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Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck help

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Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck help

Postby Scoot133 » Fri May 25, 2018 8:26 pm

I’ve got a Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck that I plan to put a 200tdi Land Rover engine in. Ive checked the chassis plate and it says I’ve got a 4.56 diff and 34 timken Axle with 265/50/14 tyres. Is there a higher ratio diff I can fit as want it to do 70-80mph within out it sounding like it’s going to blow up.
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Re: Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck help

Postby twin wheel camper » Fri May 25, 2018 9:14 pm

Scoot133 wrote:I’ve got a Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck that I plan to put a 200tdi Land Rover engine in. Ive checked the chassis plate and it says I’ve got a 4.56 diff and 34 timken Axle with 265/50/14 tyres. Is there a higher ratio diff I can fit as want it to do 70-80mph within out it sounding like it’s going to blow up.



A far bigger problem is your axel weights with 5 stud front axel it will be overloaded with anything on the back.
Don’t no what way the rear will be with double axels but either way your vin plate is what vosa will go on for the front axel without even going near the back you’ll be over axel weight.
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Re: Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck help

Postby Scoot133 » Fri May 25, 2018 9:49 pm

It’s 4200kg gvw
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Re: Mk5 transit snap bed recovery truck help

Postby twin wheel camper » Fri May 25, 2018 10:24 pm

So it’s a 230 transit with 5 stud axels :?: :?
It’s it is a 230 it should be 6 stud axels and if you have changed the axels and hubs then your opening a big can of worms if the law stops you and no what they are talking about,
Just thinking about it even a 230 mk5 is only 3800kg gross :idea:
What is your vin plate say your front axel gross weight :?:
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