Hi,
im new to the 4wd scene and have a standard 2013 Prado gxl. All I have on it are the Roadsafe recovery points that I fitted about a year ago. I recently bought a camper trailer and noticed that when it was hooked up and the Prado was loaded up (people, esky, kayaks, etc) the rear end sagged a fair bit. The trailer is rated to 1100kg and while I haven’t weighed it I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be going over that. I was looking at putting in airbags to raise the rear end but after reading various forums and pages, I’m now also thinking about adding a bullbar and winch. I’m looking at doing some outback trips down the track but nothing planned in the near future, which is why I’m looking at the bullbar, and I figured if I’m adding a bar then I may as well go a winch too. So a few questions. If I add a bullbar, will I also need to get new recovery points, or can I keep the roadsafe ones or or do bars come with them already built in? While I’ll be doing some outback trips, most of our driving will be places like Moreton or Fraser so is a lift necessary or would you consider it a waste of money? Speaking of, which, I don’t have a lot to spend but I’d rather do things in the right order rather than, for example, putting in airbags just for the camper trailer and then having to throw that out and changing it down the track to add in a bullbar and winch. All thoughts/opinions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Dave
im new to the 4wd scene and have a standard 2013 Prado gxl. All I have on it are the Roadsafe recovery points that I fitted about a year ago. I recently bought a camper trailer and noticed that when it was hooked up and the Prado was loaded up (people, esky, kayaks, etc) the rear end sagged a fair bit. The trailer is rated to 1100kg and while I haven’t weighed it I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be going over that. I was looking at putting in airbags to raise the rear end but after reading various forums and pages, I’m now also thinking about adding a bullbar and winch. I’m looking at doing some outback trips down the track but nothing planned in the near future, which is why I’m looking at the bullbar, and I figured if I’m adding a bar then I may as well go a winch too. So a few questions. If I add a bullbar, will I also need to get new recovery points, or can I keep the roadsafe ones or or do bars come with them already built in? While I’ll be doing some outback trips, most of our driving will be places like Moreton or Fraser so is a lift necessary or would you consider it a waste of money? Speaking of, which, I don’t have a lot to spend but I’d rather do things in the right order rather than, for example, putting in airbags just for the camper trailer and then having to throw that out and changing it down the track to add in a bullbar and winch. All thoughts/opinions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Dave
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