Expert opinion on the uprating of a Toyota Hilux to 3.5 tons

Increasing the vehicle's gross vehicle weight to 3.5 t offers great advantages in everyday life and when travelling. Many modern base vehicles, with high-end equipment and a high basic weight, no longer offer the customer sufficient reserves for loading. If a camper cabin or another heavy conversion is used for holidays or everyday work, the permitted gross vehicle weight of the vehicle is quickly exhausted and often even significantly exceeded. In addition to the resulting safety risk of driving with an unstable and overloaded chassis, the driver faces hefty fines at home and abroad if weighed during a check. The upgrade to a 3.5 tonne gross vehicle weight provides clarity and safety here. This is where the strength of the Ironman4x4 suspensions comes into its own! Without complicated or fault-prone additional solutions such as air springs with extra compressor systems, a conventional Ironman4x4 suspension can be used to adjust the axle loads without further modification with an additionally available certificate for the upgrade and entered in the registration documents. The upgrade from the Australian suspension specialists offers another great advantage here: Many upgrades are only possible in conjunction with the hardest available leaf and coil springs – Ironman4x4 suspensions can be used for an upgrade from the Performance variant upwards. This means that even vehicles with a nominally more comfortable spring can already enjoy the 3.5 tonne registration. The rear axle load of the Toyota Hilux Revo is always increased to 2150 kg in this case.

Technical data

• Model: Hilux Revo
• Car brand: Toyota