guess the weight.

[freeflow]

im trying 2 figure out how much my rig is gonna weigh when i am done.
here is what its gonna have.

84 3/4 ton suburban
14 ff rear axle
dana 60 front
40 gallon tank lol
454 engine
400 trans
205 trans case
warn 16.5 winch
heavy duty bumpers probably 200 pounds a piece
39"+ tires probably boggers

 

[xpndbl3]

hmmm is that with or without you eating mcdonalds beforehand?

i'd have to venture a guess around 8k? although maybe 9k

 

[freeflow]

ya i was guessing in the 7000+ range
its hard 2 guess i guess
Im not gonna be doing any rock crawling at all, just mud and trails and some towing. so i want a heavy tough as can be rig.

 

[jekbrown]

8000... you have pretty much the heaviest drivetrain you can get without having a Cummins.

j

 

[85mudblazin]

Heavy

 

[freeflow]

so does the 454 really weigh over 900 pounds?
i pulled the engine and trans out 2gether by myself and it sure felt like a hell of alot, doesnt even compare 2 the 350,700 i pulled out of my last truck.

Can i get boggers? can they handle the weight since im going for a very heavy truck

 

[jekbrown]

I suppose it depends on whats bolted to it.. but I thought a complete 454 was supposed to be closer to 650-700 lbs. Lets see...

14 ff rear axle = 500
dana 60 front = 550
40 gallon tank lol = 350 with gas in it
454 engine = 650
400 trans = uhhhh.... 200-250? dunno, never really lifted one...
205 trans case = 200 with the adapter, shifters and crap.

thats almost 2500 pounds in just drivetrain... throw in driveshafts and nuts and bolts and you're well over 2500 sans fluids. Those boggers are gonna weight about 125 a pop... so there is another 600+ pounds with a spare... bumpers and winch, another 5 hundy... Damn. The answer is: heavy as ****. lol!

j

 

[mikey_d05]

The boggers and steelies shouldn't weigh THAT much. I have to push mine around regularly and I'm no superhuman so I don't think they weigh more than 100 pounds. Either way though, 100 pounds in tires isn't gonna make a difference on that heavy of a vehicle

I'm guessing 8-9k total. Basically, your trail rig is gonna weigh as much as my PSD tow rig.

 

[jekbrown]

The boggers and steelies shouldn't weigh THAT much. I have to push mine around regularly and I'm no superhuman so I don't think they weigh more than 100 pounds. Either way though, 100 pounds in tires isn't gonna make a difference on that heavy of a vehicle

My 39.5x15x15 TSLs on steel rims weigh exactly 123 pounds each... I seriously doubt Boggers weigh less.

j

 

[mikey_d05]

My 39.5x15x15 TSLs on steel rims weigh exactly 123 pounds each... I seriously doubt Boggers weigh less.

j

I must be eating my wheaties. I'm gonna have 1/4" steel plate added in the form of beadlocks this spring too. I'll have to put 'em on a scale after I'm done.

 

[gravdigr]

hmmm is that with or without you eating mcdonalds beforehand?

i'd have to venture a guess around 8k? although maybe 9k

Hmm, our F350 dump, 160" wheelbase with duallies and a 10.5' steel dump bed weighs in at under 7k at the quarry scales (6,740 lbs to be exact). I'm having trouble seeing how a burb, even with the mods listed, would come in almost a ton heavier. Afaik a 3/4 ton max gvw is 9k, and a lot of them are only rated for 7k.

 

[dubbyx]

the 454 w/o tranny should weigh 685... add in the greasy coating and the fluids and I'd say 705 would be pretty close... and the 350 should be around 535.

I'd bet it'll be about 7800...

 

[Geargrinder]

Mine weighs 8100# with stock bumpers, 350/465/10b/14sf, me and my 4 kids, and about 250#'s of trail gear, and a full 31gal. tank. And it's the BASE mod., no power anything except steering.

 

[freeflow]

so it looks like it is gonna weigh more than 8100, im gonna have power windows .locks, dual batteries, over 100 pounds of audio.

but i myself am only a buck forty, so i wont be adding much weight 2 it, lol

 

[mikey_d05]

Freeflow, did you ever get my e-mail? It doesn't seem to be workin' lately.

 

[smokkey1]

does any one know how much a stock 3/4 ton sub weight? I thought they only weight about 1k more than a stock k5. and if your adding all of those bling parts they don't weight that much more than the parts there replacing.


http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139780&highlight=suburban+weight


according to that thread a 1 ton k5 weights in at 5800lbs and a stock suburban weighed in at 5800lbs so I'm guessing a 1 ton suburban wieghts around 7000lbs give or take. not no 8000 - 9000lbs.


http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136459&highlight=weight

here's another good thread. I'm just using both of those threads as reference

 

[84gmcjimmy]

400 trans = uhhhh.... 200-250? dunno, never really lifted one...

I think they are around 200.

 

[Geargrinder]

I KNOW that's what mine weighs, I use the scale @ work and it's within 20lbs and it gets calibrated every mo.

 

[hack500]

I'll guess about 6500-6800lbs. my '90 v2500 burbn weighed about 5800 before I made it a convert.