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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
ummm, installed a ton of heavy crap
5900 loaded would be awesome. These boxes are Fing heavy
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
ummm, installed a ton of heavy crap
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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No wonder axle tubes and C's are getting tweaked.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
LOL!! if mpg is what you are worried about, you really shouldn't be driving a jeep

seriously, while a reduction of mpg isn't fun, it's hardly what i would consider something you can really worry about. every pound you put on is a drag on your mpg and if you're building up your jeep, there's no way you can prevent it. however, when it comes to wheeling, weight and where it's located is something that you should be concerned with and something you can address - or, at least to a degree.
On this subject, has anybody looked into front/rear weight distribution? With all the mods and weight we add on, how have we changed the balance? I know for rockcrawling this is less of an issue, but for everything else it is. When you weigh your jeep, weigh the front and rear to see where you are at.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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I noticed the Jeep didn't feel as agile on the rocks after adding the weight of a beefy rear bumper tire carrier system. I definitely liked the way if felt better with the light plastic bumper, but unfortunately the stock bumper doesn't hold a gas can, water can, highlift jack, and a trail rack
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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TeraFlex has a scale system that allows us to put one scale under each tire. That way we can get a front/rear and left to right weight. I'll see if I can get mine and my coworkers JK with the Hemi, Tera 60's and 40's weight.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
LOL!! if mpg is what you are worried about, you really shouldn't be driving a jeep

seriously, while a reduction of mpg isn't fun, it's hardly what i would consider something you can really worry about. every pound you put on is a drag on your mpg and if you're building up your jeep, there's no way you can prevent it. however, when it comes to wheeling, weight and where it's located is something that you should be concerned with and something you can address - or, at least to a degree.
So the roof mounted spare is out of the question?
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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My 04 Rubi was at 6905 lbs, so now I will go weigh the JK. I have went to our local landscape company they have CAT scales.
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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i thought this would be a sort of boring thread but man this has some of hte funnyiest comments in here

:rotfl mao1:
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Speaking of weight, does anyone know what the full metal doors weigh?
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