Chassis upgrade questions (1 Viewer)

mikey70

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Hi can anyone tell me what’s involved in having a 3500kg chassis upgraded or uprated or whatever the correct term may be , and what’s the average cost , who and where does it etc .. i passed my test wayyyyy before 1997 so it’s all good with the licsence
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funflair

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You need to contact SV Tech or JR consultancy and they will offer suggestions for updating.

It could just be a paper exercise or it could need suspension tyres etc etc.

Martin
 

Lenny HB

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Before upgrading check your rear axle loading or it could get expensive. Although you can probably upgrade to 3850kg if you have insufficient rear axle capacity you will not gain a lot. I upgraded our last van it only gave me an increase of 150kg due to rear axle loading. Depends on your chassis and current wheels/tyres, the Al-Ko AMC light chassis only has an axle rating of 2000kg to increase it you have to fit air suspension at a cost of £1500 to £2000, if a Fiat chassis air suspenion only around £500-£600 and you can DIY. Also if the wheels are 15" you will need 225 section tyres for the increased load, that will be another £500, should be OK with 16" wheels.
SV Tech charged me £312 including vat, that was 2 years ago.
 
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jr consultancy is usually half price of sv his current e mail address in in another thread thats running

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Lenny HB

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2 or 3 Funsters have fitted the cheap ones if you do a search you should find the info. I have heard that the bellows aren't quite as strong as the branded ones, from the photos on their listing they look quite well engineered.
If you are keeping the van a few years and do a fair few miles I think I would spend a bit more and go for Firestone or Dunlop.
 

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