You've spent years building the perfect touring rig. Quality gear, reputable brands, done everything right. But before you've put a single person in the vehicle — you might already be over gross vehicle mass.
In this episode AJ breaks down what GVM actually means, why the number on your compliance plate is a hard ceiling not a guideline, and why heavy duty springs don't solve the problem — they just make it invisible.
Plus — What Would AJ Do with a Ranger owner in South Australia who's worked out he's over GVM and wants to know whether to upgrade or strip weight. And an Ask Willy Mailbag conversation about a seventy-nine series LandCruiser owner who drove his non-compliant rig for eight months and had no idea.
The silent build killer isn't one bad decision. It's a series of completely sensible ones that nobody ever added up.
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What is Built Right with AJ?
A show about doing it right the first time. AJ Elgayar — engineer, mechanic, sixteen years Army veteran — covers vehicle builds, modifications, and the engineering thinking that gets a project across the line properly. Cars, four wheel drives, touring rigs, tradie utes — the principles don't change.