what my sho weights

[ty91sho]

my old girly friend works at a corn processing plant in my home town and i got to get on the scale to see what my car weighs today
a full tank of gas and the spare tire in the back and me in it (180lbs).
3750lbs
is that good??

i have not taken anything out to get it lighter btw, i should try and see what i can get it down to

 

[SHOspazz92]

Thats a heavy car! You storing dead hookers in the trunk by any chance? I forget to take mine out the back sometimes to.

-Sam

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

Gross Vehicle Weight is listed at 3380 for 1989 models. Add 180lbs (you) to that and assume GVW is with 1/2 a tank. Still a little heavy...

 

[warmonger]

i thought gen1's were lighter than that?

 

[RonPorter]

Yeah, that's on the heavy side.

Even removing 300 #s for you and the gas, it seems to be about 200#s overweight.

Is it a moonroof car?

Heavy stereo gear?

Heavy wheels?

I don't see it in your sig, but does it have full-length subframe connectors?

Going from memory, but I recall '89s weighing in under 3,300 #s with gas and no driver.

 

[ty91sho]

yea its a 91+ and it does have the sunroof. i dont have my subs in there when i weighed it. it does have the jbl factory system tho. i dont have subframe connectors. stock slicers with new rubber on them.

hmm i should prolly take out the dead ****** form last night tho...

 

[drivinhard]

My 89 stock (basketweaves, 10" brakes, etc) was 3270 wet (3160 dry). It was a stripper (manual pass seat, fixed ant., no sunroof, etc)

 

[SHO Continental]

Sheesh 3750? I weighed my '93 AUTO with luggage in it, and a full set of knuckles and other parts in the trunk... thing was 3582.

 

[92inPA]

Sound like the scales are simply reading a bit on the heavy side. There is no way a SHO would weigh that much.

 

[ty91sho]

hmm yea i bet they are. i mean its not a big deal just wondering if i could be possible. i mean i havent put like any lead in the back seat to make it that heavy over stock lol.
the scale is prolly off. i mean they weigh the trucks when they come in and weigh them when they go out to see how much they dropped off. its prolly not accurate on the gross weight just on how much they lost when the load was droped off?

 

[RonPorter]

No, those scales are accurate. just like the ones at grain elevators and at moving companies, they are certified and inspected by the state.

now, as i understand, they are also set to show weight levels. That scale could be set to read only at 50 # intervals. So it could be that your car weighs 3701 #s, but it will read 3750. Truck trailers don't need the weight down to a pound.

Anytime I have had a car weighed at a grain elevator or the local United Van Lines, the weight has always been rounded to 5 or 10, but I've never asked what the readout scale is.

 

[93rev2sev]

No, those scales are accurate. They are certified and inspected by the state.

Still sounds too heavy. Was there a foot of water in the cabin?

 

[WTFvolvo]

Its a full size sedan made by ford. What do you expect?

 

[RonPorter]

I haven't seen weights on other '91s, might be worth checking.

FWIW, we saw this on Gen 3s. My '99 in drag trim (stuff removed, 4 gal gas, and me in the car) was 3608 #s. Even adding stuff back in, with a full tank, it would still be around 3,700 #s. Take my 206 #s (including helmet) out, and it's under 3,500 #s. OTOH, Kirk Doucette's '97 SHODOWN was something like 3790 #s with gas and no driver.

Maybe some cars got the extra-heavy soundproofing?

 

[sho_sc]

My 89 stock (basketweaves, 10" brakes, etc) was 3270 wet (3160 dry). It was a stripper (manual pass seat, fixed ant., no sunroof, etc)

My '89 weighs a lot more than that.

 

[ty91sho]

Still sounds too heavy. Was there a foot of water in the cabin?

no no just me and all the stock equipment and a full tank of fuel

 

[thecrew2999]

lead for reinforcement

 

[SASHO91]

Its a full size sedan made by ford. What do you expect?

If the SHO is a full size sedan, then what's the Crown Vic?

The SHO is a MID-size sedan buddy.

 

[hawkeye18]

Nowadays, a Flex is a full size sedan. Taurii are pretty tiny compared to traffic.

 

[shoshirtsandhat]

The weight sound real close with a full tank of fuel