Readers' Rigs: March 2024

Get your 4x4 in the next issue of 4X4 Australia magazine by sending a photo or two to our Facebook page. We'll also publish it online! Here are six reader-submitted rides from March 2024.

Nissan NP300 Navara

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I have a Navara that’s in the final weeks of a three-month build, after 12 months of planning. It has a MITS Alloy tray and canopy; TJM bar work all around; KMC Bully rims with KM3 285/70R17 tyres; Dobinson lift with airbags; Stedi and Lightforce lighting; CRG Fab intercooler, exhaust and intake pipes, with a Fabulous Fabrications airbox and snorkel; long-range tank; lithium starter battery; CampBoss 270° awning and shower tent; and a Darche rooftop tent. It’s used for work and play with a 10-week trip in the planning - Max Hill

Mitsubishi Pajero iO

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It is a Pajero iO with a 4G93, but I have a DOHC 4G93t waiting to go in. I also started out with a stock iO and couldn’t get a lift kit, so I built one and it has X-Trail rear struts in front with two-inch springs, HiLux LN106 rear shocks, Mazda Astina rear springs with 80 Series spacer, VR panhard rod, and I had to fit 35mm spacers to run the 265/70R16 Kumho AT51s with Falcon 16-inch alloys. The paint job was done in memory of my three-year-old who I lost to cancer. I’ve also made a custom snorkel and box, cut up an Isuzu D-Max front bar, and made a new rear-wheel carrier to accommodate the big tyre in the back. I have a fridge, a Weber, a little oven, and even a fold-down table. There’s probably more I’ve missed, but it’s been built to take my son’s and my dad’s ashes 1800km one-way to the Pilbara, to lay them to rest - Beau Mutten

2006 Jeep TJ Wrangler

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Mods include a supercharged 4.0L AMC; long-arm suspension; 4.56:1 ratios; eLockers front and rear; Warn 8274; removable steel flares; PRP Seats; anti-rock swaybars; RCV Performance axles; Trailgear beadlocks; and 37-inch Treps. The best places it has been include Lancelin, Wilbinga, Harvey, Brunswick, Collie, Balingup, Warpole and Denmark - Damian Ferguson

Isuzu D-MAX LS-U

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It’s a crew-cab with a two-inch lift and some of the accessories fitted include a Runva winch; Maxxis AT812 all-terrain tyres; Safari snorkel; Ironman recovery points; Custom Offroad underbody protection; and a two-inch Tough Dog suspension upgrade. It has been to Goolwa Beach, Eagle View 4x4 Track and Deep Creek National Park, all in SA - Terry May

2002 Toyota HiLux

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It’s an SR5 with a 1KZ TE 3.0-litre turbo-diesel motor. The modifications I have added since ownership include steel bar; XTM spotlights; KingOne winch; Uniden UHF; 31-inch Hankook MT2 tyres; straight-through exhaust; and 140amp AGM dual-battery system with a solar controller for solar input and ABR Sidewinder isolator from the alternator. It also has additional lighting wired up in the canopy; single rear drawer with a fridge slide; 60-litre myCOOLMAN; Dune 2.5m awning (270° to come soon); HD Prorack roof racks with custom Maxtrax mounting system; and a two-inch Fulcrum lift kit about two weeks away. The best places I have taken it would have to be Fraser Island, and into the heart of both the Barringtons and Watagans. I’m planning a trip across to SA that will include Robe to Beachport, Great Ocean Road, Victorian High Country, Kosciuszko and the NSW south coast - Jack MacPherson

2013 Holden RG Colorado

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Mods include an Ironman bullbar; 12,000lb Ironman winch; two-inch Outback Armour constant load springs (600kg in the rear for towing); rear Ironman bar; JTW Sliders; two GME UHFs; Drivetech 4x4 free-wheeling hubs; Kings light bar and spotlights at the front; 3/4 length Kings roof rack; two spotlights underneath front rack; and a 120W solar panel on a slide-out under the rack. Also up top is a Kings 270° free-standing awning; Kings rooftop tent; Kings 2x3m side awning; and canopy and roof rack from Kelly 4WD Accessories. Other mods include a 70-litre Evakool fridge and freezer; Ironman drawer; 12v Travel Buddy; 1500W inverter; Thunder battery box for dual system and 135amp AGM battery; dual-sensing smart-start battery isolator; and a 12v air compressor - Darryl Spendelove