DIY Expedition Vehicle build. Make your overland better offroad! Lockers, tires, Maxtrax! EP3

[@FirstLightAdv]

Lol that is my "testing ground" in Bangholme too :D

[@julianross2742]

Love it mate. Did you think of getting wider tyres and not cutting your flares down?

[@goneoverlanding4372]

Yeah 305's probably would have been the right width. But I think the 285 is perfekt for overlanding with the troopy. A wider tire just adds more rotational mass which makes the car accelerate and brake worse. And lets be honest a troopy is already very slow:)

[@Onkelwillys]

Nice car but wrong tires

[@goneoverlanding4372]

Why do you think so?

[@Onkelwillys]

@@goneoverlanding4372 narrow tires are much better offroad and looks much better for a Classic Troopy

[@XPRoller]

Did you go to China? I heard that Foreigners have to hire a guide and spend a lot of money for the service, simply, you can't roam around freely by yourself over there. Is it true?

[@goneoverlanding4372]

Yes this is true. And yes we have driven through china. It is a bit pricey but we think it was still worth it. The price is heavily depended on how many Overlander you can group together as you can share the cost of the guide. And you can arrange petty much any route you like with the guide. You can see our picture from china on our instagram gone.overlanding

[@XPRoller]

@@goneoverlanding4372 great! Thinking of doing this thing! Could you elaborate a bit about the cost, your schedule, and the contact / agency over there? I’m in the states.

[@XPRoller]

Was the guide in your car or their own? How many days? How many cars in the group?@@goneoverlanding4372

[@goneoverlanding4372]

@@XPRoller maybe write me a massage on instagram: Gone.Overlanding with your questions. That's a bit easier for me to answer

[@overlandready]

Straight in with an aftermarket exhaust? That's an overlanding NO-NO!! Stock items, that you have a good chance of getting replacement parts all over the world. Yep you can go trick if you buy one that will enable stock parts to be replaced within it.
Locking diff is also a general No-No, as you are overlanding, not off roading, the criteria of the build is not needing such things unless you are excessivly taking risks. Remember the vehicle IS your home, so taking unnecessary risks puts your life in danger! You do not do that unless your life is already in danger!
Tyees: YES! THE first modification that you should do, and probably the ONLY necessary driveline mod.
If you have to mod the body (Add flairs) you picked the wrong rims. Again Stock standard as you don't need to alter anything else and to be honest, flairs are weight, weight is bad. Weight is your enemy. Do everything you can for an overlander to reduce weight.

[@goneoverlanding4372]

I appreciate your Input but I respectfully disagree:)
In my opinion it's the better choice to have a new rugged stainless steel exhaust mounted then a 20 year old clapped out stock one that's likely going to break at one point. Also exhaust repairs are super easy regardless if it s stock or not and the new 3" exhaust lets the engine breathe much better.
Lockers. One of the best mods in my opinion and a great insurance. I do want to get to places that are hard to get to and just because it's an overlander does not mean I will shy away from hard off-road trails. I am super happy for the locker in many situations like deep water crossings, off camber terrain in the mountains or hard tracks.