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  1. 10th December 2017, 10:58 PM #1
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    Discovery 1 V8 / 300tdi axle ratings

    Hello everyone,
    I need some more help on the journey of engineering my discovery ute. I've got a slightly overloaded front axle since the car sticker indicates the load rating of the front axle as 1,100kg.

    I've read that 300tdi's have a front axle load rating of 1,200kg. Could someone who owns a 300tdi disco look at the sticker and confirm this? If you could also snap a photo of the sticker that would be great.

    Finally, does anyone know what would be different on the axle between the 300tdi and V8? I could have sworn they were identical. But it looks like they have different part numbers which is unexpected!!

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    I'm thinking that the max front axle weight could be due to the weights of the respective motors.
    Maybe the Tdi weighs 100kg more than the V8 taking into account all the ancillaries(turbo/intercooler/etc).

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    Rave page 16:

    VEHICLE WEIGHTS - V8i
    Front axle 970 kg .................................................. ....................... 970 kg
    Rear axle 1010 kg .................................................. ........................ 1055 kg
    Total 1980 kg .................................................. ............................... 2025 kg
    Maximum axle weights
    Front axle 1100 kg .................................................. .......................
    Rear axle 1650 kg .................................................. ........................
    Gross vehicle weight 2720 kg .................................................. ......


    VEHICLE WEIGHTS - 300 Tdi
    Front axle 1040 kg .................................................. ....................... 1040 kg
    Rear axle 1015 kg .................................................. ........................ 1060 kg
    Total 2055 kg .................................................. ............................... 2100 kg
    Maximum axle weights
    Front axle 1200 kg .................................................. .......................
    Rear axle 1650 kg .................................................. ........................
    Gross vehicle weight 2720 kg
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    Thanks Arthur!
    The specification of 1,100Kg for offroad conditions is a bit of a killer! But then again, I suppose the engineer will only be interested in on-road conditions.

    Now I just need to get to the bottom of whether there is anything different between the 300tdi / V8 discovery axles. Or if it just has something to do with the spring ratings...

    Anyone with info would be GREATLY appreciated!!

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  5. 11th December 2017, 12:12 PM #5
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    If you replace the wire on your front winch with synthetic rope it may reduce the weight enough on your front axel enough so that you don't have to worry about the 100kg difference between the two axels which I suspect are identical anyway
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    If you are having trouble with weight using a V8, how do the guys go after fitting a 4BD1??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Corgie Carrier View Post
    If you are having trouble with weight using a V8, how do the guys go after fitting a 4BD1??
    Easy, i removed my winch and bullbar to get it passed
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    Is a Disco front axle any different to a Defender one?
    A 130 has a front axle load of 1500Kg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
    Easy, i removed my winch and bullbar to get it passed
    A mate did the same on his Ls1 powered rrc ute for engineering
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