Norwegian Toyota 4wd camping van

[rryd]

I have also (after a lot of thinking) decided to keep my HiAce, we have ordred a new caravan and a new car, but I still have my trial rig and "need" my van to trailer it.
So since I'm gonna keep it I thinking about some minor engine modification, A intercooler, more diesel and slightly higher turbo pressure, then I can use it to trailering my trial rig.

Since gas/diesel is pretty expensive here in Norway I bought this "cheeper to run" expedition vehicle, a Honda Transalp Motorcycle.
To day diesel cost 14,3NOK/Liter app. 9,50$ pr gallon and Gasoline cost 15,9NOK/liter app. 10,5$ pr gallon so a "cheeper to run" expedition vehicle is really fun :-D

[elipsoid]

Thanks!

[rryd]

A few pics from last summer. My wife and I was on a 5000km trip to Lofoten, North Norway with our new Hobby caravan and Toyota stw.
So my HiAce was only used for four nights last summer, but It is used on a lot of day trips.
In winter time when we have a lot of slippery roads and a lot of snow we actually park our new stationwagen for some weeks and use only the car with 4wd and eberspaecher :-)

A couple of pics.

More photos at rydningen.info

Our new Toyota Stw and Hobby caravan.

[elipsoid]

Hi.
Yepp, you are correct
I have 225/70-15 on it now (stock = 195/70-15)
No lift but HD coils rear and slightly adjusted torsion bars front.

Sorry to revive an old thread, but aren't the stock rims 16"? So are the bigger tyres 225/70 R16? If so, how happy are you with them? Any problems? I'd like to fit BFGoodrich All-terrains in this size. Thanks.

[rryd]

Hi.

All these have 195/70-15 as standard, both 2 and 4wd vans.

I use 16" rims from a older Hiace 4wd (1989-1995) on my winter tires, 215/65-16. The old, smaller HiAce had selectable 4wd, 2speed transfer and 195/75-15 (I think?)
The old one also used same front/rear diff as a HiLux pickup so there is many lockers available :-) A dream car, but most of these have rusted apart now :-(
Here in Norway we also have some rules about campervans so the old type would never been legal anyway...

My van i the newer one with fulltime 4wd and no lowgear. But it's much better on snowy/ice roads, and like i said earlier: Offroading is strictly forbidden in Norway.
Anyway, my summer tires is 225/70-15. They have a very nice tread but for what i use this car I don't need more aggressive tread.

But, yes, for the look, I would love some AT or MT tires :-)

For more hardcore offroad i used to use my Volvo L3314N offroader with 35"MTR.

[elipsoid]

Oh, my bad, I was convinced they were 16". Anyways, I bought a used 4x4 Hiace and looking for new tyres. My travels will take me to some dirt roads and occasionally sand. I would like to lift the vehicle a little bit using larger tyres giving it a little bit better ground clearance and retaining some when I air down for the sandy bits.
The tyres on the last picture (with the canoe on the roof) are those 225/70-15? They look quite large.

[arlon]

WOW, nicely done! Some great ides in there.

[rryd]

The tyres on the last picture (with the canoe on the roof) are those 225/70-15? They look quite large.

Yepp, they are 225/70-15

You can crank up the torsion bars in front (remember to cut down stop rubber) and fabricate a spacer for rear coil springs, that will help some with the ground clearance.
Biggest problems with tires is load index, I haven't found some A/T or M/T tires yet with enough load index that isn't to big to fit :-( (max 5% increase in circumference is the law)
If you find some please tell me,I don't need them but you know

[rryd]

Thanks.
I have some more ideas, but right know all my time and money go to my motorcycle, planning a big trip this year

[elipsoid]

Rryd, what load index is required for the Hiace? I'll have a look.