The Colorado was everything that we wanted, we had it set up just the way that it suited our requirements. Unfortunately we were overweight by too much that we could no longer ignore the fact that we were illegal and uninsured while out on the road with our van. It was either lose the Colorado or the van, both of we had set up for our needs👌
The chains are crossed although the cross sits directly under the coupling and not half way along the links as I would have expected, always been that way. Longer valve steams may help, something that needs attention to though.
I have enjoyed your episode there Mick thank you very much for creating and sharing with us. From Bill. (Bill's Channel 1987) From tonight, I am also up in Adelaide myself for a couple of weeks, staying at my Mum's, place. At some stage later on, there will be a video on the trip on my channel in my new 1998 Toyota Corolla Conquest 5-speed manual hatchback. The colour is purply blue.
G'day Sally & Mick. Well, this ole fella is super happy viewing your outfit....and blokes like me can only dream, so in the meantime, am super jealous...LOL If I did a calculation of the years of Lotto entries, then would be close to having such a rig in my own garage...or am I still dreaming. Onya guys...cheers.
Being at 4.5-5T gcm on my18 colorado I'm surprised you were over 6T gcm and didn't realise. That is reallly heavy for a colorado. How could it even pull that? Was your's auto with the stock 3.42s gears? If I don't sell mine I'm going to find some 3.73s from a manual and probably tune it after that. 3.42 worst gearing GM decided to go with. At all the common speeds 40 60 80 110 it's lugging in gear and if you drop back it's too much. Therefore that's where 3.73s would help. The 4.10s out of the rg ii manual would be too much I reckon and create the same problem as the 3.42s at some speeds.
We have always been just on or over on the 6T GCM for some time. The Colorado had no issue with handling the weight of the caravan, even with empty or full water tanks there was no difference in pulling power. We have three water tanks in our caravan which is a lot of weight when full.
Same as you in but 2017 I went to Lovells and upgraded the car, a 2009 Landcruiser VX to be able to tow 4t as we had a weight issue with the van. I upgraded the van to 3950kg ATM and of course had a Lovells 4t hitch fitted. I have airbags on the van but not the car as my ball weight does not exceed 280kg. The total GCM is now 7800kg. I have travelled the Gibb twice and the Plenty Hwy from Alice to Boulia and I am extremely happy with the Lovells fit with no problems so far. The van, when towing, is somewhere between 3.7 & 3.8t tows like a dream. I was the first one to have the upgrade fitted by my local TJM. I congratulate you on your choosing Lovells.
Thanks - for the ideas ect...passed link to my son in Q.😊 lots of upgrade - improvement ideas. You are a man of many skills ( just like my dad)💙 Jan Adelaide P.S. how do you keep it in showroom condition OMG that is a skill in its self🤣
Hi Mick, very interesting video thank you. We have almost exactly the same vehicle and set up and are very happy with it. One additional thing we did do, was have the engine re-mapped. This small adjustment has certainly given us more power and greater economy as we are running on lower revs. All the best.
Great stuff, the throttle controller does make a huge difference with power, more that I thought it would have. There would be no help with fuel economy though like an engine remap would be. Do you run air bags in the back of yours? I find them a little harsh at times if inflated much above 10-15PSI.
Awesome setup Mick. Been busting to look at your 200 series. The colorado always looked tidy. ... you certainy look after your gear. I am the same, that way our vehicles is a pleasure not a stressor. Cheers Mick 😂
The heavier vehicle weight up front of the caravan on undulating roads is a great improvement over the Colorado, we are not disappointed with what we have now👍
We ran a 200 series for several years towing an older Boroma caravan (just under 3500kgs with water tanks full). Same issues easy to go over on the rear axle. The Boroma has a fairly heavy ball weigh (340kgs) so that got transferred on the rear of Cruiser. We got a GVM upgrade which gave us a little over 3800kgs but more importantly over 2200kgs on the rear axle. I always still found that it was still a case of the tail wagging the dog, caravan heavier tan the tow vehicle and if we were confronted with a situation where we had to do a evasive action it was when you realised caravan was in control not the Cruiser. Lately we changed over to a Chev 2500HD which is like chalk and cheese when it comes to towing. Slightly better fuel burn and the Chev is in charge not the caravan. A lot of $$$ but definitely the next level towing.
@@jorobson1 Front Axle - 360kg under spec. Rear Axle - 84kg under spec. GVM - 380kg under spec. GCM - 800kg under spec. All of the above weights are with everything fully loaded.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 we were amazed how easy it is to add the weight. Solar panels, bigger lithium batteries, water, fuel and a few other bits and pieces - itall just creeps up. The Cruisers 600kg payload stock is a bit of a joke. If you have the 7 seater and filled up each seat you would be close to being over!
love your vids Mick, i still have my Colo, really liked yours, make me wonder just what that van weighs? (thinking of a van for us but will have to stick with my holden)
@@andrewmorgan4306 do Nissan allow an upgrade to the GCM on the Patrols? If they don't then that will explain why Lovells do not do one for it. GMH would not allow it for the Colorado that we had.
You didn't explain exactly why you rejected the Holden Colorado
Did you hate it
Why wasn't it suitable 😮
Sorry 😮
The Colorado was everything that we wanted, we had it set up just the way that it suited our requirements.
Unfortunately we were overweight by too much that we could no longer ignore the fact that we were illegal and uninsured while out on the road with our van. It was either lose the Colorado or the van, both of we had set up for our needs👌
I thought you might go for Bridgestone's when the tyres need replacing.
I have open views on the tyres although I would be surprised if we don't put Bridgestone's on when time come 🙂
Great vid 👍yep truckers always worry about weights 😅 loving the Aussie flag mate 👌 cheers 🍻
Love my flag🙂
Gee mate you sure know how to set up a vehicle , looks great particularly as a tow vehicle
Very happy with it so far, not something that we planned.
Thanks for this generous info Mick
You are welcome👍
What floor mats are you using Mick
The mats were in the vehicle when we purchased it. There is the word "ELEMENT" embossed into the mat, perhaps that is the make🤔
Just noticed your chains are not crossed
Maybe when you change new tyres have longer valve stems fitted.
The chains are crossed although the cross sits directly under the coupling and not half way along the links as I would have expected, always been that way.
Longer valve steams may help, something that needs attention to though.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 in Queensland I just found out crossing the chains is not compulsory
@@rattenfanger1502 Strange, wonder why?
Welcome back mick n Sally
Looking forward to this video
Thanks, hope you enjoy it👍
I have enjoyed your episode there Mick thank you very much for creating and sharing with us.
From Bill.
(Bill's Channel 1987)
From tonight, I am also up in Adelaide myself for a couple of weeks, staying at my Mum's, place.
At some stage later on, there will be a video on the trip on my channel in my new 1998 Toyota Corolla Conquest 5-speed manual hatchback.
The colour is purply blue.
Will have to check it out👌
G'day Sally & Mick. Well, this ole fella is super happy viewing your outfit....and blokes like me can only dream, so in the meantime, am super jealous...LOL
If I did a calculation of the years of Lotto entries, then would be close to having such a rig in my own garage...or am I still dreaming. Onya guys...cheers.
Totally different to the Colorado, it will grow on us.
👍
🙂
Hope your 200 series Landcruiser is better than ours.Bought in July 2023 and have done 4 injectors since October last year.Its a 2019 model Sahara
Fingers crossed we have no issues with ours🤞
Being at 4.5-5T gcm on my18 colorado I'm surprised you were over 6T gcm and didn't realise. That is reallly heavy for a colorado. How could it even pull that? Was your's auto with the stock 3.42s gears? If I don't sell mine I'm going to find some 3.73s from a manual and probably tune it after that. 3.42 worst gearing GM decided to go with. At all the common speeds 40 60 80 110 it's lugging in gear and if you drop back it's too much. Therefore that's where 3.73s would help. The 4.10s out of the rg ii manual would be too much I reckon and create the same problem as the 3.42s at some speeds.
We have always been just on or over on the 6T GCM for some time. The Colorado had no issue with handling the weight of the caravan, even with empty or full water tanks there was no difference in pulling power. We have three water tanks in our caravan which is a lot of weight when full.
Same as you in but 2017 I went to Lovells and upgraded the car, a 2009 Landcruiser VX to be able to tow 4t as we had a weight issue with the van. I upgraded the van to 3950kg ATM and of course had a Lovells 4t hitch fitted. I have airbags on the van but not the car as my ball weight does not exceed 280kg. The total GCM is now 7800kg. I have travelled the Gibb twice and the Plenty Hwy from Alice to Boulia and I am extremely happy with the Lovells fit with no problems so far. The van, when towing, is somewhere between 3.7 & 3.8t tows like a dream. I was the first one to have the upgrade fitted by my local TJM. I congratulate you on your choosing Lovells.
Not everyone will agree but I think Lovells is a no brainer. Sounds like you are well set up with your combination.
I've found the same problems with the airbags I only run about 5 pound in mine and the comfort is great. We really like your setup. Safe driving.
Thanks, the minimum 5psi works the best for sure 👍
Thanks - for the ideas ect...passed link to my son in Q.😊 lots of upgrade - improvement ideas. You are a man of many skills ( just like my dad)💙 Jan Adelaide
P.S. how do you keep it in showroom condition OMG that is a skill in its self🤣
I have always believed if you look after good things, you will always be rewarded at the end of the day🙂
Hi Mick, very interesting video thank you. We have almost exactly the same vehicle and set up and are very happy with it.
One additional thing we did do, was have the engine re-mapped. This small adjustment has certainly given us more power and greater economy as we are running on lower revs. All the best.
Great stuff, the throttle controller does make a huge difference with power, more that I thought it would have.
There would be no help with fuel economy though like an engine remap would be.
Do you run air bags in the back of yours? I find them a little harsh at times if inflated much above 10-15PSI.
Awesome setup Mick. Been busting to look at your 200 series. The colorado always looked tidy. ... you certainy look after your gear. I am the same, that way our vehicles is a pleasure not a stressor. Cheers Mick 😂
The heavier vehicle weight up front of the caravan on undulating roads is a great improvement over the Colorado, we are not disappointed with what we have now👍
We ran a 200 series for several years towing an older Boroma caravan (just under 3500kgs with water tanks full). Same issues easy to go over on the rear axle. The Boroma has a fairly heavy ball weigh (340kgs) so that got transferred on the rear of Cruiser. We got a GVM upgrade which gave us a little over 3800kgs but more importantly over 2200kgs on the rear axle. I always still found that it was still a case of the tail wagging the dog, caravan heavier tan the tow vehicle and if we were confronted with a situation where we had to do a evasive action it was when you realised caravan was in control not the Cruiser. Lately we changed over to a Chev 2500HD which is like chalk and cheese when it comes to towing. Slightly better fuel burn and the Chev is in charge not the caravan. A lot of $$$ but definitely the next level towing.
Sounds like you now have the perfect set up. There are so many combinations now available, no need to be over weight anywhere👍
What sort of weights are you looking at now with this combination?
@@jorobson1
Front Axle - 360kg under spec.
Rear Axle - 84kg under spec.
GVM - 380kg under spec.
GCM - 800kg under spec.
All of the above weights are with everything fully loaded.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 we were amazed how easy it is to add the weight. Solar panels, bigger lithium batteries, water, fuel and a few other bits and pieces - itall just creeps up. The Cruisers 600kg payload stock is a bit of a joke. If you have the 7 seater and filled up each seat you would be close to being over!
@@jorobson1 Too many people think that if you have a Cruiser, weight isn't going to be an issue but not correct.
love your vids Mick, i still have my Colo, really liked yours, make me wonder just what that van weighs? (thinking of a van for us but will have to stick with my holden)
Our van is 3,100kgs fully loaded but it also has a high tow ball weight which is an issue on it's own.
Tidy rig 😊
Should do the job hopefully👍
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 I’ve got the Colorado 7 towing a 21ft Coromal - love it!! Will upgrade in the future - possibly 200 series
@@RingoTravels we were sorry to lose our Colorado🥲
Lovely set of wheels Mick, you were lucky to find a good one worth the money
We looked for some time to get something close to what we were after.
Thanks mate very helpful.
Glad you found it helpful👍
Very nice set up Mick 👍
Cheers🙂
cool set up mate
Should do the job🙂
Great video again Mick did you have to get the GCM upgrade engineered or is the kit allready certified ?
It had to be engineered and put over the pits here in Adelaide at Regency Park.
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 i thought so i live in SA allso but it,s good you can get a GCM upgrade now, pitty Lovells don,t an upgrade on Patrols.
@@andrewmorgan4306 do Nissan allow an upgrade to the GCM on the Patrols? If they don't then that will explain why Lovells do not do one for it. GMH would not allow it for the Colorado that we had.
Seriously nice vehicle , I am happy you upgraded as Toyota does the job , seen it quite a few times and wondered why . ❤️🐾🫶
We really had no choice, the need to be legal and fully insured played too much on our minds🙂