CHOOSING AND INSTALLING NEW UHF
It was in the late 90s that I really got into 4WDing. Even though I had driven a hired 4WD previously, in my late teens, it had taken me a long time to save for my first 4WD — a Mitsubishi Pajero.
Even though I kept it pretty stock, bar a nudge bar and tow bar, it served us very well, mainly sand driving on beaches like NSW’s Stockton Beach and Queensland’s Rainbow Beach. It wasn’t the most exciting vehicle to drive and, at the time, was expensive to run. Even though I kept it only for a short time, it did manage to plant the 4WD seed that has since blossomed into an obsession.
It was 2001 that I bought my next 4WD, which was a V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I loved that 4WD; it had a comfortable ride with plenty of power, though it did like a drink. It was solid axle front and rear, had a 50mm lift, offroad tyres and a steel winch bar, but it suited us fine for touring and hitting some harder tracks.
It was at this time that I
