Bushtracker Visit and American Car Company

 It was just a short run from Gootchie Creek to the RV stop at Cooroy. The only facilities are water and a dump point; all water must be retained, and sites are twelve dollars per night.

Our van was booked for a service that included checking the bearings and brakes and greasing the hitch. We always camp outside the factory gates on Enterprise Street the night before, ensuring our van is the first cab of the rank.

After our service, we returned to Cooroy for a few days before heading to the Gold Coast. We were here to have new adjustable shocks fitted to our Chev Silverado. The current shock absorbers were not fit for purpose, especially when driving over the crappy undulating Queensland-sealed roads. 

We fitted Canadian-made Elka shock absorbers. They are 2.5"reservoir shocks that can be separately adjusted for high and low compression.

After fitting in, we returned to the Tallebudgera Creek caravan park along the M1 Gold Coast Highway and could immediately feel the difference.

The real test was over the next few days, travelling over some of the inland roads we had previously driven several months ago. These shock absorbers were very expensive, but chalk and cheese compared to the old ones, with the proposing effect almost gone, and that is only with minor adjustments to the compression ratios. Further changes will be made over time.

The rear shock absorbers with protective boot cover the shaft from possible rock damage.

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The black knob controls the high-compression changes, and the red knob is for low-compression.