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WILLOWGLEN CHALLENGE 2015
October saw the Toyota LandCruiser Club’s 14th annual Willowglen Challenge held on their sprawling 320 acre property in the NSW Southern Highlands. Over 60 vehicles representing 16 different teams competed in the three-day event, incorporating ten tortuous stages. For…
12V PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR COMPARISON
With warmer months just around the corner it’s only natural to want to load up your four wheel drive and hit the beach. We all know that lowering tyre pressures will get you further in the soft stuff, yet how…
THE EDITOR’S COLUMN
What is the future for four-wheel driving? Is it really possible to fall in love with the modern four-wheel drive? The last decade or two has seen the rise and rise of technology in our 4X4s. Not so long ago…
SOLAR POWERED SIMPSON CROSSING
The sunrise was stunning, with the clouds lit up in gorgeous reds, pinks and golds. As the group stood around in awe of Mother Nature, the sad fact dawned on the Aussie Outback Solar Challenge organisers that this would be…
THE FIVE BEST 4X4s TO CHOP UP
We’ve traded archaic leaf sprung suspension for multi-link, fully adjustable coil spring arrangements. The manual locking hubs have gone, in their place you’ll find a plethora of acronyms, all designed to make off-roading easier and minimise the strain on your…
THE WORST 4X4 MODS
In my book, functionality, purpose, and reliability are the deciding factors of four-wheel drive modifications. On a street car, you might be able to get away with that faux “race car” tow hook, but on an off-road vehicle, that subpar…
WE DRIVE THE NEW MITSUBISHI TRITON
Comparing the new generation of dual cab utes to one another is a bit like comparing your favourite brand of canned tuna. At the end of the day one may have a fancier label than another, but they both come…
MASSIVE TYRE DEFLATOR COMPARISON
The verdict is out, the old key in the tyre valve and ‘count to 30’ trick when letting down your tyres simply doesn’t cut it anymore. And with the huge variety of tyre deflators on the market available for less…
EDITORS COLUMN: ARE YOU A BOGAN?
For the full story CLICK HERE I consider myself lucky in my job. I get to go plenty of places and meet plenty of like-minded off-roaders, the vast majority of whom are fantastic, down to earth, bush loving, fair…
THE DEFENDER OF FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING
For the full story, CLICK HERE As you read this, sitting brand-new in dealer showrooms around the world is a vehicle which has the uncompromising aerodynamics of a brick and door hinges akin to those on a shed. It has shared…
The 10 Worst 4×4’s of All Time
Ian Glover has been around the 4X4 industry longer than some of the people reading this have been alive. On that merit, we decided to let him loose and get his opinion on theworst four-wheel drives of all time –…
TOP 6 ENGINEERING FAILS
Factory 4X4s have a long history of getting things wrong, and since we’d need an encyclopaedia to cover them all, here’s the top six things that’ve been bugging us lately Let’s be honest, most of us could find something wrong with our trucks without…
LIFT ISN’T EVERYTHING
FOR THE FULL STORY CLICK HERE! A mild lift and suspension upgrade is a modification that you will benefit from every time you sit in the driver’s seat. Go too far with the lift though, and things start going backwards…
KNOW YOUR (LAND) RIGHTS
Meaning of road (1) A road means an area of land, whether surveyed or unsurveyed – (a) dedicated, notified or declared to be a road for public use; or (b) taken under an Act, for the purpose of a road for…
SNATCH STRAP COMPARISON
Don’t for a second think all snatch straps are created equally. Which is a shame, as the mighty snatch strap would have to be the most called upon item when it comes to off-road recovery equipment. With so many new…
