HI, I'm looking for axle weights for an unladen 3 door hippo?
I've found this in the manual:

Our one is a Diesel Auto, so that will put it at the heavier end of the scale, call it 1525kg tare, and it's got a MAM / MGVW of 2050kg, but then the axle weights add up to 2170kg? What I'm really looking for is the axle weights on an empty vehicle (tare) or weight distribution 60/40 or whatever?

In case we can't get a number, I'm going to show my workings as I try and calculate one:
Starting with the 1525kg tare weight, and deducting that from the 2050kg MGW, leaves 525kg pay-load?
The pay-load is presumably in the boot?
So taking that 525kg payload off the back axle maximum weight of 1120kg, and I've got a theoretical back axle tare weight of 595kg?
Last step is to take the 595kg back axle tare weight off of the 1525kg vehicle tare weight, which leaves me with a theoretical front axle tare weight of 930kg (1525kg - 595kg)?
Gives me a 61%fr / 39%rr weight distribution?

Do these numbers sound about right? Or have I missed something because I'm being an absolute mongtard because I'm full of manflu round two? (last one was COVID)

Jayridium said:

The pay-load is presumably in the boot?

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Not necessarily. The vehicle payload is anything in the vehicle that it didn't leave the factory with. So that would be occupants, luggage, roof rack, spot lights, and anything else that the vehicle could have in it or bolted to it.

For a true vehicle weight, why not take it to a public weigh bridge, and get an exact measurement.
You will probably find that the 3 door is a bit lighter than the 5 door, simply because it's got less metal and glass in the body.

The MAM will be 2050kg, but obviously if the vehicle is under 1525kg, then the difference will be your payload.

The vehicle's on loan to a friend, and I'm trying to work out tyre pressures for my new tyres, which I'm looking to fit back end of next week, if I get time. They are not an OE size of tyre, so I'm having to work out, and going with the old "max pressure of new tyre x (load on tyre / max tyre load rating) Got as far as this:

Starting point will be 28psi unladen, will see how it looks & feels, might split the difference go to 32psi.

I always ran my FL1s at 31 PSI, which seemed to give a good compromise.