I'm panicking a bit here. Me and my girlfriend just started our 6 months trip, planning to go through Europe and Eastern Africa.
Stupid enough we didn't weigh our 2010 2.5D Dual Cab, flatbed, with camper, before we took off. I was convinced that our camper was light weight. However, yesterday we drove into a weigh station, which showed 3100 kilos and 1800 kilos when only the rear wheels was at the scale. This is a fair bit over the numbers on our registration papers, which is:
- Total weight: 2715 kg
- Unladen/Curb weight: 2095 kg
- Max payload: 620 kg
- Axis: 1280 kg / 1600 kg
Notice the really low payload, which I think may have something to do with taxation brackets, but I'm not sure. When googling for specifications for a 2010 D-Cab I've never seen a figure so low
I've new Old Man Emu suspension all around, +80 kg in front to handle the bull bar and +400 kg at the back.
Legality is one thing, safety is another.
- Is this dangerous when it comes to the car, like can I snap the frame, break suspension, etc?
- Is this dangerous when driving?
- Can I do anything about this? Like up-rate it? I can throw out some luggage, but as the camper weights quite a bit, I can never cut 400 kg.
I'm not all to good with cars, which makes my anxiety levels go really high right now.