Confirmed curb weight of S60R

VolvoCross · Mar 23, 2015

Again, crossposting with my build thread, but I thought this is an important bit of information to have. I never was able to find an actual weight for a 2005 S60R, it was different depending on the source, ranging from 3400-3700 lbs. Well I got my car on the scales today at the national tour and took a picture. Keep in mind I have KW coilovers (maybe a few pounds less than stock), no muffler in my catback, and the drivers seat is replaced with a bucket seat. This is with 1/3 tank of gas.

I was pleasantly surprised that the weight distribution is about 58/42 front/rear. Keep in mind a STi is 58/42 and an Evo is 61/39. I have another inch I can drop the rear, so my goal is 55/45. Now to get my hands on some scales to corner balance

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MvI_S60R · Mar 23, 2015

Not bad. Didnt know the weight distribution was that even. A full R gas tank weighs 108 pounds so Im sure with a full tank it would be more even

Strong Man · Mar 23, 2015

Not bad at all, especially distribution between front and rear , but if you're going to drop weight in the rear you'll increase weight in front , or I misunderstand something ?!

What are the other numbers on the screen ? like LF-1042, LR - 733 etc

CamZH · Mar 23, 2015

^Trolling ?

LF (LEFT FRONT) 1042lbs
etc

VolvoCross · Mar 23, 2015

Strong Man said:
Not bad at all, especially distribution between front and rear , but if you're going to drop weight in the rear you'll increase weight in front , or I misunderstand something ?!

What are the other numbers on the screen ? like LF-1042, LR - 733 etc

Drop the rear, as in physically lower it on the coilovers. That will shift weight from the front to the rear

CamZH said:
^Trolling ?

LF (LEFT FRONT) 1042lbs
etc

Probably not English first langauge.

Ride R · Mar 23, 2015

i have corner weighed my V70R and was quite surprised with how well it's balanced. With about 3/8 tank fuel, 170lb driver weight and the rear seats removed i was at 3795lbs 50.49% corner weight. With the rear seats in i was at 3895 lbs and 50.55%

adavis2493 · Mar 23, 2015

What did you do with your seat?

VolvoCross · Mar 23, 2015

adavis2493 said:
What did you do with your seat?

After I took it out? Put it in the attic

Strong Man · Mar 23, 2015

CamZH said:
^Trolling ?

LF (LEFT FRONT) 1042lbs
etc

sorry..my fault

)) was tired ... my son drove my crazy during the weekend ..

Strong Man · Mar 23, 2015

VolvoCross said:
Drop the rear, as in physically lower it on the coilovers. That will shift weight from the front to the rear

now I got your idea ...sounds good!!!

BTW ...I asked you a few times about what you're going to do with the seat belt , but never mind

)) ...since 2014 competition season I've started to use this device http://www.cg-lock.com/ , it works very well .

RBbugBITme · Mar 23, 2015

You've managed to drop 123lbs compared to my stock 04 MT S60R. That seems close to reasonable with your muffler delete and lightweight driver's seat. I assume the KW struts are actually lighter than stock struts?

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?182511-Corner-weights

No Driver. ARB still attached. Spare tire in trunk. 1/4 tank of gas.
LF= 1047, 1042=RF
LR= 803, 780=RR
Total= 3672
Front=56.9%
Left=50.4%
Cross= 50.2%

StealthyS60R · Mar 23, 2015

Not bad, I weighed in at 3730 with myself in the car, a half a tank of gas, full trunk and a factory hitch receiver.

RBbugBITme · Mar 23, 2015

I can't remember if my subwoofer was in at the time...

VolvoCross · Mar 23, 2015

Strong Man said:
now I got your idea ...sounds good!!!

BTW ...I asked you a few times about what you're going to do with the seat belt , but never mind )) ...since 2014 competition season I've started to use this device http://www.cg-lock.com/ , it works very well .

Sorry, I don't think I ever replied. I'm just running the stock seat belt. The seat holds me in so well that I have no need to run anything else. A CG lock wouldn't be a bad idea, I could go for one of those. But $80 could be much better spent in other areas of the car.

volvoracer · Mar 24, 2015

I run my Sub-Woofer for the rear weight bias...lol!

Confirmed curb weight of S60R

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