Finally decided to buy one and will attempt to fit it myself next week... how did you find the factory plastic inserts hold up? I've heard people move to rivnuts for a more secure install? Thanks for the guide!
One other problem you will have is the tailgate, especially along the bottom (huge gap when closed) I used ‘d’ shape seal to the tub body, side bulb seal to the tailgate bottom and some pool noddle … bit of a Jerry rig but it works (Hopefully you may have something better) The other bit of advice, if you go through water crossing (unavoidable) be aware water may enter your tub not matter preventive measures, I have seen many fridges and batteries short circuit because of this. While I wait for the car to cool a little before crossing water of decent depth I pack my fridge up 150mm or so and disconnect it, tray battery to if needed. Then once crossed and waiting for brakes to dry etc, drop your fridge back down and check fridge and battery connections are dry etc.
Make sure your Seal the front close to the cab mine leaked in the middle and was a pain to reseal after I had the roof top tent on top. I cbf taking it back off. I. Bolted the kings 100kg roof top directly onto it with spacers to get clearance for the roof.
@MRTriton - just some feedback because you mentioned you're not sure. Speedo's are out generally 5kph +/- due to the tollerance requirements in this country. It is a manufacturing requirement in order to sell vehicles in Australia that the speedo is within 0.10% accuracy (I believe that's the correct %) if the speedo was to show slower than the vehicle is actually moving, however, they are allowed to have a 10% tollerance if the speedo is showing faster than the vehicle is actually going. Due to the cost and the implications of getting this wrong, majority of manufactures or lower cost vehicles, they opt for the 10% tollerance. I've never seen a car with 10kph myself though. I noticed that this requirement was actively enforced from 2007. I hope this helps clear this up for you :) PS, love the vids mate
Do all Triton owners wear those shit boots ? Did Mitsubishi give them to you as a pro-mo ? Did you expect to catch some sheep out in the bush ? Perhaps it’s just a SA thing 😂
If you were planning on disposing of the vehicle before around 100,000 km, there's probably no need for a catch can. The effects of not having one will ultimately be an issue for the subsequent owner.
My 2010 GU Patrol cab chassis came with an approx 80l steel subtank, incorporated into the front right undertray toolbox with a stainless water tank. its mounted fairly high, never going to hit it. I've got 165-180l basically 'stock'. I can replace the main tank at the back with a 175l Brown Davis tank, probably will at some point, and I've still got heaps of room under the tray in the centre if I ever want to fab something up.. Cab chassis setups give you a heap more room underneath. Eat Tritons for breakfast.
Triton is no a soft roader....No 4x4 work utes so to speak are soft roaders. Soft roaders are Subaru XV , Forrester. Nissan X-Trail and so on. 4x4 work utes are proper 4x4s.
In the owners manual it gives you 4 or so types of wheels and tire options that won’t affect the utes ability to move 👍🏼 I personally want to go to a taller tire also you can just type in the original tire vs the update you want and it will calculate the percentage in the speedo 👍🏼
I have the manual transmission so mine didn't come with one luckily. Personally, I understand it serves a purpose but I dislike the whole idea of it from an offroading perspective. Not sure what the implications would be if you were to remove it though
