Can anyone give me some advice. I would like to move the rear wheels back to balance the truck out. Would a ten inch extension to the wheel base like you can buy for a defender 90 work. Or should the chassis be extended. At the minute the chassis is untouched. How would this affect testing.
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Poor discovery 
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I nice big lump of steel welding as far back on chassis as possible. Like an additional cross member
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Technically you're not changing the weight class of the vehicle just a re chassis so I would say you were fine.
Moving an axle backwards would be almost as much hassle as changing the chassis wouldn't it? (Rhetorical question)
But if you wanted to then I would be more inclined to relocate a bar mounts and spring mounts further back on existing chassis. Or a second axle and six wheel motor
Moving an axle backwards would be almost as much hassle as changing the chassis wouldn't it? (Rhetorical question)
But if you wanted to then I would be more inclined to relocate a bar mounts and spring mounts further back on existing chassis. Or a second axle and six wheel motor
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thought it would have to be a 130 though as you replaced the disco chassis with a different model ?
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Sorry Dr Evil I'm not understanding what you mean.
If you're saying that by changing the original discovery chassis to a defender 130 chassis, you're effectively going to have to register it as a defender, I'm not sure that I would agree.
Not saying that I'm right though, this is just a guess on my part based on the majority of the vehicle being a discovery.
Converting a discovery over to a 100 inch defender, I would say register as a defender as the majority of the vehicle will be defender.
If you're saying that by changing the original discovery chassis to a defender 130 chassis, you're effectively going to have to register it as a defender, I'm not sure that I would agree.
Not saying that I'm right though, this is just a guess on my part based on the majority of the vehicle being a discovery.
Converting a discovery over to a 100 inch defender, I would say register as a defender as the majority of the vehicle will be defender.
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I thought it'd work out as a defender with a disco body which is why I said that, not sure if I'm right either though
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Reg belongs to the chassis not the body
Yep you're right but galv chassis swops add more questions when placed in this context.
It's definitely a funny question. mattBaxter should know, he's MOT inspector.
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All I would say is that if it were me replacing the chassis, I would not use the reg or weight class of the new replacement chassis, but work from the angle that I have modified the wheelbase of a discovery.
This was my first thought. I like this idea but again do you lot think this would put me on the wrong side of the law. Thanks for any advice you might have.
Thanks for the advice.
