j10 weight

[surfwagoneer]

I might be towing home a 78 j10 soon and was wondering if anyone new the approx weight

[Stuka]

My '81 J10, 258, T176, NP208, 31" tires, short box was 4100 lbs empty as I recall. Thats rounded a bit, I think it was a few pounds off in one way or the other.

My '75 Cherokee for comparison with a 360, T18a (HEAVY), D20, 33's, custom bumpers, and a tad rack, and a few tools in it, was just over 5000lbs.

What will you be towing it with?

[surfwagoneer]

Towing it with a friends trailer that he built. He tows his tj with it thats loaded up to about 4100 lbs. The J10 is a long bed w/ a 360 in it. Everything seems to be stock. Havn't been able to get a lot of info so I hope this isnt a bogus add. The guy has emailed me a few times with short responses. If all goes well I could be picking it up next tues.

[Stuka]

I meant what kind of truck

I would advise not towing it with your waggy. Also be sure the trailer is long enough. Long bed J10's have a 131" wheel base.

[surfwagoneer]

Gotcha. The trailer is long enough. I'm thinking I'm gonna borrow my father in laws f150. I was gonna go with my buddy who has a f250 w/ cummins but he has to go back out on ship.

[Grand_Wag_85]

Gotcha. The trailer is long enough. I'm thinking I'm gonna borrow my father in laws f150. I was gonna go with my buddy who has a f250 w/ cummins but he has to go back out on ship.

Cummins F250 eh? :p

My 82 longbed with a 258 T176 NP208 was 4000lbs empty on the dot. I flat-towed it with an XJ...NOT recommended

The folks I sold that one to pulled it with a V6 F150 on a flatbed several hundred miles. It was loaded on backwards but I can't recall if we did that to distribute the weight better or because that's how it came out of the garage.

[Stuka]

Gotcha. The trailer is long enough. I'm thinking I'm gonna borrow my father in laws f150. I was gonna go with my buddy who has a f250 w/ cummins but he has to go back out on ship.

Cummins F250 eh? :p

My 82 longbed with a 258 T176 NP208 was 4000lbs empty on the dot. I flat-towed it with an XJ...NOT recommended

The folks I sold that one to pulled it with a V6 F150 on a flatbed several hundred miles. It was loaded on backwards but I can't recall if we did that to distribute the weight better or because that's how it came out of the garage.

Plenty of people that swap in cummins engines into Fords ( www.fordcummins.com )

Having the engine on the back sounds like a recipe for trailer sway.

[surfwagoneer]

Correction- it's a stock ford super duty diesel. Not a cummins. The 6 bt cummins is going in his duece and a half

[blue beast j10]

I just weighed my 79 j10 sb 360 with 31's at 4390lbs it did have tow chain jack and small tool box but just to give you an idea

[carnuck]

You could bring it home 1/2 at a time!

[surfwagoneer]

I just weighed my 79 j10 sb 360 with 31's at 4390lbs it did have tow chain jack and small tool box but just to give you an idea

Awesome, thanks a ton!

And lets hope its all in one piece!

[Cecil14]

My '83 J10 long bed 258/T177/NP208 was 4200 lbs stock.


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