To The
Max

The Isuzu D-MAX has come a long way since its inaugural launch in 2002, in styling, capabilities, features and popularity. In the last financial year, Isuzu sold nearly 5,000 of their commercial and recreational ute offering across Australia. The outgoing model, which has earned a strong following in the 4×4 fraternity, served a considerable eight years in the market and its departure marks the end of a long relationship with General Motors/Holden.

On the back of its small truck heritage, the Isuzu ute platform has become widely respected for its durability, towing capacity and all-round value for money. With the departure of Chevrolet from the scene, a great opportunity lies ahead for the Isuzu team with their new D-MAX platform and we have heard much hype and anticipation from ARB customers.

The new Isuzu D-MAX is a ground-up design and will share its future platform with Mazda’s BT-50 (who also recently parted ways with long-term platform partner, Ford).
At ARB, we appreciate how important this model is to our customers and as such, no corners have been cut in ensuring the perfect range of 4×4 accessories are available to complement the vehicle for future owners.

Bars, Steps & Rails

ARB has recently launched a range of protective equipment to get our Isuzu customers on the tracks including the ARB Summit bar, Summit side rails and Summit side steps.

Additionally, an ARB Commercial bull bar is available and while development is ongoing for an ARB Rear Step Tow Bar offering (due in early 2021), ARB can offer customers a range of Hayman Reese options in the meantime.

SAFETY FIRST
When it comes to developing a bull bar, there are two key elements: style and safety.

When choosing a new 4WD, safety features are amongst the most critically evaluated aspects of a vehicle, and so they should be; in the case of a major accident, they could well save you and your family’s life.

At ARB, our engineers take the same level of critical evaluation in the design of a bull bar to ensure that while performing its myriad of practical jobs, it also allows the vehicle to perform its highly engineered safety features. And one of the key components to maintaining the D-MAX’s safety standards is to ensure that the vehicle’s safety mechanisms react identically with an ARB bull bar as they would with a standard bumper. This is achieved by scientifically measuring the effects of a simulated real-world impact or collision on key areas of the vehicle. Every ARB bull bar includes a set of engineered and tested impact absorbers, which replicates the characteristics of the vehicle’s impact mechanics.
So first things first, you can rest assured that not only will your ARB Summit bull bar help protect key engine components from an animal strike (that otherwise might have left you stranded), in a more instantly traumatic experience, the ARB bull bar will not impede the vehicle’s accredited safety features.

SENSIBLE STYLING
The ARB Summit bull bar isn’t just a bull bar, it’s a brand within itself that reflects strength, durability and great levels of practicality. To fit the new Isuzu D-MAX, a level of styling changes are made to accommodate the vehicle’s headlights and flares while great consideration is always given to chassis mounting and the aforementioned safety features.
The overall design of the ARB Summit bull bar, with its large radius pan and slightly upswept outer wings, provides great strength. Importantly, the bull bar’s depth not only increases its overall strength but also puts some valuable distance between your pride and joy and any animal or object that you may unfortunately hit. The 2021 Isuzu D-MAX Summit bull bar is also compatible with up to a 10,000-pound winch.
The large diameter 60.3-millimetre tubes provide maximum coverage to protect your headlights as well as the upper components at the front of your engine bay.

A Summit bar is under development to suit the Terrain-X model.

All Summit bull bars are conditioned with an anti-rust primer and are available in either ARB matte black powder coat or can be colour-coded to your vehicle.

Rated Recovery Points

There is much more work than what meets the eye when it comes to creating a recovery point for the new D-MAX. With a busy engine bay and not a great deal of chassis real estate, the ARB engineers were determined not to perform any additional drilling or create any additional holes in the vehicle’s chassis. As such, the Isuzu D-MAX recovery point is a unique long design, yet provides the level of assurance you would expect from an ARB recovery point.

ARB has released left and right variants of the Isuzu D-MAX recovery point. Made from 20-millimetre 350MPa grade steel, these recovery points can be used independently, each rated to eight tonnes, up to the maximum turn angle of the front wheels.

Tub Accessories

In addition to the ARB canopy range, D-MAX owners can look to complete their tub with the ARB Sportguard, a best-in-class fitted internal tub protector with unmatched elements of anti-slip characteristics to keep your load where you left it!
And as tailgates get bigger, they get heavier. ARB’s Tailgate Assist to suit the Isuzu D-MAX takes the weight out of the heavy falling tailgate and with its twin strut design will more than halve the effort of closing it.

Drawers

ooking to make better use of all that tub space with some compartmentalisation? ARB’s range of Outback Solutions roller drawers – with and without roller floors – comes in a variety of heights with form-fitting side floor kits. It’s the perfect location to install a dual battery or an on-board compressor or both!