3xFiner hubnut: perfect bearing preload
Drew Sharpe had the idea to design and manufacture an improved system to ensure the correct preload settings of the bearings.
Wheels
We bought a Bronco!
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a minute here. We’ve all done it. We’ve all wondered what the outcome would be. But who amongst us is strong enough to resist? I mean seriously, they just leave that button sitting there.…
Custom Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
This Custom Jeep Wrangler Rubicon build has produced one of Australia’s toughest (legal) touring-capable SWB Jeeps. This custom Jeep Wrangler Rubicon from the Unsealed 4X4 vault might seem like a strange choice as a remote outback touring vehicle, but stay…
Volkswagen Amarok W580 gets Walkinshaw treatment
Volkswagen has turned to Walkinshaw to tweak its powerful TDV6 4X4 ute resulting in the Amarok W580, which is described as a GT-spec ute. The new Amarok W580 4X4 ute is the result of a 12-month collaboration between Volkswagen Australia…
Revealed: all-new Mazda BT-50 genuine accessories range
Mazda Australia has developed a comprehensive range of BT-50 genuine accessories to coincide with the all-new ute’s launch. To coincide with the launch of Mazda’s all-new 4×4 ute, a comprehensive BT-50 genuine-accessories range has also been revealed. While our drive…
Toyota HiLux Mako update…
The new Toyota HiLux Mako has been designed specifically to tackle the Ford Ranger Raptor head-on. A new vehicle was lowered from a Blackhawk helicopter in New Zealand yesterday called the Toyota HiLux Mako, and it’s been designed to tackle…
CSA Bullet off-road alloy wheel
The CSA Bullet is a trick-looking satin-black alloy wheel designed to suit popular 4X4s including utes. The Unsealed 4X4 team likes nothing more than a flash set of off-roading wheels and the new CSA Bullet alloy certainly fits the bill…
Here soon! New off-road ready Ford Ranger FX4 MAX
Ford Australia is set to launch a new off-road focused model called the Ranger FX4 MAX with FOX 2.0 shocks and 32-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain rubber. The all-new Ford Ranger FX4 MAX – similar in concept to the US-market Ranger Tremor…
Ford announces new Ranger options
Ford Australia have just announced new Ranger options packs and a Special Edition XL model along with their new FordPass Connect Ford has just confirmed that the Ford Ranger now has new updated model and options packs, including the Ranger…
Cool Runnings… We took a trip to Iceland to play with the Arctic Trucks!
We take a trip to Iceland and drive the most capable Arctic Trucks on the planet. It was not a bad day at work… Arctic Trucks: Words and images by Tobey Bostock You’ve probably seen them around; made famous years…
Hot or Not? Trophy Rat
It’s not just your average Wednesday when you’re scrolling around the intergooglewebs and happen across an amazing piece of machinery like this. For this week’s Hot or Not we found the Trophy Rat. We happened to spy the Trophy Rat,…
Video: LandCruiser JMACX installation
You won’t be able to take your eyes off this LandCruiser JMACX installation. This fascinating video showing a LandCruiser JMACX installation performed by the team at Jacksons 4×4 Accessories in Murray Bridge, SA shows the whole procedure, including fitment of…
Throwback Thursday: 1971 Jeepster Commando
Throwback Thursday: A Jeepster Commando on a JK Wrangler chassis Welcome to Throwback Thursday on Unsealed4x4, but not as you know it. In this edition we’re looking at a 1971 Jeepster Commando body that’s been married up to a JK…
Video: Wreck to racer – a rebuilt Tacoma
Yep, the Unsealed 4X4 team has been watching videos again, and now we’ve dug up this one showing a bloke with no car-building experience who managed to turn this trashed Toyota Tacoma into a desert-racing replica. This US-based video…
Hot or Not? How to transform your Jimny into a mini Defender
Hot or Not? A scaled-down Defender with a proper separate chassis and live axles… and Japanese oil seals and reliability?! Yes please. Okay, so it’s not really a Defender but the ‘little D’ body kit from Japanese aftermarket styling house…
