Thread: Rear bumper counterweights?

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Originally Posted by Scouse

Unfortunately, the TDV8 or Supercharged Sport is a bit harder.
Book time for a TDV6 Sport sump gasket is 0.90hrs
Supercharged 14.60hrs
TDV8 13.40hrs
.

That's quick compared to how long I usually take!

(Moot point for me anyway. I have a TDV6 and if /when I change cars it'll probably be to another D3.)

I just removed mine to save weight off the rear axle for towing. Will see if there is any noticeable effect, cant see it being so compared to the roads we drive on.

32 Kg ! which at the rear axle, appx 1m so 42kg off the axle (x1.34) off the axle which is significant. at about 8% tow ball weight your looking at being able to add another 350kg+ of payload to your van (assuming you stay under GCM & GVM)

My 2010 L320 it was just 4 bolts and the weights dropped off.

Literally googling for land rover gonads returns results for these threads ! I desexed my car, no truck nuts....

Originally Posted by haydent

I just removed mine to save weight off the rear axle for towing. Will see if there is any noticeable effect, cant see it being so compared to the roads we drive on.

32 Kg ! which at the rear axle, appx 1m so 42kg off the axle (x1.34) off the axle which is significant. at about 8% tow ball weight your looking at being able to add another 350kg+ of payload to your van (assuming you stay under GCM & GVM)

My 2010 L320 it was just 4 bolts and the weights dropped off.

Literally googling for land rover gonads returns results for these threads ! I desexed my car, no truck nuts....

Will be interesting to hear if it makes any noticeable difference, I would be very happy to remove another 40kg off the rear of mine

Originally Posted by discomatt69

Will be interesting to hear if it makes any noticeable difference, I would be very happy to remove another 40kg off the rear of mine

Depends how he drives... Its certainly going to change it. The dampener helps harmonics, the harmonics affect yaw readings... and porposing will also be pronounced..

Originally Posted by Tombie

and purposing will also be pronounced..

Is that related to dulphins?

Originally Posted by haydent

I desexed my car, no truck nuts....

I was always under the impression that if you removed its nuts you turned it into a Freelander.

Originally Posted by BradC

I was always under the impression that if you removed its nuts you turned it into a Freelander.

That's evokative...