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Chassis - Complete Galvanised Frames
Defender DA2056-300TDI-M
DA2056 Defender 90 Nat. asp./2.5 Td & petrol/200Tdi Richards chassis
DA2056-M Defender 90 Nat. asp./2.5 Td & petrol/200Tdi Marsland chassis
DA2056-300TDI-M Defender 90 300Tdi Marsland chassis
DA2056-300TDI Defender 90 300Tdi Richards chassis
KVD500710 Defender 90 Td5 Richards chassis
KVD500710-M Defender 90 Td5 Marsland chassis
DA8906 Defender 90 2007 onwards Richards chassis
DA2057* Defender 110 Nat. asp./2.5 Td/200Tdi Richards chassis
DA2057-300TDI* Defender 110 300Tdi Richards chassis
KVD500730 Defender 110 Td5 Richards chassis
DA8907 Defender 110 2007 onwards Richards chassis
Defender 90/110 - excludes 300Tdi Important
DA5300 This page is a selection of the
Bolt on crossmember - galvanised with fittings
*suitable for pick-up and station wagons chassis’ that we do. Please
DA6648 NEW Defender 90 200Tdi & 300Tdi (Not galvanised) Half chassis enquire if the chassis you
Discovery require is not listed here.
DA8900 Discovery 2 - Td5 - RHD Up to 3A Richards chassis
DA8901 Discovery 2 - Td5 - RHD 3A onwards Richards chassis Richards Chassis
Series All Richards chassis are manufactured in the UK, using locally sourced materials and
NRC4642G Series 3 - SWB - uniframe chassis Richards chassis locally based machine shops. They are located close to the steel city, Sheffield, and
NRC4356 Series 3 - 4-door LWB 4-cylinder Station Wagon Richards chassis therefore optimise the use of local steel, ensuring that all their chassis are formed from
Marsland Chassis 2.5mm British steel which are all galvanised as standard. All profiling is done ‘in house’
using their own laser machine, enabling them to have greater control over the quality
Chassis have bolt on gearbox crossmember as standard with anti-roll bar brackets front of parts used and the materials that they are formed from. The chassis are made using
and rear. The main legs are in pressed pieces as original made from 2mm steel with 2.5mm side rails which are 25% heavier than the standard 2.0mm rails. Overall this
3mm stiffeners fitted and spotwelded internally for added strength where outriggers and gives a small increase in the vehicle weight but has a massive effect on the long term
suspension mounting points are fitted, effectively giving you 5mm of material where most durability of the chassis. Bolt on crossmembers are not supplied with Richards chassis
needed. Bolt on rail for rear tub mountings and LH & RH steering damper bracket welded but are available separately - see DA5300 above.
on as standard. All tapped holes re-drilled and tapped, excess galv removed with riv nuts
fitted for front & rear mud flaps, power steering pipe clips and step. Rear suspension DA6648
upper link bush (A-frame) fitted with new M16 bolt and sleeve to fit old level bush.
Original Chassis Heavy-duty Chassis
Low-alloy steel, meant for
stamping at a thickness of
2mm for legs. Stamping
technology is well-suited for
mass production, but limits
the choice of materials to Legs made from 3mm thick steel. More pictures online at
Outriggers and cross members
only malleable sheet metals www.britpart.com/chassis
Material produced with 3mm, 4mm or 8mm
of lower durability. An thick material. High-durability S355
additional limitation is the grade alloyed steel used. Heavy-Duty Chassis DA2056-300TDIHD
thickness of the stamped
material – for this reason
certain laminated elements DA2056-300TDIHD
of the frame are particularly Defender 90 - 300Tdi
susceptible to corrosion. DA2057-300TDIHD
Defender 110 - 300Tdi
Legs are welded from
two stamped halves.
Remaining frame elements
also stamped. In order to All frame elements are laser cut
and shaped with digital presses.
attain adequate thickness Legs are welded from four parts.
of the material on features
Construction exposed to greater Items that require extra strength use
thicker steel, not lamination.
structural stress, two-part
lamination was used - e.g. Less stress on chassis and other
components due to less flex in the
on the outriggers of the rear chassis and outriggers.
arms. This kind of bi-metal
combination is particularly
susceptible to corrosion.
Hot galvanization – high-quality
coating which achieves a quality
durable finish. Construction
designed from the start for
galvanization with appropriate size KVD500710HD
Anti-corrosion Non UV stabilized paint with holes and flow ways. Additional Defender 90 - Td5
protection several mud traps. inspection holes in the legs and KVD500730HD
other closed profiles so the chassis Defender 110 - Td5
can be washed out internally or
ideal for wax protection. Mud
accumulating points kept to a
minimum. KVD500730HD

Photo courtesy of Jundio Salvador
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