You should always go 4 wheeling with a group! :- )

Sounds like you are well prepared. Have fun!

 

Unless your full sized spare is IDENTICAL in every way to the tyres on the car, do NOT exceed 80 kph if you use it.

Get some tyre strings for quick fixing punctures without even taking the wheel off.

And if you use a snatch strap always put a heavy coat or blanket on it somewhere in the middle just in case it or the links fail, and never be tempted to use the tow ball as an attachment point!

 

Hi Nooby,

The 18" spare is just to get me back to civilisation.

Will check out tyre strings...never heard of them.

I always use a damper with tow straps or winches. For recovery points I use the 2 screw in tow points with a bridle and snatch block. On Hedditch's advice , I bought 2 heavy duty tow points.

 

Next time let me know, i am not far from you and can head up there for a good day trip.
Been on a few trips there over the years.
Cheers
Singh

 

Hi.

A treg owner mate of mine missed out on the trip due to son's sporting commitments so there will definatley be another. Will keep you in mind.

 

You seem prepared for this one Chris! Have fun!

I'd been keen as well, but will not be available on 26th November.




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Sounds awesome! I just put a deposit on my first treg this weekend. So keen to gear it up and head off the black top! I have a mate from work who's itching to take out around the victorian high country. Keeeeen!

Sam

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Ahh Sam Victorian High counrty :drool:
Its long been on my bucket list

 

Sounds like it is going to be fun. Enjoy. I am in the planning process for getting some gear for the possible off road driving I might do. Will be good to hear how the treg goes. Also gotta find a full size alloy spare, as well as get some 20's as I think the 21's aren't gonna handle the off road adventures real well!!

 

Heads up for you on a veeery cheap set of 18's which will do a much better job for you than the 20's, not to mention a far greater choice of tyres.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bun...central/wheels-tyres-rims/2011-volkswagen-touareg-wagon-genuine-mags/1156766786

TonyB

 

Hi UD,

How do you find the Contis? I had them on my Koleos and they were leaps ahead of the Hankook rubbish that was supplied as OEM. Those thing were diabolical in the wet!

 

Contis are very good, at least IMHO. Now on second set of these, having previously shod the Treg with Cooper AT3 and Bridgestone D697 (AT). Got about 70,000km out of previous set of 6 (each tyre probably still had another 10,000km left in them but I wanted a new set for a Kimberley trip).

Cooper AT3 were also good (prob best of the 3 on the bitumen in terms of quietness and handling) - but after 4 punctures on dirt roads, I wanted a change. Also not cheap.
Bridgestone were the weakest - very noisy on the bitumen, less grip on muddy tracks (I drive my Treg all around the farm), more sidewall flex on high-speed bends.
Contis have some road noise but not overbearing, and handle the wet sufficiently well for my needs (I clock up an average of 40,000 km per year - always around the legal speed limit weather conditions permitting). Off-road, they are more than adequate.

Overall, I rate the Contis as excellent value for money. Yes, there are better AT/ATR tyres out there, but they cost a lot more too.

I believe Contis and General Grabber are ostensibly the same manufacturer, FWIW.

 

Chris,

I purchased four of these.. Much tougher than the OEM units...


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281070702420 Abschleppöse Abschlepphaken Tow hook VW Touareg Amarok Porsche Cayenne



Stuart....

 

Chris,

I purchased four of these.. Much tougher than the OEM units...


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281070702420 Abschleppöse Abschlepphaken Tow hook VW Touareg Amarok Porsche Cayenne


Stuart....

Yes they are the ones you recommended and I purchased....(see post #12)

 

Well the trip on Sunday was fantastic. I am so impressed with the capabilities of this car.

The terrain was mild but included multiple steep descents and ascents on loose surface and several river crossings, the deepest was up to the door sills. The Treg took it all in its stride. The hill descent is sooo slow. Mildly irritating when it cuts out as soon as the car approaches level ground. Launched itself over a few graded bumps until I got used to it.

First time I had heard the ice alarm in this car ( a gentle 3 dings and a small yellow light like a snow flake on the dash). Yes it was cold; there was snow on the ground and on the southern side of the trees and several icy patches on the road.

I was concerned at the deepest water crossing as the opposite side started with a rock ledge and then a 40 degree slope for about 20 metres. No problem. Set height to high, locked center diff, set 1st gear and kept the revs arond 1800. The treg just climbed straight up. I could not even feel the traction control working. Brilliant!

My wife was the photographer so I will need to get the photos off her phone and post them. Stay tuned...

 

When you say locked the centre diff, what do you do to do this if I may ask a dumb question.

 

Hi Snerlo


don't know what your centre console looks like, but the centre diff lock is the bottom RHS setting on mine.


you are correct, the lock button if held down for the appropriate time ( 5s ), locks the air suspension ( jacking mode), if the ignition is on and the engine is not running.


it also stops the suspension from automatically lowering itself when driven off road (Speed limitation mode) select off road level and press lock button.

 

In my car you can only lock the centre diff if the supension height is on the highest setting. the treg must be in off-road mode. Turn the suspension contol knob all the way to the right until the bar on the dash shows full. Then press the lock button to the left of the on/off road knob. see pic

 

Hi mate,
That's what I thought you would say but from reading the manual, that lock button only locks the suspension height. It has nothing to do with a centre diff lock. I thought exactly the same as you but was shocked when I read the manual.

 

Glad to hear you had a great time!! Sounds like you're hooked!

 

On a 4Motion Treg, you cannot manually lock the centre diff. The Torsen diff is self-locking:

"Inside the locking range of the differential, the gearbox output torque can be distributed between the front
and rear axle.
- The locking range of the front axle is between 20% to 60% of the gearbox output torque.
- The locking range of the rear axle is between 40% to 80% of the gearbox output torque.
The EDL intervenes outside the locking range of the differential" - by braking the wheel that has lost traction.

In the 4XMotion, however, you can manually lock the centre diff, or even lock both the centre diff and rear diff - for serious off-roading. But this can only be done with the transfer box in Low Range.

 

4motion is quite capable too. The diff reacts a bit faster and is quite good in slippery conditions. Just can't climb the steep grades as 4xmotion.

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Some pics from the weekend.

 

That trail is dead easy for the Touareg, hope you enjoyed it !