Weight of an RX and a Brumby ?

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:52 am

Can anyone tell me how much an 85 RX Turbo would weigh ? Also an 89 Brumby ?

I did a search but found nothing and I am sure it was on the old board.

Cheers,

Sti_Brumby · Post by **Sti_Brumby** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:03 pm

Brumby's way around 900-950 KG, Not sure on a rx never owned one

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:05 pm

RX would not be that much heavier... its not a significantly bigger car.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:30 pm

Official curb weight for a 1986 4door Leone DL Sedan (that's 2wd carby) is 965kg.
I would estimate the 4x4 rear end and driveline would add at least another 150kg or so.

MUDRAT · Post by **MUDRAT** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:48 pm

I seem to remember curb weight of a 4WD sedan as 1050 kg.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:36 pm

hm yeah I guess the rear end would be closer down to 100kg, mabey I'm just weak

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:22 pm

ok cool, so if I am happy with the way my RX tows the car trailer then the Brumby should do pretty much the same sort of job.

MUDRAT · Post by **MUDRAT** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:17 pm

My rego papers say 1060.

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:45 pm

Mine say 1050kgs for the RX

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:48 pm

1050, 1060 sounds right to me too. My brumby says 975kg

PeeJay · Post by **PeeJay** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:52 pm

My RX says 1090

86rxturbo · Post by **86rxturbo** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:10 pm

That's wierd i had my RX weighed today it was 1060 with an EJ20G conversion

mattw · Post by **mattw** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:13 pm

err, Brad, did you say you're towing a car trailer behind an RX. Empty I hope.
I would not ever, not never put that much behind an L or a Brumby (and I do a lot of towing). Its not legal, you haven't the weight in the vehicle or the brakes to control a loaded car trailer, and the poor thing will be pulled apart.
Don't want to be harsh about it, but they just aren't made for it.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:45 pm

when I had my sedan it was 1220 (registered scale here in brissy) with me in it (I'm 75 kg.)

only trailer I have put behind a sedan was a 4x6 box trailer - nothing bigger.

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:30 am

I wouldn't pull another car with the stock brakes of an RX or a brumby.
Once I've got the 4 spots on mine, I'd have no issues with pulling something a lot heavier.

I towed an 86 Celica on a car trailer (light enough to be unbraked) with my Toyota wagon the other day. Mind you, I got very annoyed when got cut off at the lights & needed the ABS to stop.

Cozmo · Post by **Cozmo** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:01 pm

Coupe RX, lighter or heavier?