Potential study abroad student here, making friends.

[yumpet]

Yeah but Coffs Harbour still carves it up as Jeep Mecca in Australia so suck it up VIC

But if you want a jeep when your over here get an old CJ7 or something throw some tyres on it and away ya go

[Sevone]

also remember the cost of building a Jeep over here compared to in the US will be huge...and I mean hugely more expensive! Most of the parts will come from your backyard so if you want to build one here see if you could squeeze a D60 in your suitcase!

[Miraz]

You can drive your Jeep over here on it's US registration for 12 months, provided it is imported on a temporary basis.

[itchy]

Originally Posted by yumpet

Yeah but Coffs Harbour still carves it up as Jeep Mecca in Australia so suck it up VIC

But if you want a jeep when your over here get an old CJ7 or something throw some tyres on it and away ya go

Dont see too many (read any) CJs wheelin the hard stuff (or any terrain) in Vic?
If ya wanna wheel, get a modded TJ, if ya wanna tour/maybe wheel get a JK,if ya wanna break down/wheel get a CJ
Bottom line as already posted, a Jeep will over here will rip you a new one, especially a modded one....you gotta rich dad?
You will love it here

[brennanriddle1]

Originally Posted by Miraz

You can drive your Jeep over here on it's US registration for 12 months, provided it is imported on a temporary basis.

This might be the ticket. Although it still isn't gunna be cheap.

Another idea might be to ship an entire pallet worth of parts down there and then build a local RHD once it all gets there.

Has anyone gotten their hands on 1 ton axles down there?

[Miraz]

Not as bad as you might think - Ro-Ro car shipping from the US is pretty inexpensive, even using a 20ft container to move it shouldn't be that pricey.

[Mopud]

G'day Brennan,

Sounds like one of those life adventures mate, come on over we're all waiting for you.

Don't mean to be a buzz kill here but if your Jeep needs to be assessed before a temporary license can be issued i'm quite sure you'll run into all sorts of issues with pit inspection, the law don't play too kindly with modified Jeeps in these parts.

We're mostly safe here unless our Jeeps look like wavy skyscapers with every possible bit of suspension anatomy showing and painted in bright 'i'm modified' colours. The ticket is to give it what the authorities are primarily confident and capable in looking for. That is, tyres that don't protrude past the flares/wheel arches and mudflaps front and rear to prevent spray on other vehicles.

The front of your front wheels must be covered by your bullbar or some other bumper. I guess the logic here is it's better if you fracture someone's skull or snap their spine with a bone jarring clash of hard steel rather than flatten them with 33"+ tyres. No pointy bits like stingers and protruding recovery hooks either (even fishing rod holders get you into trouble).

Failing that if you have the cash i have no doubt you can pick up a reasonably modified Jeep at a decent price here to wheel with.

Edit: the main concern for Jeepers here is the suspension restrictions. Here in WA and some other states you're legally allowed no more than 2" vehicle lift including any height difference with larger tyres... but for the most part we don't seem to be hit with this too often.

Good luck mate!!

Mopud