WDH Dilemma

Why not ask on AULRO there are lots of D3 /D$ owners ther eand this topic has come up before AFAIR.
Regards Philip A

I'm not a Landrover owner but I have read plenty on the topic.

It is true and apparently it does not need the WDH system. Something to do with the airbag suspension.

Some friends tow a 20' Bushtracker (3 tonnes or more) with theirs and they say it tows beautifully.

cheers

follow this link matey:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-zone/?daysprune=30

you'll find all you need to know on there if you browse around and if you register with them you can even ask a specific question if you can't find what you need to know on that link or in the search facility.

If Land Rover says that a D4 does not need a WDH why would it worry you.Suspension systems have changed since the WDH was invented so as long as your van is within the tow requirements (ie ball weight/overall weight) for a D4 I do not see it as an issue.

WBS,

I had a Disco II with SLS (self levelling suspension) & it didn't need a WDH until I blew out an air bag & converted it to coils.

I had to go to the heaviest coils that I could find & add polyair bags as well as a WDH to get it back to the same handling as when it had the standard SLS fitted.

It was amazing to see the car adjust itself to the extra load, & that was the state of the art technology ten years ago, I reckon they would know what they're doing by now!

Russ & Sue are talking about getting a Disco IV to tow their Kedron around.

WBS,
Don't worry about a WDH. The Disco suspension adjusts itself to the right hieght.
I have towed a van all over the outback with a TD3 V6 and have never had cause for concern with towing setup or stability.

Hi all,

I have a real problem with all of this... a WDH is not there just to adjust the ride height, it's main function in fact, is to redistribute the weight from the rear, back to the front wheels.

No matter how much self levelling occurs (by lifting the rear), with a heavy load on the ball the front wheels will still have a reduced amount of weight on them. Hence the term "Weight Distribution Hitch".

I know I'll get some comments here, but I'd walk away...

Cheers
Gerry

I think Landrover are very mischievous in this matter. Their vehicles are designed to tow in UK/Europe where the TBM is legislated to be 100kg max. so in that case no issue.

A lot of Aussie vans have TBM's over 300kg (mine has 305kg) and whehter that's good or bad is another point altogether but those are the facts at the moment. And, with that TBM or in fact anything much more than 120/140kg, which includes almost every van, certainly larger , sold in Australia ones, then you will take too much weight off the front wheels with consequent loss of steering and control. It doesn't matter how much you raise the rear wheels to LEVEL the vehicle...that is merely aesthetics, the weight is still off the front wheels. Think od a see saw...put a 100kg guy on one side and a 80kg guy on the other..., will you balance the see saw if you raise the bar..??? NO..!!!

The only way to get weight back on the front wheels is with a WDH..,at least at the moment and LR are only saying you can't use one because it upsets their computer controlling the suspension..but believe me, you need it with a big van.

It is the reason I went for the LC200 over the D3