Outer Limits 4x4 Board

can anyone help out with some pics or links on builds of custom trays this will be nexted on the list and i have some ideas but was looking for some direction if you know what i mean cheers

Depends what you want to acheive. I've got a 6in lift and wanted to keep my COG as low as possible to minimise roll on side slopes, so I've built the centre of my tray so it just clears the crap underneath. I've done this cause I'm entering in the outback challenge this year and you have to carry all your gear on some of the special stages. I'm also continuing my main roll bar down onto the rear corners of my sliders (when they're on) so it gives them more strength. I have 2 main uprights on the roll bar that attatch directly to the chassis for strength and you'll find that most comps that don't require a full rollcage will specify that the roll bar has to mount directly to the chassis anyway. To keep the weight down I've used ally and rubber to fill the gaps. I've also angled the rear bar to give easier access to the tray but will hold stuff in the tray as well. These pics gives you an idea of my tray, even though it's not complete yet.


This is just what I did. There are many great designs out there, you just need to pic through them and make your own.

my dove tail tray and rollbar is forsale ... see forsale section ..
if u want pics i have farket loads

suit GQ ute

It's a good tray. Fark'n solid. Materials alone for mine so far have cost $800 so hoonz's is a good price.

That is a sweet tray toughnut

im interested in the exact same thing, except im only looking to spend around $300 mines going to be more like aza's and 83 lux's tray. aza's shape, but its made to fit a dual cab.

There was a good thread on the subject with lots of pics to give you some ideas, but it seems to have vanished.

I saved the pics, if anyone wants it ill gladly zip them up and email them, just send me a PM.

yeah it was my thread i will try and find it and bump it to the top for ya

heres some pics of under neath my tray, will give u an example of how mine was built and how it is mounted to the chassie

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aza, how legal is that number plate?!?!

and it looks really clean and tidy

here's mine, i'm still building it at the moment.

savage wrote:aza, how legal is that number plate?!?!

and it looks really clean and tidy

not legal enough to stay there , i do plan on moving it rear wards

thanks for that guys good pics there appreciated cheers

that looks awesome customhilux, can't wait to see it finished, should look just like mine! or i really should say mine will look just like yours

here is mine

ditch wrote:that looks awesome customhilux, can't wait to see it finished, should look just like mine! or i really should say mine will look just like yours

hahaha, thanx man,

just did my rollcage on the tray today, i love it


sorry for the high jack.

My tray that I built, material I got for nicks but would have cost over $400 in steel alone if you buying it...




And it looks better than Customhilux's one

It's a lil shorter than std these days too

sweet lookin tray you got HnM is that finished product

i just took my tray off yesterday, and i found out that the mounts are all different heights and arent in a straight line. gonna be a pain in the ass to make :S as i have absolutley no welding skills at all :( damn

If you can get access to a welder " LEARN " , its easy with some guidence and practice and you will save hundreds. Theres a few how to weld threads here aswell , search !

high n mighty wrote:My tray that I built, material I got for nicks but would have cost over $400 in steel alone if you buying it...




And it looks better than Customhilux's one

Those tail lights look trendy, what are you doing for reverse?

ditch wrote:i just took my tray off yesterday, and i found out that the mounts are all different heights and arent in a straight line. gonna be a pain in the ass to make :S as i have absolutley no welding skills at all :( damn

Yeah check out the threads here on welding, but also gets some scrap metal and just practice. Practice makes perfect as they say.

hahahaha, good on ya craig(hnm),

at least i done my rollcage.

and could use trig to work out the angles to cut hahaha

The tray is finished(apart from sandblasting and colour-coding after rego), there is a polished stainless steel rear panel that goes from the bottom of the chassis to under the tray and it will take the reverse lights, number plate light and number plate. I'm still waiting for the sheetmetalast to call me though . The revers lights are similar to the tail-lights but not ADR compliant so I may be throwing some small driving lights under there for rego, not sure yet though until I get passed or knocked back

Thanks for the good feedback guys

hey sorry to revive the thread but just thought id ask what u guys think about the prices i got quoted for my metal for my tray:

by the way customhilux just saw ur pics, thats a nice looking tray mate, i plan to have mine looking just like that, roll bars and all. love it

anyway here are the prices i got.

Frame - 75mm x 50mm Box Steel (~6m) = $108.85
Supports - 25mm x 50mm Box Steel (~5m) = $62.30
Chassie Rails - 100mm x 50mm Box Steel (~2.6m) = $54.50

Checker plate tray - 2.1mm (2.4m x 1.2m) = $112.00

Total comes to = $337.65 for all materials including checkerplate, this is all from one place, Premier Steel in hobart. Do you guys think this is an ok price, and is this enough / too much materials for a dual cab tray. thanks.

My frame has atleast 8.8mtrs in it (includes two crossmembers underneat ofcourse).

The rails sound about right, I have about 2,5mtrs for that with 7" cut off the chassis. However CustomHilux's tray is the same length exactly on an un-chopped chassis so I guess it should be the same either way

I don't understand why you need 5mtrs for supports though??


The steel looks fairly reasonably priced though for retail, I know the retail for that sheet of checkplate was another $20 from where I used to work. I used the same checker but need two sheets so I could cover both the base and the headboard without joins, helps when ya get both sheets for $50 though eh

I hope that helped with materials and prices mate

how funny's that HnM,

u cut shit loads off ya chassie, i don't but ya still made ya tray to the length of the chassie anyway lol,

the reason he might be getting so much is cause like mine,

i ran nearly a full length to do cross bracing.

yea thanks guys, heaps of help