Mark Self wrote:
> Can any of you guys tell me the weight of a 3100 AD. I looked in the manual
> and couldn't find it. The ID plate on the drivers side door post says GVWR
> 4800 lbs. Since this is a half ton, does that mean that the truck empty
> weioghs 3800 lbs.?
>
> Also do any of you knopw what the front to rear weight distribution is? I'm
> trying to figure my spring rate for the front coils in the IFS.
>
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> Mark Self
> Redlands, CA
> '55 1st 5-window 3100
> "Sentimental Journey"
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>
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Mark,
It just so happens that I weighed my '48 last weekend. It came in at 3350
lbs. I used the Mustang II V8 springs in my front end. The 4/6 cylinder ones
were too lightweight for the truck.
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