Mine weighed 3320 with 31" tires, 1" shackles, and 3/4 tank of gas. The front seats and rear seat were in it, otherwise it was empty. 4 cylinder with AX5 5 speed and KC Daylighters. Also a Best Top Supertop.

 

I have no idea what mine weighs, I'm hoping to make it to a scale this weekend, at which point I'll edit this post:thumbsup:

D60/D70HD, D300 t-case, added rocker guards, heavy belly skid, 3-link front, leaf spring w/ traction bar rear, and home made bumpers front and rear all add some weight. Each wheel/tire a piece is 150lbs.

But as for drivability... with a bone stock 4.0L, NV3550, and 5.86 gears it moves my 40s plenty fine. Gearing is everything... check out my youtube videos in my signature for proof... one of them is a ride-along in my TJ.

 

That's good to hear, about the gearing. The whole reason I'm interested is because I'd like to be able to tow a light trailer that only weighs maybe 500 lbs with kayaks on it. Right now I'm trying to decide to drop money on new gears, or on an I-6 and new tranny, keeping my gears. I like the idea of a lightweight jeep and keeping the 4cyl. I work as a "Scalemaster" so I see a lot of vehicles going across scales. A 2000ish cavalier coupe with a driver weighs 3040 lbs, and my jeep doesn't weigh much more. I assume the whole power problem is gearing due to my tires. I think 4.88's will put me a little more on the performance/towing side of what my original gear/tire ratio was.

 

Yeah 4.88s would work well with the 4cyl and your current tires... or an I6 and 33s-35s if you ever swap.

The Cavalier is a bit more aerodynamic than a Jeep

 

Where can I weigh mine at? One of those road-side weigh stations?

 

NY state uses the factory stock published weight, so "officially" mine is 2900 lbs. They print what they think the weight is on all your paperwork, without bothering to actually check it. BUT it now has 31" BFG's, a full tank of gas, no spare, soft top with 1/2 doors, and a tube rear bumper. I cut down the front bumper to as wide as the frame. I have the 2.5/ax5 with stock axles and 4.11 gears. I would say its probably about 3100 lbs right now. It's a DD and it does OK even on the NY thruway. Getting about 18 MPG, I've been doing little fixes and tweaks so it runs like new with 150K miles. The weight balance is near perfect with the 2.5 and no spare - taking that off made a bunch of difference. Also took off the track bars.

 

our 2003 stock TJ with soft top, full doors, auto, AC and full tank of gas weighs in at 3400-lbs (rounded figure).

 

My 2006 LJ weighs right about 4500lbs, thats with 38"tires, and Dana 60's, rock hard cage, tools, compressor, sub box etc.. it was at 4720, but I switched out some parts to aluminum and removed some "extras" and dropped about 200lbs

 

4200 lbs .

 

'07 JK running 255/70 18 tires & wheels from a '10 JKU Sahara, Warn 8000 winch & Rough Country mounting plate, bag of tools & recovery gear for the winch and a little less than 1/2 tank of gas weighed 4350# on a certified public scale this morning. Bumpers are stock and it has a hardtop & trailer hitch.

 

Mine weighs in at 5600 lbs. Not exactly a dragster...but wheels great.

 

Idared weighs 3700 with 33 inch tires, coil overs and a small tool box. 1995 yj. No one was in it when I weighed it.

 

My 98TJ weighs 5300 lbs. It has a diesel, front winch, hard top and doors, one ton axles, tires were 38.5" when weighed, 4.88 gears with lockers F&R. It wheels fantastic!

 

I know this is a few weeks old, but I had a wheel bearing and seized brake caliper to replace before I could drive it 30 min away to a scale

4560lbs w/ no driver, just barely under 1/2 tank gas, and a couple tools in it(not full tool bag when wheeling). This is how it gets driven around daily.

 

3950 lbs on a CAT scale without me or any passengers. That's with 35s including the spare, 50lb winch, hardtop and hard doors, rear seat, 13 gallons of gas, around 45lbs of extra cargo, Currie Currectlync, and Currie control arms.

I was a bit disappointed TJs are that heavy. I love the durability of the 4.0 but it's extremely heavy. All it takes is me and two passengers to exceed the GVWR of 4450 lbs. The GVWR can get exceeded very quickly on TJs.

 

4428# on certified scale at Roebling Road Raceway inSavannah, GA.
That's without my fat self and no luggage.

 

I thought mine was heavy at 4006. These 5k pigs are insane.

 

My LJ comes in at 5,200,but,that is with alot of armor

 

My 88 weighs 3470lbs according to the scale at my dump, that was with me (140lbs) and a full tank of fuel (15 gallons). Jeep is a 2.5L manual with 33x12.50 on 15x8 aluminum wheels with matching spare, swing out rear tire carrier, soft top and half doors, rhino lined interior and partial exterior.

It will cruise at 70mph just fine in 5th on flat ground with no head wind, most hills require a shift to 4th, and the bigger ones require a shift to 3rd. Going up Snoqualmie Pass towards the top my maximum speed is 70mph, that is 3rd gear with my foot on the floor (a shift to 2nd would over rev the engine). The Jeep has 183k miles on the original engine. Offroad I tackle most obstacles in 4low and 1st because it does not have the power to get over stuff in 4hi without really slipping the clutch or keeping the revs high. When I go offroading I throw a tow rope, a mallet, a crescent wrench, and 2 shackles in the back, and usually have one passenger, so my offroad weight is probably 200lbs over my daily weight.

 

My YJ is right at 4000 lbs with an empty gas tank and no passengers. It was pretty evenly balanced front/rear. That's with 35" tires and spare with heavy swing out bumper, and a pretty hefty tool bag in the rear.

I have steel tube fenders front/rear and steel rocker armor. If I had it to do over again, I'd go aluminum to save weight.

It's easy to add weight, and very difficult to remove it.