87' caprice classic

[toine01]

Anyone know the curb weight or gvwr of a 1987 caprice classic?

[1968 Pontiac]

If you have one, check the tag on the drivers door for that info.

[silicon212]

Curb weight about 3,600 lbs for Caprice/Classic, 3800 for Brougham/LS. GVWR is about 4800 IIRC - my tag has been gone for years.

[toine01]

Thanks. I'm about to drive down to south florida in tow it up to illinois.

[ernestmayhandsr]

I hope it's a 2 door for towing it that far.

[toine01]

It's a extended cab 2007 silverado i'm pulling it with.....first time towing any tips????

[theobern]

Your using a full trailer, otherwise if its a dolly I would disconnect the drive shaft for such a long drive.

[toine01]

thanks, i'm renting a full trailer from uhaul

[Blue Bowtie]

Are you certain about that curb weight? My '94 is 4,220 at the track scale, with about 3/8 tank of fuel, one sub in the rear, and a full-sized spare.

The decal in the door jamb only lists GVWR - The rated maximum loading for total vehicle weight and on each axle, and not the curb weight. My '94 reads "5190, 2529 Front, 2661 Rear." The '96 reads "5193, 2521 Front, 2672 Rear."

Either way, I would suspect the empty weight to be well over 3600. Just trying to save you any hassles.

[silicon212]

Originally Posted by Blue Bowtie

Are you certain about that curb weight? My '94 is 4,220 at the track scale, with about 3/8 tank of fuel, one sub in the rear, and a full-sized spare.

The decal in the door jamb only lists GVWR - The rated maximum loading for total vehicle weight and on each axle, and not the curb weight. My '94 reads "5190, 2529 Front, 2661 Rear." The '96 reads "5193, 2521 Front, 2672 Rear."

Either way, I would suspect the empty weight to be well over 3600. Just trying to save you any hassles.

Absolutely - the specified curb weight for a car representative (1987 Caprice) is here at this site - http://us.geocities.com/onamarie.geo/chevy1987.html

[Blue Bowtie]

I'm surprised that they are that much lighter than the later series. My '86 Trans Am weighs 3,380 with fuel and no driver, and that seems like a lot less car than the B-Bodies.

[GreyGoose006]

sorry, but that geocities site is wrong a lot.
at least the 84 page is.

the vin decoder told me i have a 98 hp I4

[silicon212]

The curb weight comes from the factory sales brochure.

[GreyGoose006]

no, i know that the 3600 lbs is right, but i'm just saying that i wouldnt trust everything on that site.