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Great Central Road (Outback Way), Uluru, NT to Laverton, WA

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Uluru, NT to Laverton, WA

Great Central Road (Outback Way)

The desert link between Uluru and the WA Goldfields, about 1,135 km of wide graded road past Docker River, Warakurna, Warburton and Tjukayirla, with sealing under way toward a 2032 target. It is easy driving in the dry, but corrugations, bulldust, washouts after rain and wandering camels make it hard on vehicles.

From Narangba3,130 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyEasy
Longest fuel gap305 km
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • corrugations
  • gravel
  • remote

Permits Free transit permits: a Central Land Council permit for the NT section, and a WA permit from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (or the Ngaanyatjarra Council) from the NT border to Laverton.

Before you go Check the NT Road Report and the Shire of Laverton road report before you go, as rain brings washouts. Top up at every roadhouse.

3,130 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Suspension & GVM

    Long corrugated stretches with a loaded vehicle or caravan are hard on shocks.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

    • 2 · Bull bars

      Camels, cattle and dogs wander onto the road.

    • 3 · Tow & rear bars

      Stony gravel is hard on tyres, and many tow, so a strong rear bar with a spare carrier helps.

    • 4 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps the fridge running between the few roadhouses.

    • 5 · Air intake

      Bulldust is a constant on the unsealed sections.

    • 6 · Storage & racks

      Water and supplies for long days between roadhouses need secure storage.

    • 7 · Tuning & remaps

      Caravans and campers run this road, and a towing tune keeps a heavy rig pulling in its torque over 1,100 km of gravel.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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