Weight Of Av

[hiker]

I would like to know why the av weights more than a suburban?

 

[ShapeShifter]

I would like to know why the av weights more than a suburban?

Welcome to the club, hiker!

This is a very good question, considering the Av is basically a Suburban with the back roof cut off. (In overly generalized terms.)

My guess (and that's all it is, a guess) is that while some weight was removed from the suburban when the roof was removed, that was relatively light sheet metal. Once that is gone, consider the things that were added: inner bed wall, ProTek bed liner panels, midgate/divider bar/window, taigate (it's a heavy one) and side storage boxes. Also, all that cladding, cargo covers, sail panels, etc.

But my guess is much of it may have to do with the C ring which reinforces the structure of the back of the truck, and is the angled part that is being covered up by the sail panels. While the structure of the Suburban body was weakend by cutting off the roof, this C ring more than makes up for it. The end result is that the Avalanche body is actually stronger and stiffer than a Suburban body.

This is a good thing since, given it's truck bed, the Avalanche on the average is probably loaded more heavily than a Suburban in typical use. (Yes, I know, there are people who never really load up their Avs, and people who routinely use a Suburban as a heavy hauler. I'm talking typical uses here... averages.)

Any other opinions? Any "official" explanation?

-- SS

 

[11H]

He could go to chevrolet.com and look up specs for each model...

They should be pretty close... Mine on the Fairbanks at work with 2/3 tank o fuel weighed 5760# ... Z71

11H

 

[txyank1]

Base 2wd Av - 5487
2wd Sub. - 5323

I thought there was a bigger difference than that.

 

[truckman]

I could guess like anyone else about the weight differences of a 'burb and the AV. Like 11H stated, I'd go to Chevy.com and look at the stats.

I took an old TV to the dump a few months ago and had to weigh my AV before and after the deposit and my AV, less my weight and about 1/2 a tank of fuel was close to 6,000 pounds.

Truckman

 

[MrJim]

Fellow Av'er,

Since we drive these big, realitively heavy ?trucks, we need to watch out at bridges. ?More specifically, load posted bridges. ?Depending on how the states (AND counties AND municipalities) handle things (and mileage DOES vary) there are open bridges with computed safe load capacities as low as 6000#. ?There are also some bridges that have computed safe load capacities of LESS THAN 6000# that are not barricaded, as required. ?(I have first-hand knowledge, it's one of the things the state agency I work for tracks.) ?Having a bridge collapse below you will ruin your whole day, not to mention that's it's positively hell on your paint!

So, watch your load, read those load posting signs and believe them. ?Just because an 18-wheeler made it doesn't mean you will too, They didn't.

Be safe,

Jim ?

 

[steelheadchaser]

SS is correct. The roof of the Sub is also structural. Since the Av doesn't have a full roof, it has to be beefed up elsewhere to compensate. You will find that in nearly all cars that come in both hardtop and convertible versions, the convertible will weigh more.

 

[ShapeShifter]

So, watch your load, read those load posting signs and believe them. ?Just because an 18-wheeler made it doesn't mean you will too, They didn't.

Be safe,

Very good advice.

I do watch out for that. On a recent camping trip, we were on a back country road following another truck. We came to a "3 ton limit" bridge, and I stopped as the truck in front of me continued on. Only when it was on the other side did I go across, ensureing I was alone on the bridge. My friend in the car at the time was wondering why I stopped. When I explained the weight of the truck he was amazed, and said he never paid attention to those signs since he thought it took a really big truck to hit those limits. It doesn't.

I'm glad the trailer (in my sig) was back at the campsite, or I would've had to look for a place to turn around. And that ain't fun on a narrow country road with a trailer.

-- SS

 

[Lute]

This may stray from the topic abit but I have been told (but not confimed) that there is a large tax break for owners of vehicles over a certain weight. The Hummer H2 is supposed to qualify for this, and I was wondering if anyone new if the Av did too. (or if I was just getting BSed about the whole thing.)

 

[steelheadchaser]

This may stray from the topic abit but I have been told (but not confimed) that there is a large tax break for owners of vehicles over a certain weight. The ?Hummer H2 is supposed to qualify for this, and I was wondering if anyone new if the Av did too. (or if I was just getting BSed about the whole thing.) ?

It's true Lute! Here is a link to the tax break thread.

 

[spectron65]

I would like to know why the av weights more than a suburban?

The AV weighs more than a Suburban because the AV has a rubber bedmat in the back.

If you remove the bed mat, with the help of many friends of course, the AV is actually lighter and faster than a Honda S2000.

 

[11H]

If you remove the bed mat, with the help of many friends of course, the AV is actually lighter and faster than a Honda S2000.

tOO fUNNY !!! ...

11H