By Clint on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 05:53 pm: Edit

I put together a little spreadsheet to figure lift heights and such with various springs.

Ron- this spreadsheet should answer your "what is a 1" lift" question.

I need to know how much weight is on each corner and how much each axle weighs. I've never weighed my truck at the dump or anything, so I don't really know what it weighs. Then I can subtract the unsprung weight from the sprung weight and get the spring calculations right.


Thanks,
Clint

BTW I ordered RTE RR3 2" springs for my brother's CB lift.

By Ron on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 06:05 pm: Edit

Let us know how the CB lift goes.

Axle is ~250lbs but by the time you get 4 tires and wheels and radius arms etc. I would say maybe ~700 in unsprung weight

Anyone else care to guess?

Ron

By Mike B. on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:13 pm: Edit

My Goodyear MT/Rs 245/75/R16 tires on American Racing 16" steelies weigh 85 lbs each. So, that's 340 lbs for tires and wheels alone.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Mike B.

By Clint on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:39 pm: Edit

So figure 4500 lbs for a stock d1
subtract 700# for axles etc and you get 3800 lbs sprung weight. 900 # on each front and 1000# on each rear spring.
Does this sound reasonable?

We're planning on doing the lift next weekend...
I'll report back.

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:51 pm: Edit

ax is a big boy but there is no way is anywhere near your numbers, try maybe 200-250lbs

and ax i'm surprised your not in here defending yourself... i guess you are the better man.

;)
rd

By Ron on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 09:17 am: Edit

Clint I think your disco is more like 5000lbs

I dunno. I am guessing. I never weighed the darn things, but I have lifted them while they were off the truck.

Ron

By Clint on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:10 am: Edit

all of the data that I can find on the internet shows the curb weight to be 4450 lbs or so for the regular D1.
Are you saying my disco (SE7) is 5000? Sure its more than normal, but how much can two seats, a step and rear A/C weigh?
Too bad nobody has been to the dump lately to weigh their rig...

By Ron on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:14 am: Edit

Do you have sliders, a roof rack, a bullbar a winch etc?

Plus the driver (and passengers) and gear, full tank of gas etc.

Ron

By Clint on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:33 am: Edit

No, the only thing I have is the factory brush bar, running boards and 245/75 kelly safari MSR tires.

By Ron on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:39 am: Edit

So figure 4700

By Cmon down on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 11:50 am: Edit

I bid 4701 Bob.

By Clint on Monday, December 03, 2001 - 05:58 pm: Edit

Went to the gravel pit on Sunday.
The non certified weight was...
2550 front axle
2630 rear axle
5180 total weight

97 se7 factory brush, running boards, kelly 245/75 on stock alloys, driver, passenger, baby, stroller, toolbox, 3/4 tank of gas

By Ron on Monday, December 03, 2001 - 06:11 pm: Edit

5000 lbs was not too far off

Check and see if you frame is full of mud

Ron

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Monday, December 03, 2001 - 06:45 pm: Edit

what do you estimate that you, passenger, baby, and toolbox collectively weigh?

By Clint on Tuesday, December 04, 2001 - 07:39 am: Edit

blue - probably 350
ron - mud??? the only way to measure that is to get underneath with the BFH...