My '75 Rabbit is stripped for the track and weighs 1800 lbs dry. The trailer weighs another 800 easy. The tongue weight is what will raise the nose of the Vanagon up a bit, shouldn't be more than 10% of the total weight. I think you can fudge the total weight numbers, but not by 1000 lbs. YMMV, ~Rich -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Brodbeck Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] da'lan hitch
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:44 PM Subject: Re: da'lan hitch
> well how much does a small car weigh? My Honda Civic hatchback weighs 2,390 pounds empty according to the specs. |
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