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Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:30:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
Comments: To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.SOL.4.58.0503210427030.8519@zektor.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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Back in 2001 I posted this message to list:

"On the way home from work last night, around 1 am, I stopped at the local weigh scale (Victoria B.C. list members -> at Elk lake ) . Nobody around but the scale is left on...

Rolled the front wheels on: 980 kg Entire van: 1850 kg Rear wheels: 870 kg

As is, that's a 53/47 weight distribution.

subtract "cargo" from front weight:

approx 50 litres of fuel, about 37 kg. human, about 90 kg

gives: 853 kg front 1723 kg all 870 kg rear (assumed the same)

which results in an approx. 50/50 distribution

Alistair

'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 21-Mar-05, at 1:32 AM, Jonathan Farrugia wrote:

Why do we care about fron axle/ rear axle weights? Not to be argumentative, just enlighten me! Al Brase ---------------------------

i would be intrested in it because it gives a idea of front to rear weight distribution. vw claimed almost 50-50 front to rear on a vanagon. some speculate that this is why 2wd vanagons perform worse in the snow/offroad than the bay window buses. buses supposedly have a rear weight bias. the following is from a recent posting on the Type 2 list for a 78 westy:

I weighed the bus on the scale at a metal scrapyard once. The bus weighed in at 3500 lbs (w/two spare tires and me on board).

Front axle was 1640 lbs. Rear axle was 1860 lbs.

That's 47/53 with driver on board.

jonathan


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