Mounting weight in car?

Mark Yacavone · 02-26-2019, 06:31 PM

Still not there.
Assuming you need 300# ...100 to make T, 200 and change more to make U.
So you want 100 # total including box. The heaviest spare that fits the car, it's mounting hardware, plus a factory jack. That weight is free. Doesn't count as anything towards the ballast rule.
Now make up the difference with a piece of plate or railroad track, two 1/2" bolts through frame , per 100#.
Now, when you want to go back to T/SA, take the complete weight box out, the spare and jack , plus some gas ,and you're there.
BTW , I had 650 # in my Omega for O/SA, and nobody weighed anything. ;-)

02-26-2019, 06:31 PM	#5
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,845 Likes: 2,936 Liked 5,157 Times in 1,969 Posts	Re: Mounting weight in car? Still not there. Assuming you need 300# ...100 to make T, 200 and change more to make U. So you want 100 # total including box. The heaviest spare that fits the car, it's mounting hardware, plus a factory jack. That weight is free. Doesn't count as anything towards the ballast rule. Now make up the difference with a piece of plate or railroad track, two 1/2" bolts through frame , per 100#. Now, when you want to go back to T/SA, take the complete weight box out, the spare and jack , plus some gas ,and you're there. BTW , I had 650 # in my Omega for O/SA, and nobody weighed anything. ;-) __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers