r/4x4Australia

G’day, so my son is looking at buying his first car. He’s looking at a four-wheel-drive and is deciding between a Ute or a wagon. His budget is 30 K . Must be an automatic. He wants to use it for camping and touring and as a daily. He’s avoiding Mitsubishi Pajero or Triton. Holdens and is looking to avoid a GEN2 D max or same year MUX because of the inner guard cracking issue He is wary. What would you guys recommend to get? And Ute or wagon?  he may carry people round. He’s not too sure yet but will be using for camping and probably be looking to put a roof top tent on cheers

Looking at getting a 4x4 in the coming months.

Love the GQ, probs my fave 4x4 of all time but can't really spend 30k on one with the td42 or some cummins swapped beast. (Most GQ's in my price range are RD28's or absolute clap machines with rust)

Disco 2 is cheap (5k on avg), solid axle, 5cyl turbo diesel (really desirable) and can look tough when done up.

Jeep XJ, had my first pants soiling moment in one and the thing was off its nuts nearly stock but very capable. (Can you turbo the 4L?)

The only one with issues to my knowledge is the Disco 2, but hoping I can make it work given the entry price point is lower so more cash to spend on mods and maintenance hacks.

Need to use it as a daily with occassional off roading, mostly mud and fun tracks. Nothing insanely hectic, but just what your standard GU/80 Series with 35's can handle for the most part.

Orders are open again for the LC70 in Australia

After binge watching some YouTube recently it has come to my attention that you need a lot more than just bigger shocks and springs to get a lift, my diff breather lines and brake lines are loose, I have caster correction bushing in the control arms at the front( I think that’s what it’s called) and then the lift (2.5” at front 2” rear with 2” shackle extension). At the rear in the patrol I’ve found there a proportion valve for the brakes. Is there a way to adjust this or do you basically just need like a 70mm extender of the rear diff to raise it up? (Car is an 05 td42ti leaf cab chassis)cheers for any responses

Wonder if anyone could help give some advice on what tyre pressure to run on heavier than normal vehicles when off-roading.

I’m currently on a lap in a 78 series, GVM upgrade and around 3,500-3,700kg. The rear end feels like it is taking the brunt of the weight and it’s really noticeable on the rear tyres. The tyres are Falken wildpeak At3w, 265/75/16R.

I have found on sealed roads I need to be sitting around 60-65psi and even then the tyre still flattens out a bit along the contact point with the ground. I have been trying to find some chalk to do the proper test but still haven’t found a shop that sells it. Anyway, this isn’t my main issue.

I am mostly struggling to figure out my tyre pressures when off-roading. I have researched suggested tyre pressures for different off-road conditions and while they seem to be about right for the fronts, the rear tyres bag out so much more.

To try and counter this I usually run the rears 5-10psi higher (they still bag out way more) but I am not sure if this is the correct thing to do.

Should I be looking at the tyre visually to see where it should be and adjust the pressures this way, or just stick with recommended pressures that I have read online?

I am not sure if having the fronts at 22psi for rough rocky terrain and the rears sitting at 28psi is right. Can I safely go higher to maintain a bit more clearance?

Is the tyre an issue? Should I have looked for a tyre with a stronger tyre wall to help maintain the shape under the extra weight?

G’day legends, I’m looking at buying my first car soon, i’ll be using for a daily touring camping and a bit of light four-wheel-driving. My budget is just over 25K can go to 30 K if need be for the right one. My current two options that I am looking at a 2012 to 2015 n70 Hilux diesel. Second option is A GU patrol diesel, which one should I go for and why?

PS, it’ll be an auto and I will also be putting a rooftop tent on as well and a camping set up in the back

Cheers

ok so i might have bought a 100ah lithium battery without doing the full math. in my head it was simple – big battery = big power.

but now im adding up the load. 60l fridge drawing about 4-5amps, some led strip lights, charging two cameras and a drone, plus a diesel heater for the colder nights. am i delusional to think this will last more than a day without driving?

i know i need a proper dcdc charger to actually fill the thing, but im getting confused about solar input too. do i need 200w of solar just to keep up, or am i overestimating my usage?

honestly i think i need someone to just look at my whole setup and tell me what i actually need. found a site that seems to do this exact kind of work in perth. might be worth getting a pro to spec it out rather than me guessing and ending up with warm beer and dead cameras on day two.

anyone else made this mistake and had to upgrade immediately?

Moving to Brisbane in September.

Going to be buying my first 4x4 shortly after.

Never had a need for one in the UK but we want to head In land and out onto some beaches for a night or 2.

Thinking the GWM Cannon. I see good reviews ect.

But I'm thinking about upgrades.

Tyres obviously a good all terrain.

Roof tent and canopy.

Given we will be 1 or 2 nights I'm thinking esky instead of fridges.

But are lights, winch, boards and bull bar required?

They seem to be the most expensive parts.

And other must haves.

Husband wants to do egr delete on ford ranger but I'm worried about insurance if we are ever in an accident will it void the insurance (will the insurers assessor look for egr delete to void the claim or something)? Has anyone ever been caught doing this and gotten a fine or ever had insurance declined bc of it? In victoria.

In the market for a 4x4 to set up as a tourer have about 12-15,000$ (I know not a lot), these crd 3L patrols do get a bad wrap which I think is becuase of the earlier DI but anyone with more experience can comment on it or suggest other cars in that price range. Also live near Sydney so adjust prices to that