• Welcome to For Trucks Only !

    We are a community of American Brand Pickup Truck and SUV owners. Join now! Its Free!

What dictates the duty rating of a trucks' suspension, 1/2 ton vs 3/4 ton etc?

Rodewaryer

Rodewaryer
Joined
Aug 18, 2015
Messages
63
Reaction score
18
Location
Area 51
I just did the front brakes on my Land Rover a few days back and honestly I'm still recovering. It was about an 18 hr day on that, as there was SO much more involved than on a car. The rotors were bolted to carriers meaning the bearings etc all had to be removed to replace the rotors. The closeup pic showing the bolt, there were two with washers then the bearings (not exactly light duty looking either) behind that. Part of the crazy time was running for more stuff, mainly bearings which at 130K mi seemed the right thing to do. I wonder if all trucks front brakes are like this (I was a car guy long before I got into Land Rovers) or if this is a sign of it being heavier duty than say a 1/2 ton Pickup.

96 Front brake job set up.JPG


96 Front brake job2.JPG


View attachment 11761

View attachment 11760

View attachment 11761

96 Front brake job.JPG
 
Yeah, from brakes on a 4wd can be more complex than one might anticipate. I have to rebuild the front end in my Ram and I'm putting it off for the 3rd year in a row. Poor truck doesn't get much use now. Did you have any sort of manual or did you just wing it? Gotta love the feeling of new bearings and brakes!
 
Not sure how Land Rover does load ratings. There should be load rating lb kg on a tag some where.
If you have to take it down that far might as well do everything and save the hassle of doing it again later.
Looks like it was a fun job.
 
If you look at most trucks and compare the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton and 1 ton you will find the brakes, bearings and most suspension pieces get larger as the weight rating goes up. The rover stuff doesn't look any beefier than a 1/2 ton
 
If you look at most trucks and compare the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton and 1 ton you will find the brakes, bearings and most suspension pieces get larger as the weight rating goes up. The rover stuff doesn't look any beefier than a 1/2 ton
Interestingly, I have had experienced mechanics say it looks build like 3/4-1 ton trucks. Hence my asking. I get how springs and load capacity are basic rating purpose but the drivetrain has other stuff beefier as well and that's what stuck in my head after hearing unsolicited comments from experienced mechanics (one that own 3/4 ton diesels) say things like that.
 
Back
Top