what a pain that is with the oil leaking ) the next day he holed his transmission pan . After me towing him out of the bush for about 20 klms it went home on the back of a truck … couldn ’ t repair that one . So underbody armour is a must .

Suspension … well my idea is if your protected underneath then your halfway there . It ’ s always good to have it but it won ’ t stop you from enjoying some trips out until you can spend the dollars for your lift .

Tyres It ’ s funny how anal 4wders are regarding tyres and I ’ m not any different . Although my reasoning is that the modern tyre that comes standard on your vehicle have improved no end over the last 20 years . Saying that and I have taken a lot of stock test vehicles out in the scrub and never had a flat tyre . Lucky or not ? I ’ ll put it down to having the right tyre pressure in when I ’ m doing work in the bush . In a sense it comes down to the dollars , if you can afford new tyres for offroad then by all means do it . But if the budget is tight maybe run the standards a little longer until the budget allows for an upgrade . Now there has to be a little bit of common sense here as well . If your eyeballing a trip and your running standard tyres and the weather could turn iffy over the days then ask your Trip Leader for advice . Running around with stock tyres in a mud scenario is like taking a knife to a gunfight …. you are going to lose !

Modern Traction Control systems in vehicles can only do so much as long as there is a bit of grip and most of them will spit the dummy after a few minutes workout .

Diff Lockers The best bang for buck mod any 4wd can have . Diff lockers do not affect

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Diff Lockers The best bang for buck mod any 4wd can have . Diff lockers do not affect