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My project

We uprated the load capacity of a pre-owned Fiat Ducato Auto-Trail Apache 632 we recently purchased.

We chose this model because we needed a motorhome under seven metres long with a fixed double bed and a garage. Given that it had a 3,650kg gross vehicle weight, we thought it ticked all the boxes and a few weekends away confirmed that the layout was perfect for our needs.

However, having loaded up for our summer break, we headed to our weighbridge and discovered we were pushing the rear axle limit. Investigations made it clear

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