recommend.
Hope the info helps you, in your own build of the Isuzu NPS 4x4 crew or single cab!!
As always..thanks for watching!!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 What's on This Week
01:40 Custom Fabricated Shock Mounts
07:05 240V 100% Duty Cycle Truck Compressor
14:35 New Winch
15:50 Next Week
Thanks for watching guys.
I’m gonna have a look at the rear shock mounts on our NPS 300, touch wood nothing has failed yet. Thanks for the spin on the winch, we have been wondering what brand to fit after ISUZU said they were dropping Sherpa fits due to unreliability issues. Looks like Carbon is the go. The wife and I enjoy the videos, we just purchased a single cab version and have an Austral slide on pod ( self contained ) we can drop it off at camp and go off in the truck.
Yeah I remember seeing the vid Karl was talking about the compressor…will have to look into that one. Love where you guys have mounted it perfect spot out of the way
The fellow from nowhere bound is Karl and Kathy and he is very knowledgeable in what he does and a genuine Aussie hands-on
Great episode guys !
compressor - why don't you use the PTO (power take off) on the side of the main gearbox? It's a rectangular plate with 6 bolts & there's a gear behind it in a standard place, there's lots of kit available to fit, including a selection of compressors or jackshafts to use an industrial compressor. You're running the engine anyway to keep the battery charged so why not go direct?
It's been a while since you posted but I enjoy it when you do. Enjoyed is your families resilience and coercive nature. You all work together in good and bad. Your teenage daughter puts in the hard yards and seems to enjoy looking after her younger siblings. Keep it up guys.
Thank you so much
Cool Ep Guys
Love your channel 👍👍
Yes rear shock brackets look great, keep an eye on your rear springs for breakage 👍
Thanks, will do!
Compressers Compressers sounds like your on a win yer Carl from knowwhere has a great Chanel just not as hard on the gear as you but we wouldn't want you to change a thing off road exploration is great viewing .keep up the hard work .
Enjoyed that thanks 👍 thanks for keeping it real chaos from Scotland OUT 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA - checking in. Good on you!
Awesome! Thank you!
I love your show! You guys are so awesome! Of all the van/RV/boat life channels yours is the one I look forward to the most. Just sayin' lol😂
Thank you so much. We really appreciate it
thanks for the shout out! I thought the OG, original gangster was fitting for Karl. We enjoy watching your travels and am glad to see our video's have helped with some decision making. Safe travels cheers Katty and Karl @nowhereboundtouring
Hey Katty and Karl we appreciate the feedback from your videos and you have helped us out a heap as well, keep up the good work and look forward to catching up for a beer one day soon.
Look forward to that day@@markjones4018 safe travels and keep on truck'n 😁
Hahaha I’m glad you enjoyed. Tell the OG I said gday. Maybe one day we cross paths and grab a beer!!
Hello from England..looking at your suspension..with the weight your carrying you don't have enough shock absorber travel in downwards direction causing your suspension to bottom out with shock absorber brack taking the hit from fully compressed shocker... solution lengthen your bottom bracket or raise your top bracket so the shocker doesn't fully compress...best solution raise your rear suspension with stiffer springs ..super best solution fit air bag assist .. I hope this helps..😊
It does. Thank you
If you can't spend that sort of money on an air compressor, try Boss Air Suspension. 12 and 24 volt. Half the flow of the Oasis , still 100% duty cycle and only 1/10th the price.of the Oasis. I've had a 12V PX07 for over 15 years, over 50,000k's in the desert, numerous pump ups, not one failure or cut out. Worth a look. Great video Mate. My Mate has a Hino set up like yours and he broke all his shock mounts off on the Anne Beadell. Look forward to the next video. Cheers. Also Mate, I've been through a fair few shocks stuffing about (Landcruiser though) and yours look too long for the application. Shocks work best when they aren't near the end of their travel.
The problem with those mounts is they will fill full of debris in no time, and even though the guy making them has done a revised model with another hole, any sustained dirt work (even on sealed roads) will eventually fill it with dirt and debris, then will impact the bottom spherical joint.
Atw etc won’t upgrade the rear shock mounts because of the work involved, they are more interested in just pumping out bolt on gear, and doing axle welding is a fairly specialised process.
And you need a drain for that air tank, it will fill full of water over time, or run an air dryer
I know Karl and Kathy quite well. I watched your early video when it popped up as I wanted to know if you mentioned the automatic-manual gearbox as Karl hates it so much.
Once I watched the first episode, we were hooked. My wife and I watch (and patiently wait for) each episode.
Such high quality and very entertaining.
Thank you
Yeah a lot of people that get them don’t like them.
Thank you so much for watching. We truely appreciate it. Say gday to Kathy and Karl for us
Awesome 🙂👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks they are good upgrades. A suggestion for you since you go to treeless places is to get a "winch anchor" fabricated. We have one for our setup and you could fab a heavy duty one for your truck. They are the tree you need when there are no trees.
a flat plate with many holes to nail it down with long pins & a loop at the end to hitch on to works well in many situations though for dry sand burying the spare wheel is difficult to beat.
@@alanhat5252 As long as you have something when there are no trees. Thanks buddy
good god I am effing jellous.....I wish I am there with you......greetings from the Nederlands.....have fun and take care of the kidds....
Thank you!!
shock mounts - did you consider extending the bottom spring mount? it's a replaceable part that you can change on the roadside when it breaks & it doesn't risk tearing a hole in the axle casing.
Did you consider using multiple shockabsorbers to spread the load?
do you have truck tour?? i love it!! i am from spain!! nice!!
Yes we do. Check it out
There are inverter 240 volt compressors on the market now. Run on a 12/24 volt to 240 volt inverter.
I run one in my work ute, will run a plasma cutter, spray painting gun and medium consumption air tools. Have replaced tyres and used this compressor to rebead and reflate on 16 inch rims understandably only. Runs about 8 CFM. so takes about a minute to inflate.
Going from a single shear to a double shear makes thing much stronger.
Interesting.
Glad you think so!
Passing on some lessons learned: shock mounts, compressor & tank, winch.
Thank you
Warn makes a 30k air over hydro winch that could literally pick the entire truck up by. And its 2 speed plantitary setup
I’ll look into it 😁
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Brilliant. Where did you learn to edit? I think i know who does the editing. Awesome work.
Hahaha my wife makes all the videos, it took a lot of time to learn
Yep, upgrades are just part of keeping safe and enjoying your lifestyle. Hey!!! there's another income stream, sending an invoice for your R&D work to manufacturers who's parts fail...............LOL
Companies these days don’t enjoy honest reviews. They prefer to pay influencers to lie for them
thanks for the behind the however you spell sceanes imfomation
scenes
We are loving your videos having just found you. My wife would like to know how you arrived at your logo.
It’s a C and a T in a triangle, we are not very creative 😂
Oh brilliant. Thank you. Safe travels.@@thecartwrights
Bummer about your shock mounts. There is a company here in the US, Barns 4x4 that makes all sorts of great parts like what you ended up with, and a WHOLE lot cheaper than $2k... Thanks
Might want to take a look and see if they might have something the trucking community could use?
Thanks for the info
You guys need Super Dooper sponsorship.
Hahahaha hit them up for us
You forgot the ditch lighta that you should have all around your rig. 😅
Hahahahh we should
Engine driven compressor is the only way to go
Yes and no. Seen both in action, pros and cons to both
@@thecartwrights as a heavy vehicle mechanic and known how they work plus how long they last engine driven compressor just work better
Test the Sutuki Mushroom 😂
Arb compressors are toys
Agreed
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that is the way the Shock mount should have been done at the Factory... no one expects a single mount Shock mount to work on big heavy trucks.
It’s a bit silly isn’t it
Stop eatin' that SUGAR! 😂
Hahahahahah
The 4x4 off-road influence community needs to leave the PSI reading and present it as a percentage of std hwy Presure.
I say this because I’ve heard about motorhome owners taking Offroad 4x4 pressures as gospel.
But a motorhome starts at 100 psi.
Not 35 -40 like a twin cab.
So 20psi is only 50% reduction.
Not 80% reduction.
Just my view on getting people educated.
This is actually very smart. And I’ll do this from now on. Thank you
Uuuufffff too much speech
Boring!