4x4s with large modding communities

[caelite]

Hey folks.

Just wondering what 4x4s there are which have big modding communities in the UK as I love modified cars. All I can think of for 4x4s however are:
Green oval brigade - lots out there for Defenders and Discos

Suzuki - Jimny, older SJ and to a lesser extent vitaras.

Jeep - mainly the wrangler

[300bhp/ton]

caelite said:

Hey folks.

Just wondering what 4x4s there are which have big modding communities in the UK as I love modified cars. All I can think of for 4x4s however are:
Green oval brigade - lots out there for Defenders and Discos

Suzuki - Jimny, older SJ and to a lesser extent vitaras.

Jeep - mainly the wrangler

What sort of modding and to do what with them?

In the UK, yes Land Rover is by far the largest.

Jeep in the UK is rather low key, although I suspect a good percentage of Wranglers in the UK are indeed modified. It's just there really aren't all that many Wranglers over here. That said, on a global scale Jeep probably has the largest modding community overall. And the internet gives access to a lot of it.


Suzuki's are quite popular in their own niche. Compact, affordable to buy and run and capable. So there is an off road and modding community around them.

Then the other Jap wagons, be it Shogun, Land Cruiser, Hilux and so on. But it's still pretty small volume in the UK. And you'll just be in the generic 4x4 scene, rather than a one make community.



But back to my first question, what type of modding and for what type of use?

The LR scene is huge and varied. I'm not really a fan of the blinged up side of it. But the off road community is still vast. From last weekend:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM1ab8zSxE0&t=...

[caelite]

Hehe I suspected pretty much what you said, although I disagree, Jeep modding is big enough in the UK & there is a wealth of parts which can be cheaply imported.

I was more thinking about what 4x4s have good general parts availability for offroad mods, I know when I used to be into Mitsubishi's (First an L200 then a Shogun) actually researching mods and bits for them was a pain in the ass, most people who where into them had to fabricate a lot themselves or pay oodles to have stuff shipped from SE Asia. I've recently transitioned into a 'zuk (Jimny), again for the reasons you mentioned, cheap and simple with a lot of aftermarket parts availability within its community.