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Ron
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
06:24:28
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FYI, 2002 Dakota, reg cab, 3.9 V6, 5 speed, stock base model("B" package,I believe), fuel tank full:
left front:1210 lbs
right front:1140 lbs
left rear 770 lbs
right rear 790 lbs
total 3910 lbs
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Bob
GenIII
10/31/2001
07:03:51
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Something wrong with that weight.My truck weighed in at 4,090lbs,with full tank of gas.That weight for your truck should be at least three hundred lbs lighter than you say.
Save the Wales.Collect the whole set.
God Bless The USA
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Ron
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
08:28:21
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I thought it should be lighter, too, but the scales are cal'ed and I had one under each tire.
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Duner
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
10:04:57
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I have weighed mine at a few different tracks. Depending upon how much gas is in it, it has weighed between 4225# and 4240#.
With my slicks on, sway-bars off, spare tire off, turbo system installed - it weighed 4190#.
Duner
'00, CC, 4.7 5-speed, 3.92 rear, turbo'd
13.05 @ 106 mph
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Bob
GenIII
10/31/2001
11:44:41
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Waite a minute Duner!Is that 13.05 a miss print or what? Is that with a 5spd or auto.Don't your truck shut down at 98 mph ? I have not seen any one post anything in the thirteen's for a 4.7 .
I wonder why you truck is so heavy also,my truck with all the heavy duty stuff weights 2,090 lbs and it was weighted at a grain elevator scale,you drive on.
Bob
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Dan Gruber
Gen III
10/31/2001
12:21:26
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4640 pounds with the shell, full tank of gas, and no driver. Approx 4450-4500 without the shell, full tank and no driver. Can you say pig?
Dan
2000 CC SLT 4.7 4X4 Auto 3.55 LSD
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Duner
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
12:37:58
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No, that's not a miss print. That's with a 5 speed. My truck with the stock computer shuts down at 115. With my custom programmed computer, the only limitation is wind resistance, road conditions, law enforcement and the size of your huevos! hehehe The truck has seen 150+ for a short burst on a deserted road. My guess is that the truck would actually top out somewhere in the 160-165 range if I were ever able to find a "safe" place to run it up there. Not that anything about going that fast in this truck can be considered "safe" by any stretch of the imagination.
The addition of R/T wheels/tires and bigger sway bars added weight to the truck. In addition, the turbo system components all added weight also.
I'm hoping to better that 13.05 @ 106 mph time this coming friday night. That time was done in the heat of the day (90+ degrees), and I know it'll go quicker with cool dense air. I was hoping to skip the 13s all together! It's kinda fun having 450-500 hp at your disposal!
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J. C. Brandon
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
13:12:14
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I think I win the fat truck award. Mine weighs 4980 pounds. It's a 2000 4x4 Club Cab Sport Plus with the 4.7, automatic, and full-time transfer case. It has every factory option with the exception of a block heater and the 1800-pound payload (which I could clearly use.)
That weight also includes a fiberglass shell (about 200 pounds), a Bedrug, small toolbox, and on-board air compressor (about 85 pounds total), a fair amount of recovery and survival gear (about 40 pounds), a tank of gas (about 130 pounds), and me (about 200 pounds).
So the curb weight on the truck alone with a tank of gas would be about 4455 pounds.
I'd say 2090 pounds for any Dakota seems awfully suspect. That's less than most compact cars.
-J.
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Bryce Chapman
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
14:27:10
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97 dakota regular cab V8 automatic
short bed - weighed 3990 pounds
when entering gravel yard.
side note: I could not top off
the bed with gravel as the rear-end
would drag on the ground.
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Troy
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
14:58:16
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There is no way that the Dakota in Bob's picture weighs 2,090 pounds. This is like Geo Metro weight. I have a 2000 QC 5.9 auto 4x4 with every option, and about 75 lbs. of extra weight, and it weighed in at 5,250 with no driver or passengers.
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Duner
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
15:04:17
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That 2090 is a typo. He said it weighed 4090 in the first post above. I wish I could shave about 400 or 500 lbs off my truck just for the weekends! hehehe
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J. C. Brandon
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
17:17:43
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Gravel weighs something like 100 pounds per cubic foot. The bed of your truck has about 30 cubic feet of space. If full of gravel the load would be over 3,000 pounds.
A safe load of gravel in a Dakota would be on the order of six or seven inches deep in the box.
Lots of folks seem to think their truck can haul anything that will fit in the bed. Sometimes you seem them smashed up on the side of the freeway. Sometimes they're dead.
-J.
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Bob
GenIII
10/31/2001
17:26:52
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Sorry guys...DA....I meant to say 4,090 lbs as my first thread said.
Hey Duner let us know how you do Friday nite?
What ever happened to Preparations A through G ?
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Ernie
Dodge Dakota
10/31/2001
20:47:53
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My 2001 Dakota RC Sport 3.9L V6 5 Speed 4x2 weights 3700 with a full tank of gas.
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swampdak
Gen III
10/31/2001
23:07:21
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4450 LBS no cap, no driver, no gas.
Y2K CC 4.7 AUTO 4X4 3.55 TRAC-LOK SLT K&N 16.35/82.41
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SuperDak
Dodge Dakota
11/01/2001
00:00:27
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where can you go to get your truck weighed?
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J. C. Brandon
Dodge Dakota
11/01/2001
12:51:23
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Look up "public scale" or "truck scale" in the yellow pages. They are usually located in industrial areas of town or other places where there is a lot of truck traffic, like the produce terminal. I found a truck scale at a truck driving school. They charged me ten bucks total to weigh the front axle, the rear axle, and the whole truck. Well worth knowing. Subtract the weight of the truck from the GVWR on the door sticker and you'll know the available payload. I bet you'll learn it is less than you thought.
-J.
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4WD
Dodge Dakota
11/01/2001
15:00:21
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]]where can you go to get your truck weighed?
Take a load of junk to a recycling center where they weigh you in full and weigh you out empty.
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
11/01/2001
15:17:53
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Hey you fat boy!
Sign say "all you can eat, not all I have"
You need to eat more vegetables.
- Chinese Buffet Owner
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Swampdak
Gen III
11/01/2001
17:55:23
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Go to your nearest gravel/sand pit, they will have scales there and just go into the scalehouse and ask the guy running the scales, the odds are he will be interested himself or herself if that is the case.
Y2K CC 4.7 AUTO 4X4 3.55 TRAC-LOK SLT K&N 16.35/82.41
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brad K
Dodge Dakota
11/01/2001
23:20:01
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My 1998 4x4 5.2L with a fiberglass bed cover
weighed in at 4460lbs.
Try your local truck stops for a Cat Scale.
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fot80
Dodge Dakota
11/02/2001
00:10:59
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I found the shipping weight information on my truck. It says it weighs 4227 lbs. Does this sound right? 4.7 4x4 club cab sport with 5 speed manual. Since then added fiberglass lid and side steps. Any good ways to shave some weight? I would like to get my truck to just under 4000 lbs. if possible. I'm guessing there's not much I can do.
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Matt Barret
Dodge Dakota
11/02/2001
07:46:34
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'00 RC 4.7L 5spd 4x2, street trim, 1/2 tank gas +/-, 3650 lbs. W/O driver.
Remove the tailgate and spare, with slicks 3550 lbs. W/O driver.
Matt Y2K-HEMI
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SuperDak
Dodge Dakota
11/02/2001
23:59:45
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what are the dangers of overloading your truck. I heard on tv that they can haul much more than they are rated for.
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ACE
Dodge Dakota
11/03/2001
08:04:34
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Bryce Chapman said he could not fill bed with gravel that would be about 4000lbs on a short bed, massively overloaded.the dangers of overloading are simple,the truck would be hard to control and the tires,rims,frame,brakes,lug nuts,cargo box,axles,springs and just about anything else could fail!!!not to mention a cop could give you a ticket for being stupid.If you want to fill the box with gravel try a 1-ton with the payload package,I think they are rated at 5500lbs.
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Demon-Xanth
Dodge Dakota
11/03/2001
23:47:02
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Dangers of overloading:
#1: You have to stop the weight. In the case of gravel, it's gonna slosh. In the case of solid objects, they can impact the back of the cab with some severe force.
#2 stuff can break. The pumpkin can pull apart and you're left with two halves of an axle, the shackles can break, the bolts holding them on can break.
#3 your tires. If your tires have a noticable buldge, you are right at the limit of where you should be, if they have an extremely noticable buldge, you should've stopped a while ago
Typically engineers (of any device) will build something 3x tougher than it needs to be under normal use because they don't know what the owner is gonna really do with it. Don't bet on them doing that every time.
When you see a Uhaul trailer flip a truck on it's side while driving down a 4 lane freeway, you'll have some respect for loads.
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Bryce Chapman
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
04:22:40
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from the posts it doesn't seem like
a good idea to haul gravel in the
bed unless it's a small amount.
could check with the gravel yard
first how much a cubic yard weighs
and go from there.
I did 3 (dangerously heavy) loads
over a distance of 4 to 5 miles.
I kept the speed low (under 40) and
made speed adjustments slowly to
minimize the effect of the weight
on changes in speed and bumps.
It was clearly a difficult task
for the vehicle. Something to keep
in mind for those weekend projects.
For the few trips I made, I can't
tell any difference now - except
better insight for the future.
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Visitor
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
14:10:19
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If you have to haul anything so heavy you have to wonder about it, use a trailer instead. You can tow a house on wheels if you do it slowly. But overloading your truck bed, even once, can be VERY expensive.
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robert
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
15:18:25
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I have been doing some MAJOR landscaping in my backyard this year. One day I needed some dirt for finishing touches (the bulk of the project required 100+ tadem-axle dump-truck loads of dirt)... so off I went with my Dak to the local landscape store. The guy with the Bobcat said one scoop was 1500 lbs. That was perfect. Of course, when he put it in my truck, the truck did squat... but not much. SO.... I told him to put in another scoop. (I was also on uneven ground so when I looked at one of the bump-stops, it had a LONG way to go. Problem was, the other side was almost maxed... because of the uneven ground). WOW, now I had 3k lbs in the back. I only had ½ mile to my house... and I am glad I did. This was WAY TOO MUCH weight. I would say if you want to overload, 2k lbs would be about max.
Something to remember.... Rock, dirt or feathers... pounds are pounds. Doesnt matter what you are hauling. Just be aware of loads shifting.
2k CC 4x4 Sport 4.7
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