HIGH RISER

OUR BUDGET-BUILD GQ PATROL GETS A FRESH SUSPENSION KIT READY FOR A SUMMER OF OFFROAD ADVENTURING

- KIAN HEAGNEY

THE budget GQ Patrol is back, this time for a shiny new suspension kit. My 1988 GQ is a cheap wagon I bought back in late-2020 to get into the world of four wheelin', found on Facebook Marketplace for just $4500 with a roadworthy certificate. Steal!

One thing it has been in need of for quite some time is fresh suspension, as the supposed two-inch kit it came with was sagged and worn out. I'd also added a set of Mickey Thompson 33x12.5 M/T tyres, which run in to clearance issues on the rear at full flex with the sagged springs.

To remedy this, we got in touch with Fulcrum Suspension to sort a new two-inch kit for the GQ, querying what was available on a modest budget. They recommended a two-inch/50mm Formula 4x4 Big Bore kit. At $1229 it's about as cheap as you'll get for a full suspension kit for a GQ, which includes shocks, springs and the often overlooked castor correction bushes.