MORE! CHOOSE THE RIGHT 4WD TRUCK-3 | Overland Workshop

This is a second follow-up (I'm having fun!) video to the Overland I about what truck to choose, and addresses some of the comments and questions.

Vehicles discussed include Isuzu, Mahindra, Nissan, Land Cruiser 80-series, Land Cruiser 105, Land Rover, Discovery LR4, Toyota Fortuner, Isuzu D-Max, and others.
I also walt about ground clearance and low profile tires.

VIDEO LINKS:
My Lesotho expedition with Land Rover LR4 Discovery:

Isuzu D-MAX Trip to Zambia:

Land Cruiser 105. Okavango Expedition

[mikekay]

Could binge watch your videos all day, my fav YouTube channel.

[rodionkorniyenko]

4xoverland this is the best explanation of ground clearance I've ever heard. Simple, great info and easy to understand.

[thekalilovechannel]

I learn SO much from your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise, experience and valuable insights. My partner and I are researching which vehicle to buy for a RTW overland journey and the info you have provided is extremely helpful in helping us make a decision.

[ThadeuAzevedo]

Awesome. That's what I like to see, honesty. No BS. Honesty, experience and specifics. Thanks for that Andrew. I'm still thinking about getting a Jimny for small camping trips, and as a daily driver. Easier to park in the city. Hahaha

[jimhanme]

Thank you for the advice about air pressure in low profile tires. I think you saved me a lot of money. I have low profile tires and and I was going to air them down.

[rossdrayton]

Knowledge backed by experience. What more could we ask for. Thank you very much for your brilliant YouTube channel

[HoosierDaddy_]

Thank you for these bits of your wisdom from all of your experiences. I'm in the United States and am working on starting some overland trips with my wife and boys now that they are grown up a bit. I'm using the (rare for the U.S.) Mitsubishi Montero /pajero 1999. I know when we start going on longer trips next year I'll be prepared thanks to your wonderful videos.

[JI]

Hi, thank you for sharing your expertise and experience. Your perspective is very refreshing.

[ebbiketrip]

Love the videos mate. 2002 Xterra w/230k miles. It brings me joy when I see it across the campsite 🙂.

[nickjennings]

Hi Andrew, another very interesting video. Must agree on the tyre front. When I got my Disco 3 it came with 18inch rims. Swapped those for 17's. Better tyre choice, better off road & only slightly less stable on road.

[wntnjn]

Loved your opinion regarding the FJ Cruiser. I've seen people overdo theirs with 6 inch lifts and 35 inch tires. I went the Total Chaos long travel (2") route and made sure the lift was 2.5 with 33 inch tires. Nothing but smiles ever since.

[ubernoob]

Yet another excellent video from Andrew.

[PatrickRich]

woo 80 series love! coming up on 300, 000 miles and still grinnin.

[TYT]

Best use of my 33 minutes in youtube. You sir are a legend!

[labourlawact]

So true Andrew. The VOETSPORE team here in South Africa once tried going into Africa with VW Amorok...
They immediately went back to using Landcruisers as before.😊👋👍

[Knightjp]

This is my 20th time watching this video. I don't get bored of it. The same when watching the 4wd 24/7 channel as well.
Choosing the right 4x4 is important. You need to know what kind of vehicle you need for the task you are going to use it for. But what I learned from watching these videos is that, what you want when going off roading is knowledge. Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge.. You need to know your vehicle and what it can or can't do and you need to know the terrain you are going to take it into. The more you learn and put into practice, the better off you are. Like Andrew says, the best way to learn is to just take what you got and get out there. If you don't have 4x4, use these videos to help you choose one. What I learned about my truck recently was Tire pressures make or break a vehicle's capability on any terrain. A land cruiser with the wrong tire pressures will get stuck on the seemingly simplest of obstacles. However with right pressures, my Ram 1500 handled the dunes perfectly, without even breaking a sweat.

[MrAttilaRozgonyi]

Hi Andrew, I am super happy you gave the FJ Cruiser a good review. I agree with everything you said about it. The payload is too small, but in all other respects, it is a brilliant 4x4. Mine has a 2” lift, OME BP51 shocks, ARB bar, an alu-cab gen 3 tent, alu-cab shadow awn & quick en-suite. I am getting ~1200km per tank and it goes just about anywhere. It’s built like a brick and I love it :)

[WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

I really agree that clearance is probably the most important aspect of any 4x4 closely followed by low range. An example of this was a trip I did up to Sandy Cape near Jurien with our old HJ60. I stuck it into high range 4 wheel drive and drove around the sandy tracks for a while and it felt a bit sluggish and seemed to want to bog down more than usual. We pottered around all afternoon and came close to getting bogged once, when I came to a dead end and had to turn around in soft stuff. Still we got round without bogging after putting it in to low range. Nothing unusual about that I hear you thinking, well, when it came to the end of the day and I went to unlock the front hubs (a manual operation on a 60 series for those who have never driven one) I found I hadn't locked the hubs before hitting the tracks. We had spent most of the day on pretty soft sand but had never actually got bogged. We had been in 2wd the whole time. The one thing that got us through was the nice high clearance of the HJ60 as it has been given a bit of an extra lift.

[alextot]

I learned so much from your stories. Keep them coming. Thank you.

[lonesomecricket]

28:35 FJ Cruiser opinion is spot on 👍🏻 great vehicle.
I am running 285/70/17 Cooper Discover STT PRO’s on my FJ Cruiser with a 3 inch OLD Man Emu / Bilstein 5100/5160 lift.
Also changed out the Upper control arms for SPCs. Great setup. Might be better setups but this works great for my use.