Car Weight?
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Car Weight?
I looked in my door jam today to see if it would tell me how much my car weighed, I saw 4110LB on there and was wondering if thats the weight for a 92 Turbo 5spd? Damn if it is i had to idea i was driving a tank around
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The door jamb has never stated the actual weight of the car. It does state the maximum recommended weight of the car plus passengers and cargo.
The 92 Turbo 5MT should weight around 3100lbs:
http://legacycentral.org/library/92_guide.htm
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The 92 Turbo 5MT should weight around 3100lbs:
http://legacycentral.org/library/92_guide.htm
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Maybe you were looking at the gross vehicle weight rating? That's the maximum total weight (car plus cargo) that the chassis is rated for.
Though 4110 pounds doesn't seem like that much cargo, since I seem to remember Legacy sedans weighing around 3200 pounds.
Though 4110 pounds doesn't seem like that much cargo, since I seem to remember Legacy sedans weighing around 3200 pounds.
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do a searchscottzg wrote: the number is the weight in pounds
fwd
base manual automatic
........2720......2820
L......manual automatic
.......2735.......2835
LS....manual automatic
.......2825......2925
LS2 manual automatic
......2830......2950
4wd
L.....manual automatic
......2925.......3005
LS...manual automatic
......3015.......2095
LS2..manual automatic
......3040........3120
These figures are straight from the 1990 fsm, which does not include the turbo model. I would guess a turbo model would be ~40 lbs heavier
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I think the weight ratings are like elevator ratings (where each of the multiple cables can hold three times the rating) as my old rotted '84 was rated at 750lbs (before the rot), but I packed it with a few hundred pounds over that back and forth to Detroit running near redline through most of Canada and never had a problem. Also fit 13 kids in one time (this was high school), although I couldn't get over 25 mph.
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I think its a combination of tires and suspension. To prevent bottoming out on the old car I got truck air shocks for the back (looked cool with the back jacked up anyway) and for the weight I fully inflated the tires. Don't do that in the desert, though - the heat will expand and can blow the tires out.
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I thought on the little plate in the door jam there was a rating for each axel and one more for the whole car?scottzg wrote:i think the determining factor is the suspension. I know it doesnt take much to bottom out bmws. And they can't specify where you are loading your weight. Maybe you have a trunk full of rocks.
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curb weight is the dry weight, and is what you posted scott.
gross weight is what the car is "allowed" to carry.
The actual weight will vary.
I weighed mine on truck scales. I posted something in one of the forums...don't remember which. Full tank of gas and me in there, my car weighed about 3100 lbs....that's with sub box too.
gross weight is what the car is "allowed" to carry.
The actual weight will vary.
I weighed mine on truck scales. I posted something in one of the forums...don't remember which. Full tank of gas and me in there, my car weighed about 3100 lbs....that's with sub box too.
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