you can go to most any truck stop like travel america, pilot or flying j as most will have CAT scales. i believe it cost something like $25 to do.

as far as weight goes, you really can't have too much down low or, at least when it comes to playing on the rocks. unsprung weight like heavy axles, wheels and tires are a good thing. anything above will cause your lift to loose its height and of course, that can be a problem. the higher you go like doors, hard tops, gear and roof racks are all a liability as they will make you top heavy and unstable.

 

i see what you guys are saying. kind of common sense when you think about it

 

LOL!! if mpg is what you are worried about, you really shouldn't be driving a jeep

seriously, while a reduction of mpg isn't fun, it's hardly what i would consider something you can really worry about. every pound you put on is a drag on your mpg and if you're building up your jeep, there's no way you can prevent it. however, when it comes to wheeling, weight and where it's located is something that you should be concerned with and something you can address - or, at least to a degree.

 

LOL!! sorry my friend but while my JK kicks ass on the rocks, IT IS A DAILY DRIVER and one that handles like a sports car and is smooth as a cadilac. i drive my JK everywhere and to every trail regardless of how far it is and currently have almost 60,000 miles on it. and, while my JK probably weighs in at about 6,000 - 7,000 lbs., i still get about 13 mpg and sometimes more if i can keep the speedo under 85 mph.

as far as the OP goes, you really need to get your eyes checked as HE NEVER ASKED A QUESTION and certainly not one in regards to mpg. if anything, he was making a point about the v6 not having enough hp do push his rig along. as far as everyone else goes on this thread, i don't recall a single person worring about or asking about mpg

 

speaking of OP, hey JKDinker, is it safe to assume you're considering a hemi

also, you still going to barrett lake this sat or will you be doing the rubicon with dizzy and sean?

 

Hey WOL, after we had burgers and you told me the weight thing I just got curious. Scale was open and they charged $4.00. I thought what the hell. Anyway I would love a hemi don't get me wrong. But I'm going to keep the V6 for now. My pockets are empty from the last time it was at Mel's. Karen got me seats for my birthday. I think after she heard you got heated one's, I'm all in! Back on topic though, that's friggin heavy. Also no Jeepers for me. Barrett!

 

that's awesome!! karen is gonna love the heated seats so i'm sure it's kind of a gift for her too. BTW, you didn't tell me that your b-day was coming up

as far as barrett goes, i am so bummed that we can't make it. please do take pics and give me the head up on the gate.

for now, i will dream about a gas guzzling 5.7

 

May be a dumb question but I've been wondering how heavy my jeep is after all my mods. Where can somebody go and have there jeep weighed? I've always thought about pulling off onto one of those weight stations off the freeway when you enter a different state but I'm sure those guys would look at me like an idiot and tell me those are for semi's only or something.

 

yeah, there's one of those at the az/ut border by st. george but i don't think they are for regular folks like us. where you can go is any truck stop that advertises they have CAT scales. a lot of T/A's, pilots and flying J's have them.

 

Cool, thanks WOL. We have a few Flying J's here so I'll have to stop by one and ask next time I pass.