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If you’ve loaded your 4WD with gear, tools, passengers, or a canopy setup, there’s a good chance you’re pushing — or exceeding — your vehicle’s GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass). That’s a problem, both legally and for your safety. A GVM upgrade increases your vehicle’s legal weight capacity and keeps your setup compliant, roadworthy, and ready to tour. In this guide, we’ll answer the most common questions we get at BAW about GVM upgrades, including costs, compliance, towing, resale, a

A GVM upgrade doesn't automatically mean you can tow more. Here's the maths most 4WD owners get wrong before they hook up the caravan.

Up to 6,000kg GVM, 6.5-inch lift, and 37-inch tyres — the ORI Silverado 2500HD GVM upgrade package explained across all seven stages.

A certified Ranger Raptor GVM upgrade is finally here. Lovells has released a 3550kg Fusion kit for the Next Gen 3.0L V6 that works with the factory FOX shocks.

If you own a 79 Series LandCruiser, it doesn't take long before the modification rabbit hole starts. Bigger tyres, better suspension, more clearance… and eventually someone mentions either portal axles or a coil conversion. This Sandy Taupe V8 79 takes things to the extreme with portal axles — serious clearance and a serious stance. They're both serious upgrades that completely change how the vehicle performs off-road. But they do very different things, and they suit differen

The F-150 is a big truck - but the factory GVM leaves more than you think on the table. Here is every ORI GVM upgrade stage explained.

The Toyota Tundra might be one of the biggest utes on the road… but once you start building it like a proper Aussie tourer, payload becomes the limiting factor pretty quickly. Black Toyota Tundra Platinum with ORI Stage 1 GVM upgrade to 3850kg parked outside BAW Automotive Brisbane workshop. This Offroad Industries (ORI) federally approved GVM upgrade package is designed specifically for Australian-delivered Platinum and Limited models, giving you a serious bump in legal carr