Namakwa Eco Trail a bucket list item ticked, right on our back door!

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Shaun and Calvin (father and son), from Hutton Motors in Hermanus has been dreaming of doing the Namakwa Eco Trail for years, when they finally got the chance to live this dream, they shared their story with us. The Northern Cape’s Namakwa Eco Trail is South Africa’s longest official 4×4 route with over 600 kilometers…

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True 50mm lift kit to suit Volkswagen Amarok

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

In the spirit of true off-roading, the team at RAW 4×4 have developed a true 50mm lift kit for the Volkswagen Amarok. LEFT: Vehicle fitted with standard height original equipment suspension. RIGHT: Vehicle fitted with a true 50mm lift kit by RAW 4×4. ABOVE: Measuring eyebrow height is how we determine the ride height of…

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Recently launched international 4×4 suspension brand gets rave reviews

Friday, 28 October 2022

Internationally acclaimed suspension brand, Raw 4×4’s recent launch in South Africa has 4×4 enthusiasts raving. The Raw 4×4 range, boasting heavy-duty shock absorbers, coil and leaf springs, polyurethane bushes and torsion bars, is designed and tested in Australia, which is known for its diverse and demanding terrain. Locally the suspensions have been put to the…

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Taking Off-Roading from Mild to Wild

Friday, 28 October 2022

Off-road enthusiasts are in for the ride of their lives with the launch of internationally acclaimed suspension brand, Raw 4×4 in South Africa. The 4×4 suspension range boasts heavy-duty shock absorbers, coil and leaf springs, polyurethane bushes and torsion bars, designed and tested in Australia, in some of the most diverse and demanding terrain in…

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Why you can’t prime struts and shocks by hand

Monday, 18 October 2021

There are two basic shock designs, mono tube and twin tube. To function correctly twin tube struts and shock absorbers need to be primed, but not necessarily hand-primed. A twin tube strut and shock absorber design consists of two tubes, an outer reservoir tube and an inner working tube. These tubes are filled with oil…

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4WDTouring Australia Project Hilux: Lifted with RAW 4×4 Nitro Max

Monday, 21 June 2021

Since 2012 4WDTouring Australia have been traveling across the country, featuring iconic Australian destinations like the Kimberley, the High Country and Cape York. To get to these flung destinations their vehicles need to be reliable. When they needed to upgrade the suspension on their Toyota Hilux touring vehicle the team at 4WDTouring approached RAW 4×4…

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BETTER SUSPENSION SETUPS

Monday, 19 August 2019

4WDAction issue #297 June 2019 – Suspension Feature Is your suspension letting your pride and joy down? We speak to the industry’s leading experts to find out how to improve any suspension system without spending the earth. STOP PUTTING UP WITH SUB-STANDARD SUSPENSION Suspension setups can be a minefield, even for those of us who’ve…

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From the archives – SHOCK VALUE: The No-Bull test

Friday, 25 May 2018

We’ve taken the leading brands of shock absorbers and put them through the biggest no-bull, real-world VALUE comparo yet! We pulled this article from the 2011 archives for its comprehensive nature. Below you can read excerpts from the article, click here to read the full article written by Paul Zielinski that appeared in issue 165…

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RAW 4×4 real world testing in the harsh Simpson Desert

Monday, 25 September 2017

By Mat Gatgens – General Manager RAW 4×4   When launching a new product RAW 4×4 not only test it exhaustively using our in-house lab facilities we also subject it to real world conditions. With my impending trip through the Simpson Desert, I thought it was a great opportunity to test the new RAW Nitro…

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RAW Nitro Max Struts

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Most 4×4’s coming off the production line these days are equipped with a coil over independent front suspension (IFS) that offers the compromise between on road prowess and off road ability. Due to the design of the strut on the front of these vehicles there is relatively a small amount of space available for a…

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From Mild to Wild

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Whether you want a bit of extra lift for those trips on the beach, looking to travel down the Tanami Track or your 4WD is a pure bred work horse RAW 4×4 have got you covered. At RAW 4×4 we realise that not everyone’s 4WDing needs are not exactly the same and have the ability…

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