88 S-10 approximate weight data?

The 2.8 doesn't weigh 600 pounds less than the 4.3. Other than the differnet engine, your truck is almost identical.

I always heard the weight as being somewhere around 4800 pounds- will visit the scales once I get my new transmission in, and get a good figure on my 89

sure about load capacity, but if you were to de-code the VIN you'd

my 88 K2500 with my across the bed tool box full of tools weighs almost exactly 5000 lbs. w/o the tool box i'd say it weighs about 4700. 4800 is waaaay high for any s-truck

I would get a S-10 Blazer with the 4.3 ASAP. I traded my '87 S-10 Blazer with a 2.8 for this '88 K1500 4x4 Silverado and never looked back.

Since I was given the Blazer at no cost, I doubt that getting rid of it and buying a more expensive truck would be a wise financial move :-)

I was just hoping that someone who owned one like mine might still have the GVW data on the old door post. I am grateful for all the replies and guestimates.

One time honored method for determining approximately how much trailer one can tow, is to multiply the HP times 35 to give the total weight of the vehicle and the trailer, plus cargo, people, etc. From what I have gleaned from this topic so far, the 2.8 liter cannot even deal with its own weight, three adults, and cargo. Hmmmm.....

Thanks much,

John

The 2.8 was dying, he had a 2.8 on the side and needed more of a "kid-carrier" than I did. And I wanted more, not to mention the 2.8 didn't do that much better on mpg. Thus the trade. note "... 4.3 ASAP."