620 weight?

[ddrum]

Printed on my 620's hood it says that the truck weights 2750LBS, but the previous owner said he weight it on a scale and it read around 2300LBS. Has anyone weight a 620?

[metalmonkey47]

I think 2236lbs is the weight of an unloaded short bed.

 

My tag says emissions test weight @ 2750lbs as well.

 

 

 

 

EDIT: According to olddatsun.com, the curb weight is 2286lbs. i was damn close!

 

http://www.davidcmurphy.com/olddat/620specs.htm

[ddrum]

Nice! thanks, so an l20b should be plenty of power for this kind of weight.

[metalmonkey47]

Yup! At 100HP per-ton, It's pretty peppy for a truck of it's age,.

[Dat Lurka]

2390 kc

[flyerdan]

I've got a scale ticket right here, I noted that there was about 1/2 tank of gas, weight was 2360. Empty except for the usual behind the seat tarps and straps, load securing stuff.

[MantisX620]

Ahhh so thats why a KA24DE or SR20 scoots these things down the road so easily lol

[ddrum]

haha yeah, thats why they hit 14s with a stock 2.4 dohc ka24de.

 

[Dat Lurka]

haha yeah, thats why they hit 14s with a stock 2.4 dohc ka24de.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW6XvmcQFls

 

that's about as good as you can get for a plug and play under 1000$ !

[q-tip]

My 76kc L20b auto was 2460 with about a half tank of fuel and nothing else in it.

[Dat Lurka]

Plate says 2400 on the kc I think.

[Dawa]

just wanted to bump this old thread because im excited

i got to weigh my truck yesterday.

(73 620, l16, 4 speed, approx 2-3 gallons of gas)

front: 1320

rear: 1100

total: 2480

 

this was with me in it, so -160 and you got 2320. 

weight distribution is approx 

F 55

R 45

this is with a bit of a rake, when i finally install those 720 springs it should 

distribute more weight to the rear. 

if 1 gallon of gas is 6.5, fill up the rest of the tank and i would add approx 58.5

to the equation, but not directly to the rear since again trucks at a rake and 

the tank is more forward. eventually i would like to put the tank farther 

rearward and more centerline. 

[datzenmike]

Raising or lowering one axle won't significantly change the weight ratio. It's not like weight runs down hill to the lower end.

[skyshadow]

^Well... normal force is always opposite of gravitational force so yes to a point. But, frictional force will alter total force direction thus distribution. Not going to be huge though
If you recall, old gassers and hot rodders racked their cars for this effect. 

[datzenmike]

Totally to the point actually, which was, weight distribution. Raising or lowering a vehicle is not going to change the weight on each axle. Weight transfer on acceleration is a different thing. Can't be measured except by comparing time slips. Raising the front or the entire car will cause a shift in weight to the rear, on acceleration. Soft or no shocks on the front will allow it to rise even farther on take offs and shifts.