One-Sided Weight Distribution - Volkswagen Transporter T5 Manuallines

Under no circumstances should
max. perm. weight
•
• perm. front axle load
perm. rear axle load
•
be exceeded.
When drawing up plans for custom body parts/conversions, ensure that onesided
weight distribution is avoided, in particular with permanently installed
custom body parts. If this cannot be avoided, the one-sided load should not
result in a greater difference between the wheel pairs of max. 4%.
Perm. axle load
Theor. wheel load left/right
4% of this wheel load
Perm. wheel load distr. left/right 806 kg/874 kg
To guarantee an acceptable level of steerability of the vehicle and to assure
satisfactory road handling in all load conditions, the minimum front axle load
should be 1,050 kg.
1.680 kg
840 kg/840 kg
34 kg
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