Mitsubishi triton

Good day Swampy

just talking to a Mitsubishi dealer up hear on the Central coast
He maintains the new model will not be available to April or May
next year Does that sound right to you
Thanks
Chris

Does the Chrysler have a resale value after initial purchase?

All cars are road cars aren't they?

Actually it's not many, and it affects all Dual Cab utes. A google search will reveal bent dual cab utes from every manufacturer. For all of the popular Dual Cab utes the manufacturers use their same chassis for all of their utes, be they single cab, extra cab, or dual cab. With the standard and extra cabs the rear wheels are close to the middle of the tray. With the dual cab the tray is always cantilevered off the back. If the rear has too much weight, or if towing (especially off road), the result can be a bent chassis.

The solution: Either travel lightly or get a chassis extension.
A chassis extension costs about $5000 and are done by a number of places including Creative Conversions in Qld and Specialised Vehicles in NSW. They are engineered making them legal and insurable. The result is a tray with the wheels underneath the middle f the tray. Apart from the cost the other downsides are ramp-over and turning circle.

If you bother to look, the Triton has the MOST overhang of chassis and load area behind the rear axle than any other design. It leaves any weakness or incorrect or overload, including caravan weight and transferred forces to cause the same as the above picture.

Used well within the load rating probably no problem, ie smooth roads and low weight loads. Go over it and expect an issue.

I towed a van with a canopy and all the usual junk that caravanners carry along with 260kgs ball weight. Had no spring sag, no bent chassis, all up a great vehicle.

Never met a Triton owner who had a bent chassis either for that matter. Still I'm sure it happens from time to time for the following reasons most chassis fails in the twin cabs are caused by people either mounting Air Bags to theoretically carry heavier loads or just plain overloading.

when I was in Canada 2 yrs ago
all the American made utes , Ford GM Dodge
no matter what body configuration the rear wheels are always under the centre
of the tray , how come the yanks can get it right ???
cheers mechpete

The front wall of a Triton tub is above the front edge of the rim , so approximately 200mm in front of the axle centre. That means anything with weight thicker than a jerry can places the load ON or behind the axle. Any weight of any substance is therefore well heind the axle.
Conversely, a Dmax and Ranger/Bt50 etc have the front wall of the tub around 400mm infront of the axle and so any weight, placed correctly will ne forward or on the axle. That critical axle position also means more ball weight and transferred load can be withstood with these vehicles. The Triton doesn't have that option.
Yes they can all fail, but the Tritons poor shocks would allow the thing to bottom out under some conditions of use and the already poorly designed axle position means an unusually high sudden loading/bend force of the chassis WILL occur if it bottoms with a full load and caravan too. Almost certain to fail.

Good ride height, with plenty of up travel to absorb axle movement will help and vehicle.
I did not buy a Triton because of the axle position. Just plain stupid, What were they thinking? The others are bad enough, Triton far worse.

Yeah, Happens to the best of em EH!

Richard, from what i can see neither you or Chris are members of EO, therefore you will be unable to contact each other via the member message system, one of you will have to leave a contact number, email address etc, here on the forum.
baz

Thought I was a member and have been for about 5 years ??
Any how you can contact me on 0400620854.

Kind regards
Richard

Richard,

Members pay for the privilege and get extra benefits. You and I are Visitors i.e. registered but non-paying :)

Regards