MITSUBISHI MR TRITON RIG RUNDOWN | Touring setup | T.C Boxes Canopy Walkthrough & DIY Build

[@swatmann7541]

Nice rig! City people have no concept of how bad flies can be!

[@RooftopTourers]

Cheers mate. Yeah the flies can be relentless hey! Gotta keep those nets handy

[@JeffRichards-lo4nx]

Nice setup guys, looks like your fully geared up for your travels

[@RooftopTourers]

Thanks! It’s been a really welcome addition, making our time on the road that bit easier

[@marcgrist272]

Great video guys! Stumbled across your site on FB. Keep it up.

[@RooftopTourers]

Thanks for the feedback 🤙🏼

[@GeorgeSoan]

Hey mate! Nice rig. These flies are pretty relentless hey!

[@RooftopTourers]

Thanks mate 👍🏻 flies are terrible haha. Just gotta try get on with it

[@porcivale]

Nice set up! have a pajero sport so thinking to get some of your mods. Nice video!

[@RooftopTourers]

Cheers mate. Big fan of the Paj sports!

[@ridgecoetzee9486]

Hey mate, out of curiosity did you have to do any additional bracing on the chassis to support the canopy and all the weight considering the amount of overhand behind the rear axle? I have a 2020 Triton GLS and have considered a canopy but the shorter wheelbase on these cars deters me a bit because of the weight issue behind the axle

[@RooftopTourers]

We decided it was good piece of mind to get the chassis braced after hearing too many horror stories. Got it done locally with an engineer sign off. Gave us so much more confidence when on the tougher tracks! If we had opted for a shorter canopy we might not have gone down that route but being 1650mm long decided it was worth it.

[@robertwilson1827]

What is the purpose of a engineers cert, Insurance? ​@RooftopTourers

[@RooftopTourers]

Yeah mostly from an insurance point of view. I believe your insurance can be void should it not be engineered especially should you then get in an accident and you haven’t declared the modification. Another thing is when we got the GVM upgrade done and we had to re-register the Ute with serviceNSW I just wanted to know we had all our ducks in a row from a paperwork side of things should any questions be asked (although they weren’t regarding the chassis bracing)

[@miggueeeel]

hi mate thanks for this awesome video, i bought a mq recently and im setting it up for a lap right now thinking on doing a gvm as well what's the weight of your car with fully load?

[@RooftopTourers]

We were just under 3.1 tonne, fully loaded including water etc and the weight of the two of us in the car. Enjoy the MQ!

[@markt9156]

hey mate great video! we are looking at one as well. can you let us know how the fuel consumption is with the extra weight of bar work canopy etc? also how’s the ride quality? thanks!

[@RooftopTourers]

Cheers mate. There’s definitely been a significant increase in fuel consumption once we got the canopy put on and being fully loaded. As stock we got about 7L/100kms but now loaded up around the 12L/100kms. At most we might get a little over 600kms out of a tank if lucky. That’s all based on highway driving though. Can really range depending on use. Really happy with the suspension setup. I expected the ride to be much harsher given it’s designed to carry the extra weight, but it’s good considering. Without the weight there though it is definitely harsh. Hope that helps!

[@markt9156]

@@RooftopTourers thanks for the fast reply :) that’s not bad fuel usage given the canopy etc would add a fair bit of weight! them do seem a very reliable ute which is great

[@RooftopTourers]

@@markt9156 yeah it could be worse haha! Honestly if I was in the market to buy another Ute, I’d buy a Triton again in a heartbeat!

[@willburton22]

Hey mate nice setup. Do you know the weight of the vehicle with the tray and rooftop? Looking at doing similar on my own triton but just trying to stay under gvm. Cheers

[@RooftopTourers]

Cheers mate. Yeah so with the tray & canopy fully loaded, rooftop tent on, water tank filled, basically touring ready, it was 2.9t. That doesn’t included weight of Jen and I though. That’s the reason I got a GVM upgrade. It would have put us right on the line otherwise and I wanted to have the extra wiggle room to be safe.

[@willburton22]

Thanks for the reply mate. Did you go with the pedders kit?

[@RooftopTourers]

@@willburton22 yeah I did. I struggled to find anyone else who offered a GVM upgrade apart from Pedders in NSW

[@PJEltringham]

@@RooftopTourers Have you had a look at what weight you have on the rear axel? I have a similar setup and almost at the load for the rear axel and I don't have the RTT so I would assume you would be pushing or over on the load limit for the rear axel.

[@RooftopTourers]

Good to know. Going to take it into Pedders soon anyway so I’ll have to come back to you on that one for an exact weight on the rear axle 👍🏻