Readers' Rigs: June 2024

Keen to get your 4x4 published online and in the next issue of 4X4 Australia magazine? Then send a few pics to 4x4australia@wheelsmedia.com.au or DM our Facebook page. Here are six rigs sent to us in June 2024.

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Isuzu D-MAX

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It’s my daily driver for work, but ultimately we set it up for touring. We used to run a rooftop tent but got sick of having to pack up anytime we wanted to go exploring, so we bought a Lotus Off Grid. We usually set up camp and unload the gear, unhitch and then head off to explore local areas and tackle the hard tracks. We travel with our whole family – myself, my partner and our three kids. When the kids are a bit older we plan to get a Patriot camper. We’ve done trips to the Great Ocean Road, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders Ranges, Murray River, Newcastle area and are currently doing a trip on the Gold Coast.

Mods include a PCOR tray; ARB Baserack; ARB twin air compressor built into the tray; ARB long-range tank; Hayman Reese X-Bar; rear airbags by Airbag Man; AFN bullbar; Stedi light bar; GME XRS; Fabulous Fab snorkel and airbox; KM3 33x12.5 tyres; EGR flares; Munji steering rack drop and wheel alignment brace kit; Dobinson adjustable remote res shocks; and a Blackhawk Ultimate adjustable UCA - Luke Vigh

1991 Nissan GU Patrol TD42

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I trailer this rig all around Australia, mainly visiting the Watagans as that’s local to me. We have been to most 4x4 parks in NSW and Queensland, and Killingsworth is another spot we like to go!

Mods include a 12mm fuel pump; front-mount intercooler; bonnet-entry snorkel; 20g turbo running 35psi; 40-inch Maxxis Treps; 16-inch coilovers; three-inch hydro bump-stops; double triangulated four link; Xlink; 4.88 diff centres; front and rear ARB lockers; 85 per cent transfer reductions gears; 24V Gigglepin winch; 24V alternator; two 1800cca lithium batteries; roof sliders; front and rear bars; 17-inch beadlock rims; rear sway bar; Blackhawk radius arms; GME XRS; and an ARB dual compressor - Brett Gambrill

1990 Ford Maverick

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It’s a Maverick mid-wheelbase with a 351 Windsor V8, GU diffs and a GP100 24V winch. The thing is rough as it has been driven and raced, but it’s a good rig! - Rhyder Kennedy

2019 Mitsubishi Triton GLS

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I’m a Victorian and have been to SA, WA, NSW and Queensland. The Triton has a two-inch Bilstein lift; 31-inch Pirelli tyres; Ironman bull bar, steps, brush bar and rear bar; Safari snorkel; 23Zero rooftop tent; and a custom service body canopy - Kent Arc

1998 Jeep XJ Cherokee

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It was built in 2022 using parts from my old Cherokee. Interior was stripped and the car stripped right back to have stiffeners welded on and suspension installed. Original mounting points for control arms removed and long arms installed. Sound deadener installed and all 12v wiring for accessories done while interior apart. Rear 12v setup is in the wing of the drawer setup with DC to DC.

Did a trip last year in June to the Kimberley, Gibb River Road through to Kununurra. Has also been up to Red Bluff, Carnarvon; down south to D’Entrecasteaux in Brunswick, as well as Collie and Harvey. Also summer beach runs from Seabird through to Wedge Island and Jurien Bay. Does both the tough tracks and touring towing a camper.

Some mods include six-inch long arm and five-link front lift kit; custom crossover steering with Heim joints; custom front Panhard with drop brackets; upgraded front brakes to twin piston with bigger callipers from a Grand Cherokee; rear diff from a TJ Wrangler, braced with Eaton ELocker and chromoly axles re-geared; transfer case from a TJ Wrangler with slip yoke eliminator; Rancho adjustable shocks front and rear; Bushwacker high clearance wide flares; rear quarter panel armour; rear wheel carrier; Smittybilt front winch bar; chassis has been braced and reinforced front to back with Iron Rock frame stiffeners; slimline Smittybilt rock sliders; 12,000lb winch; MSA drop slide; and plenty more! - Joshua Page

1996 chopped 80 Series DX

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It’s running a two-inch lift on 33-inch muddies and is pretty much stock as a rock except for GME aerial, roof rack and 270-degree awning. The best place I’ve taken it would be Brunswick Junction to have a play in the forest - Jack Northey