Thread: Setting up D4 with the lot!

I used to be able to get a 265 70 17 Mickey Thompson MTZ under my 2009 D3.

Had to deflate to about 10lb though.

Originally Posted by WabiSabi

Thanks Tombie!

I’m still torn as to if whether I get the rear wheel carrier and tank. If I do then Rigidig is the one. I might do a few trips first and see how it all goes. I’ve got some Tuffant alloys with K02’s coming so will see how hard it is to get one of those tucked up underneath. But need to replace/repair the winder first.

Not going to bother with draws in the vehicle as we have lots of storage in the X1 camper trailer so this keeps some weight down in the Disco. Maybe that will be enough to justify putting the wheel carrier on.

I’d get a RWC just to have somewhere to put a second spare for a trip, not to get a long range tank. Remove it when in town

Hi WabiSabi, I see you chose a Rhino large platform with backbone and Traxide dual battery system. I assume you looked at the alternatives of a Front runner platform rack and redarc dual battery system.

I now have to equip my D4 and was just interested in the reasons behind the choices you made which may help my decisions. Happy for other opinions as well. Thanks.

Personally, I chose a rhino and traxide because:

Although rhino backbone is not a fabulous roof rack, it has excellent after sales in Australia. It also has a system to mount pretty much anything. It does the job for me, but then I’m not mounting 4 Jerry cans, a panel and a mud tyre on my roof rack.

Redarc is also an excellent product, made here in SA, but horribly overpriced for the same product at a competitor. A staff member who is a friend told me the same and confessed that although they love the product they’d never buy any. Tim from Traxide has always given me 1st class customer service and I’ve had no issues with his products or active at all.

I do use the redarc tow pro elite. I love it.

Originally Posted by Sandy

Hi WabiSabi, I see you chose a Rhino large platform with backbone and Traxide dual battery system. I assume you looked at the alternatives of a Front runner platform rack and redarc dual battery system.

I now have to equip my D4 and was just interested in the reasons behind the choices you made which may help my decisions. Happy for other opinions as well. Thanks.

Hey Sandy

Yeah I hear you, I went with Rhino based off the recommendations here and I’ve had one previously. It was also a bit cheaper than front runner and there’s lots of options for it. Just wanted all the space with the large platform for surfboards and being able to get a wheel up there. I think front runner would also be great.

Battery system again was based on all the recommendations here and because I was fitting it myself I wanted to follow clear instructions. Tim has been good with follow up questions, there is some room for improvement in the updating of the instructions from Tim, seems he has a lot of systems and is often tweaking them but you can call him 7 days a week which is great.

I’ve installed the redarc break controller now and it seems to be working well, towed the camper trailer back yesterday and it did the trick.

Hope that helps a bit!

Now I just need to fix my bonnet release which I think just snapped!

Originally Posted by WabiSabi

Hey Sandy

Yeah I hear you, I went with Rhino based off the recommendations here and I’ve had one previously. It was also a bit cheaper than front runner and there’s lots of options for it. Just wanted all the space with the large platform for surfboards and being able to get a wheel up there. I think front runner would also be great.

Battery system again was based on all the recommendations here and because I was fitting it myself I wanted to follow clear instructions. Tim has been good with follow up questions, there is some room for improvement in the updating of the instructions from Tim, seems he has a lot of systems and is often tweaking them but you can call him 7 days a week which is great.

I’ve installed the redarc break controller now and it seems to be working well, towed the camper trailer back yesterday and it did the trick.

Hope that helps a bit!

Now I just need to fix my bonnet release which I think just snapped!

Thanks wabisabi - any issues with wind noise with your rhino. I am starting to wonder if the wind noise issue is more to do with full length units and less so with 3/4 length units.

I’ve got a full length rhino platform on my 2013 with the backbone system and I’ve had no issues at all with wind noise.

Originally Posted by John_D4

Personally, I chose a rhino and traxide because:

Although rhino backbone is not a fabulous roof rack, it has excellent after sales in Australia. It also has a system to mount pretty much anything. It does the job for me, but then I’m not mounting 4 Jerry cans, a panel and a mud tyre on my roof rack.

Redarc is also an excellent product, made here in SA, but horribly overpriced for the same product at a competitor. A staff member who is a friend told me the same and confessed that although they love the product they’d never buy any. Tim from Traxide has always given me 1st class customer service and I’ve had no issues with his products or active at all.

I do use the redarc tow pro elite. I love it.

Thanks John, this is all very helpful as are the other inputs.

I am new to this forum (even though having bought my LR3 since 2007) and the purchase of the LR4 this week has got me going, thus I am highly liable to start ploughing old ground for most - but everyone is very forthcoming and helpful. Thanks