The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

145 weight balance? 140-160

uid 779's pic
posted by  matt b on  Wed Mar 16 02:04 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Tue Oct 14 16:33 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I'm with JohnMc on this one... I think you've been misinformed. I've also done drivetrain swaps from and to an variety of 140s.

Road and Track road test for a '67 144 (April '67) lists the wheelbase at 102.4". Weight distribution f/r: 51/49

'71 142e (March '71) shows wheelbase at 103.1. f/r: 52/48

'74 142gl (April '74) shows wheelbase at 103.0. f/r 52/48

Weight distribution measured with driver.

Those figures could be off a little if using different measureing methods, but at most, the wheelbase changed a bit over 1/2 inch. Minor changes in suspension would account for htat.

Keep in mind, those are for sedans. The wagon wheelbase will be the same, but there is gonna be more weight at the rear. Probably damn near 50/50 I would guess.

For the record, a 122s auto wheelbase at 102.5, f/r 52/48. Very similar, though 100lbs lighter. Sorta explains John's mention of swapping drivetrains from one to the other.

-Matt
--
-Matt '70 145s, '65 1800s, '66 122s wagon, others inc. '53 XK120 FHC






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.