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Rapido 696f, permissible rear axle load


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I believe you have ordered a light chassis version? If so I'd say not enough, i.e. it's the standard Fiat light chassis which you can look up online. I would suggest you consider changing your order to the heavy chassis which IIRC is 2.4t

p.s. sorry but I meant to warn you of this before, but it slipped my mind. I saw a similar sized Rapido on the light chassis a few weeks back, my thoughts where "that back axle is way overloaded" , but then I saw the garage was full!

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colin - 2017-10-28 3:13 PM

 

I believe you have ordered a light chassis version? If so I'd say not enough, i.e. it's the standard Fiat light chassis which you can look up online. I would suggest you consider changing your order to the heavy chassis which IIRC is 2.4t

p.s. sorry but I meant to warn you of this before, but it slipped my mind. I saw a similar sized Rapido on the light chassis a few weeks back, my thoughts where "that back axle is way overloaded" , but then I saw the garage was full!

 

Hi Colin

Dealer has just called me back

MPAL are

Rear 2.0t

Front 1.85t

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Yes that's the standard Fiat light chassis, as you have already gone over 3.5t, it seems to me that on a van the size that you are getting it would make much more sense to have the heavy chassis, you would still have to use a bit of common sense when loading gear in the back so as to not unload the drive wheels, but there is much less chance of overloading the rear.

 

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