DO YOU REALLY NEED A GVM UPGRADE?

THE INS AND OUTS OF UPGRADING THE GVM OF YOUR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, AND WHY IT MIGHT BE A BAD IDEA FOR SOME

WHAT DOES GVM MEAN? YOUR vehicle’s GVM, or Gross Vehicle Mass is the amount of weight you can carry combined with the total mass of the vehicle (known as kerb weight). If you have a kerb weight of 2500kg and a payload of 650kg, the Gross Vehicle Mass is 3150kg. That means you can add or carry 650kg of accessories or passengers, before you're over GVM. While 650kg sounds reasonable, that can be eaten up quickly with bar-work, winches, drawers and long-range fuel tanks, hence why GVM upgrades are so popular with four-wheel drivers, as you are legally permitted to carry more weight with an increased GVM over the factory offering. WHAT IS A GVM UPGRADE? A GVM upgrade involves the professional fitment of an aftermarket suspension kit which has been designed, tested and…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022

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