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Personalizing your 4X4 can simply be as easy as slapping on a few cool decals to give your pride and joy that unique look. There are plenty of place to snap up a cheep set of decals and some that allow you to design your own. I’ve put together a bit of a collection of decal options for you should you be looking for the new look for your 4wd. Enjoy.
Installing a body lift kit in your 4X4 is one of the easier modifications you can complete to give your wheel wells that little bit of extra clearance for larger rubber. The install differs slightly from 4X4 to 4X4, but the process is pretty much the same…
There are a couple of reasons why you might consider hiring a 4X4 over a car. You might need to tow something (trailer, horse float), you might be on holiday and want to do some off-roading
you might only get the urge to 4X4 once a year.
Whatever your reason for looking to hire a 4X4 there are a few things to look out for other than just the cost. Here are some of them.
When you talk as much 4wd and I do, you can often get bogged down in Landcruiser this, Nissan that. Quite easily can you forget the wonderful and vast range of off-road vehicles available. It’s refreshing to speak to people Like Jon Chilton, who’s terrific Terracan is a fine example of the choices we off-roaders have.
Now the Hyundai Terracan is not everyones cup of tea, but you’d really struggle to find a better value for money 7-seater 4WD. Slip on a new set of rubber, a suspension kit, a few custom mods, and you’ve got a value for money truck, that can take it right up to the big boys. Jon Chilton tells us more about his Terrain Taming Terry…
Name: Jon Chilton
Nickname: OGJON
Place you call Home: Newcastle NSW, Australia – in the foot hills of the Watagans
Years Driving Off-Road: 3
As every one knows 4wd’s are essential for exploring this magic country of ours, or for those just wanting to get down and dirty and do some things most people would call, um.. crazy. And whilst it’s fun to ride shotgun (as a passenger) in another 4X4, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of piloting your own 4wd off road.
The BJ71 Toyota Landcruiser is not the most common truck you’ll come across in the bush, but with fine examples like Graham Malone’s black beast of a BJ running around the bush tracks of WA Australia, you quickly realise just how capable these super short wheel base Toyota’s are…
With a fresh new set of 35 inch MTR’s, some wicked flex, and multiple hand made mods this is one capable bush track tamer. Graham takes a minute to tell us more about his black beauty.
Name: Graham Malone
Nickname: Gib
Place you call Home: Perth WA, Australia
Years Driving Off-Road: 2
Automotive differentials are a unique benefit to 4×4 vehicles in terms of traction in driving situations. In general, a differential resides in the axles of vehicle wheels to distribute an equal rotational motion to all the wheels when turning and traveling forward amidst uneven road conditions. Unlocked or open differentials allow wheels to rotate at different speeds while making a turn. Locked differentials work by locking the two front or back tires and causing them to rotate at the same speeds, regardless of the existing traction.
The NSW RTA have released a discussion paper proposing that 4wd vehicles be forced all to carry, and if required, wear chains in snowfields across NSW. Initial re-actions to the proposal seem quiet. Perhaps a simmering fury waiting to be unleashed, or maybe they’ve cleverly slipped the paper under everyone’s guard.