Car Weight
Car Weight
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
1800,2200,? ,2500 and about 2500.
The bravada has a gross weight rating around 5000 pounds. Given it can probably leagally haul around 1200 or so pounds, it is probably near 3600-3700 pounds, which is also close to what a caprice weighs.
I really can't say exactly what each car weighs, but i would have to say that none of them are less than 2400 pounds.
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I could be remembering wrong, but I had a '87 Merc Lynx (sister to the Escort) 1.9L, 5-sp, and I think it weighed in around 2700 lbs. The Probe is a little bigger, with a bigger engine, I can't imagine it would be less than about 3000 lbs.
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Originally Posted by 92f150I6
Meaning no disrespect, are you serious?
The bravada has a gross weight rating around 5000 pounds. Given it can probably leagally haul around 1200 or so pounds, it is probably near 3600-3700 pounds, which is also close to what a caprice weighs.
I really can't say exactly what each car weighs, but i would have to say that none of them are less than 2400 pounds.
The bravada has a gross weight rating around 5000 pounds. Given it can probably leagally haul around 1200 or so pounds, it is probably near 3600-3700 pounds, which is also close to what a caprice weighs.
I really can't say exactly what each car weighs, but i would have to say that none of them are less than 2400 pounds.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car...obile/bravada/
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Originally Posted by CowboyBilly9Mile
Um, the Chevy Bravada weights shown there are in kilograms. 1kg = 2.2lbs. I'd expect the caprice to be in the low to mid 4000lb range depending on options.
so 3 1/2 ton ton jack will lift all these car easy?
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One end of all of them, sure, no prob, though that's even a little risky. Usually you would lift at each jacking point all the way around the vehicle (4 total), setting the vehicle on a jackstand before you lower the jack each time. The rating on the jack probably has a safety factor of about 2, meaning the jack probably wouldn't fail until you tried to lift 7 tons with it. But a 1-ton jack would lift most vehicles, because you only lift one corner at a time, so in theory it would lift an 8,000 lb vehicle.
Can't stress using jackstands enough, though--unless you're just changing a tire. Hydraulic jack seals fail, and mechanical (scissor or rachet-style) jacks can tip over pretty easily.
Jason
Can't stress using jackstands enough, though--unless you're just changing a tire. Hydraulic jack seals fail, and mechanical (scissor or rachet-style) jacks can tip over pretty easily.
Jason
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A 3.5 ton jack would pick up an entire expedition. Not just a corner, the whole thing. I wouldn't want to be under it, but it'll do it. It should be fine for any of those cars.
Crap, I jack up my '76 Monte Carlo race car with a 1 ton jack and that thing weighs 3800 lbs. A 3.5 ton jack is WAY more than enough.
Crap, I jack up my '76 Monte Carlo race car with a 1 ton jack and that thing weighs 3800 lbs. A 3.5 ton jack is WAY more than enough.