I had my '97 Dak weighed withou me in it it tipped at 3750 lbs... I
used to have an Mazda RX7 which wieghed 2600 lbs.. man i wish i could
cram a 5.2 in it..
Eric
'97 Dak with a ton of money sunk in it.
---Alan Short <ashort@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Weighed my rc R/T at the track, 4,130 lbs w/ 200 lb driver. Truck can
> haul 6,000lbs total.
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
>
> On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 Boog318@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Tate,
> > My old 87 Dak 4x4 6' bed SC A904 weighed around 4300 with me in it
on the junk
> > yard scale. This 92 4x4 8' bed SC A518 (46RH) with the v8 and
what seems to
> > be heavier metal (the hood is much heavier than the 87's
was),would put my
> > guestimate at around 4900. I know that 5380 GVW is way too much.
I'm not sure
> > how they get this weight either. Someone please ENLIGHTEN me??
> >
>
> Yep, the GVW isn't the vehicle's weight, but its "weight rating"
(GVWR).
> I believe you can get your vehicle's (approximate) weight by taking
the
> GVWR and subtracting the payload capacity. I think that would give
you the
> vehicle's "dry" weight. (i.e. empty fuel tank.) If you want to get
the
> weight with fuel in the tank, add 6 lbs for every gallon of gas.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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> | Jon Steiger * AOPA, DoD, EAA, MP Race Team, NMA, SPA, USUA *
RP-SEL |
> | '96 Dodge Dakota v8 SLT CC (14.58@93.55), '96 Kolb FireFly
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>
>
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