MY name is Evan Spence, and I’m the new bloke at 4X4 Australia. I’ve owned, at a guess, 30 4WDs over the years, but I think I’ve nailed it with my current setup. There are currently two 4x4s parked at home, one my daily driver/weekend escape machine, a 2005 SR Hilux with custom camper on the back. The second is a scummy old Suzuki Sierra I’ve been chipping away at for years with no real end in sight. Cheap therapy I call it, something to tinker away on when bored or something pops up on Gumtree. One day I’ll do something silly with it, like drive it to Cape York.
The ’lux is a weapon, with Outback Armour suspension, diff drop, new upper control arms, a custom CRD Tech dyno tune, three-inch exhaust and TJM bullbar with Bushranger spotlights on the front. It’s gained 20 per cent power with the tune (103kW at the wheels … woo-hoo) so it moves alright, but there’s more power to be had if so inclined. The main attraction with the Hilux would have to be the custom camper on the back though, it’s simply brilliant.
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